Share Buy-Back Notice

A. SHARE BUY-BACK AUTHORITY

I) Maximum number of shares authorised for purchase : 14,913,165

B. DETAILS OF PURCHASES MADE

I) Purchases made by way of market acquisition? Yes

1. Date of purchases : 18/9/2001

2. Total number of shares purchased : 122,000

3a. Price paid per share : S$7.04467

3b. (i) Highest price per share : S$7.10

3b. (ii) Lowest price per share : S$6.95

4. Total consideration paid or payable for the shares : S$860,747.81

II) Purchases by way of off-market acquisition on equal access scheme? No

C. CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASED TO DATE :

a) By way of market acquisition : 1,942,000 or 0.6509%

b) By way of off-market acquisition on equal access scheme : Nil

D. NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES AFTER PURCHASE : 296,438,463

Submitted by :
I A MacLean, Director & Company Secretary on 18/9/2001 to the SGX