News

Part I
(A) Share Buy-Back Authority
I.Maximum number of shares authorised for purchase54,648,564
(B) Details of Purchases Made
I.Purchases made by way of market acquisitionYes
Singapore ExchangeOverseas Exchange
1Date of Purchases26/09/2011
2aTotal number of shares purchased1,022,000
2bNumber of shares cancelled
2cNumber of shares held as treasury shares1,022,000
3Price paid per shareS$ 0.5618
4Total consideration (including stamp duties, clearing charges, etc) paid or payable for the sharesS$ 576,028.31
II.Purchases made by way of off market acquisition on equal access scheme?No
(C) Cumulative Purchases
By way of market acquisitionBy way of off-market acquisition on equal access schemeTotal
No.%1No.%No.%
Cumulative no. of shares purchased to-date214,894,0002.7314,894,0002.73
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 purchase538,556,641
II.Number of treasury shares held after purchase14,894,000
Other Notes
FootnotesAs at 28 April 2011, the date on which the share buy-back resolution was renewed, the Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares, consists of 546,485,641 ordinary shares. The above percentages are computed based on 546,485,641 ordinary shares.

The total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of this announcement is 553,450,641.