| Narrative version | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, subject to shareholders' approval being obtained at the forthcoming 47th Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") for the proposed final one-tier tax-exempt dividend of US$0.51 per share for the financial year ended 31st December 2015 (the "Final Dividend"), the Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 16th May 2016 (the "Books Closure Date") up to, and including Tuesday, 17th May 2016, for the purpose of determining shareholders' entitlement to the Final Dividend. Duly completed transfers of shares of the Company in physical scrip received by the Company's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private Limited at 112 Robinson Road #05-01, Singapore 068902 up to 5.00 p.m. on the Books Closure Date will be registered before entitlements to the Final Dividend are determined. Subject to approval being obtained as aforesaid, shareholders (being Depositors) whose securities accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited are credited with shares of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. on the Books Closure Date will rank for the Final Dividend. The Final Dividend, if approved at the AGM, will be paid on Thursday, 23rd June 2016. Shareholders will have the option to receive the Final Dividend in Singapore dollars, and in the absence of any election, the Final Dividend will be paid in US dollars. Details on this elective will be furnished to shareholders after approval of the Final Dividend. |