PSE Circular for Brokers No. 1928-98

August 19, 1998 PSE CIRCULAR FOR BROKERS NO. 1928-98 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEC FORM 11-C CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE REVISED SECURITIES ACT (RSA) AND RSA RULE 11(a)-1(b)(3) THEREUNDER 1. August 18, 1998 Date of Report 2. SEC Identification Number ASO94-006430 3. BIR Tax Identification Number 003-942-108 4. EMPIRE EAST LAND HOLDINGS, INC. Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter 5. Metro Manila Province, Country or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization 6. (SEC Use Only) Industry Classification Code 7. 21st Floor, The World Centre 330 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Philippines 1227 Address of principal office 8. (632) 867-8351 to 59 Registrant's telephone number, including area code 9. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 4 and 8 of the Revised Securities Act Title of Class No. of Common Shares Outstanding Common 4,676,530,649 10. Item 9 (b). Other Events 71 common shares of the Registrant were retired, today, as treasury shares at the par value of One Peso (P1.00) per share. Said 71 common shares represent the combined fractional shares which resulted from the 88% stock dividend declaration of the Registrant in 1997. Although the foregoing information is not required to be reported under SEC Form 11-C, the Philippine Stock Exchange ("PSE"), pursuant to its Circular No. 295, Series of 1996, requires publicly-listed corporations to submit a sworn disclosure of any acquisition of its own shares. The plan to acquire or retire said fractional shares as treasury shares was earlier disclosed to the SEC and PSE under SEC Form 11-C dated May 14, 1998. cdlex SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Revised Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. EMPIRE EAST LAND HOLDINGS, INC. By: (SGD.) ENRIQUE SANTOS L. SY Corporate Secretary August 18, 1998 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 18th day of August 1998, affiant exhibiting to me his Community Tax Certificate No. 18362990-E issued on January 8, 1998 at Manila, Philippines. Doc. No. 1815; Page No. 95; Book No. XIV; Series of 1998.