Notice of Books Closure for Sub-Division
Further
to the announcement made on 31 May 2006, in which the Company announced that the
resolutions set out in the Company’s circular dated 15 May 2006 were all
approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 31 May
2006:
1. NOTICE
OF BOOKS
CLOSURE
1.1
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Transfer Books and the Register of Members of the Company will be closed at 5.00
p.m. on 3 July 2006 (the
"
Books
Closure Date ") up to
and including 4 July 2006 (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining
the entitlements of the Shareholders under the
Sub-Division.
1.2 Entitlements
as at Books Closure Date .
Shareholders who hold physical share certificates not deposited with The Central
Depository (Pte) Limited
("
Scripholders ")
and Shareholders holding Shares in their securities accounts with The Central
Depository (Pte) Limited
("
F&N
Depositors ") as at
5.00 p.m. on the Books Closure Date will be entitled to the Sub-Division, on the
basis of the number of Shares held as at the Books Closure
Date.
Scripholders who hold share
certificates for Shares not in their own names, should transfer such
certificates into their own names in order to be entitled for the Sub-Division.
They should submit their duly completed and stamped transfer forms together with
the share certificates to the Company’s Share Registrar, Tricor Barbinder
Share Registration Services (a division of Tricor Singapore Pte. Ltd.), at 8
Cross Street, #11-00 PWC Building, Singapore 048424 by 5.00 p.m. on the Books
Closure Date failing which the new share certificates will be sent to the names
appearing on the original share
certificates.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES FOR THE
SUB-DIVISION
2.1
F&N
Depositors . In respect of
F&N Depositors with Shares standing to the credit of their securities
accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
("
CDP ")
as at the Books Closure Date, no
further action
needs to be
taken. Please refer to section 2.3(c)
below.
2.2 Scripholders .
Scripholders who wish to deposit their Shares with CDP prior to the Books
Closure Date for the purpose of the Sub-Division must deposit their existing
share certificates together with the duly executed instruments of transfer in
favour of CDP, not later than 5.00 p.m. on 23 June 2006, being five market days
prior to the Books Closure Date. CDP will not accept the old share certificates
in respect of Shares for deposit after 23 June 2006 for the purpose of the
Sub-Division and in such case new share certificates will be sent to
Scripholders as set out in 2.3(d)
below.
2.3 Issue
of New Share Certificates relating to the
Sub-Division . The
following sets out the administrative procedures which the Company will adopt to
facilitate the issue of new share certificates arising from the
Sub-Division:
(a) Cancellation
of Old Share Certificates .
The Company will cancel all old share certificates relating to the Shares in
issue as at the Books Closure Date. Upon the cancellation, the Company will
issue to Scripholders new share certificates in respect of the number of the
number of Shares to be held by such Scripholders pursuant to the
Sub-Division.
(b) Deposit
of Share Certificates with
CDP . In respect of
Scripholders who have deposited their old share certificates with CDP no later
than 5.00 p.m. on 23 June 2006, being five market days prior to the Books
Closure Date, arrangements will be made by the Company with CDP for the new
share certificates in respect of the number of Shares attributable to such
Shareholders pursuant to the Sub-Division, to be issued to
CDP.
(c) F&N
Depositors . In respect of
F&N Depositors with Shares standing to the credit of their securities
accounts with CDP as at the Books Closure Date, no further action needs to be
taken as arrangements will be made by the Company with CDP for all the old share
certificates issued in the name of CDP or its nominee as at the Books Closure
Date to be cancelled, and for the new share certificates, in respect of the
number Shares attributable to such Shareholders pursuant to the Sub-Division, to
be issued to CDP or its nominee and deposited with
CDP.
(d) Scripholders .
To facilitate the cancellation of the old share certificates, Scripholders are
encouraged to return to the Company’s Share
Registrar
their old share
certificates in respect of such Shares at their earliest
convenience.
However,
whether or not the old share certificates in respect of such Shares are returned
to the Company’s Share Registrar, the old share certificates shall be
cancelled and new share certificates will be issued to such Shareholders in
respect of the Shares attributable to such Shareholders pursuant to the
Sub-Division. The new share certificates will be sent to them at their own risk
by registered post within ten market days from the Books Closure
Date.
Where the Shares are
registered jointly in the names of several persons, the new share certificates
in respect of the Shares attributable to such Shareholders pursuant to the
Sub-Division shall be sent to the person whose name stands first in the Register
of Members of the Company. Shareholders who wish to record any change in their
registered address should notify the Company’s Share Registrar before the
Books Closure
Date.
(e) Validity
of old share certificates.
Upon cancellation, the old
share certificates shall be void and cease to have any effect or be valid for
any purpose.
3. TRADING OF
THE SHARES
The last day for trading of the Shares
"cum" entitlement to the Sub-Division will be 28 June 2006 and trading
of the Shares "ex" entitlement to the Sub-Division will commence with
effect from 9.00 a.m. on 29 June
2006.
4. IMPORTANT EVENTS
AND DATES
Shareholders should note the following
events and dates:
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Event
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Date
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Last
day to deposit old share certificates with CDP (for Scripholders)
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:
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23
June 2006
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Last
day for the trading of Shares "cum" entitlement to the
Sub-Division
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:
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28
June 2006
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First
day for the trading of Shares "ex" entitlement to the
Sub-Division
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:
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29
June 2006 at 9.00 a.m.
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Books
Closure Date
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:
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3
July 2006 at 5.00 p.m.
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Issued
by
FRASER AND NEAVE,
LIMITED
Anthony Cheong Fook
Seng
Group Company
Secretary
Singapore
16
June 2006
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