General Announcement
 
Announcement of Appointment of Independent Director
31 December 2007
Announcement is submitted by Tan San-Ju
Designation Company Secretary
Date & Time of Broadcast 31-Dec-2007 12:34:29
Announcement No. 00022
Date of Appointment 31-12-2007
Name Ho Yew Mun
Age 55
Country of principal residence Singapore
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility Independent Non-Executive
Job Title Independent Director
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years

June 1993 to December 2000
Senior Vice President of Singapore Exchange Limited, Head of Securities Market Division. (1993 to 1999 - Listings Manager of the then Stock Exchange of Singapore)

February 2001 to April 2005
Managing Director of Investment Banking Group of DBS Bank Limited. (November 2001 to November 2003 - Head of Equity Capital Market of DBS Bank Limited Hong Kong)

April 2005 to present
Managing Director of Ho Yew Mun Pte Ltd, a company providing consultancy and advisory services.

Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries Nil
Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries Nil
Conflict of interest Nil

Other Directorship#
# These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Rule 704(9)
Past (for the last five years) DBS Asia Capital Ltd
David Karon Limited
Dynamax International Limited
Oriental Century Limited
China KL International Limited
FX153 Pte Ltd
Present Ho Yew Mun Pte Ltd - Executive Director
Epure International Ltd - Independent Director

Information required under Rule 704(7)(h)
(a) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner? NO
(b) Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency? NO
(c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement against him? NO
(d) whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) of such purpose? NO
(e) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) or such breach? NO
(f) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part?) NO
(g) Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any corporation? NO
(h) Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation? NO
(i) Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity? NO
(j) Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of:-

(i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or

(ii) any corporation or partnership which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futurues industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during the period when he was so concerned with the corporation or partnership? 		NO

Footnotes Mr. Ho Yew Mun has prior experience as a director of a listed company.