Announcement of Appointment of Director

Date of appointment: 21/10/2003

Name: Tan Ng Kuang

Age: 44

Country of principal residence: Singapore

Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility: Non-executive

Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years:
September 2001 to present
Director, nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

1999 to 2001
Partner, Head of Global Corporate Finance, Arthur Andersen Singapore and ASEAN region

1996 to 1999
Partner, Head of Financial Advisory Services, Price Waterhouse Singapore and Chairman of Financial Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Asia Pacific Region from 1998 to 1999

1992 to 1996
Partner, Financial Advisory Services
Price Waterhouse Singapore

Other directorships
Past (for the last five years)

None

Present

Zillion Plus (M) Sdn Bhd
nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd
Singapore Telecommunications Limited
Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries: None

Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries: None

Conflict of interest: None

Declaration by a Director, Executive Officer or Controlling Shareholder ( As required per Appendix 2.4)

If the answer to the following is "Yes", full details must be provided. If "No", please indicate.

1(a) Were you in the last 10 years involved in a petition under any bankruptcy laws in any jurisdiction filed against you ?
No

1(b) Were you in the last 10 years a partner of any partnership involved in a petition under any bankruptcy laws in any jurisdiction filed against it while you were such a partner?
No

1(c) Were you in the last 10 years a director or an executive officer of any corporation involved in a petition under any bankruptcy laws in any jurisdiction filed against it while you were such a director or executive officer ?
No

2. Are there any unsatisfied judgements outstanding against you ?
No

3. Have you been convicted of any offence, in SIngapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty punishable with imprisonment for 3 months or more, or charged for violation of any securities laws? Are you the subject of any such pending criminal proceeding ?
No

4. Have you at any time been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any securities or financial market laws, rules or regulations ?
No

5. Have you received judgment against you in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere in the last 10 years involving fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty? Are you the subject of any such pending civil proceeding ?
No

6. Have you been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any corporation?
No

7. Have you ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any company, or from taking part in any way directly or indirectly in the management of any company?
No

8. Have you been the subject of any order, judgement or ruling of any court of competent jurisdiction, tribunal or governmental body permanently or temporarily enjoining you from engaging in any type of business practice or activity ?
No

9. Have you , to your knowledge, in Singapore or elsewhere, been concerned with the management or conduct of affairs of any company or partnership which has been investigated by an inspector appointed under the provisions of the Companies Act, or other securities enactments or by any other regulatory body in connection with any matter involving the company, or partnership occurring or arising during the period when you were so concerned with the company, or partnership?
No

Submitted by Anthony Cheong Fook Seng, Group Company Secretary on 21/10/2003 to the SGX