| Part I |
| (A) Share Buy-Back Authority |
| I. |
Maximum number of shares authorised for purchase |
12,678,877 |
| (B) Details of Purchases Made |
| I. |
Purchases made by way of market acquisition |
Yes |
| |
|
Singapore Exchange |
Overseas Exchange |
| 1 |
Date of Purchases |
24/10/2008 |
|
| 2a |
Total number of shares purchased |
500,000 |
|
| 2b |
Number of shares cancelled |
|
|
| 2c |
Number of shares held as treasury shares |
500,000 |
|
| 3 |
Price paid per share |
S$ 0.3405 |
|
| 4 |
Total consideration (including stamp duties, clearing charges, etc) paid or payable for the shares |
S$ 170,609.79 |
|
|
| II. |
Purchases made by way of off market acquisition on equal access scheme? |
No |
| (C) Cumulative Purchases |
| |
By way of market acquisition |
By way of off-market acquisition on equal access scheme |
Total |
| |
No. |
%1 |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
| Cumulative no. of shares purchased to-date2 |
4,802,000 |
3.787 |
|
|
4,802,000 |
3.787 |
1 Percentage of company's issued share capital as at the date of the share buy-back resolution
2 From the date on which the share buy-back mandate is obtained
|
|
| (D) Number of issued shares after purchase |
| I. |
Number of issued shares after purchase |
189,381,151 |
| II. |
Number of treasury shares held after purchase |
4,802,000 |
| Other Notes |
| Footnotes |
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