Announcement Details :

The Company wishes to inform that the Final Dividend of 4.55% tax exempt for the financial year ended 31 December 2007, which has been approved for payment at the last Second Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 30 June 2008, is a single-tier dividend which is non-tax deductible under section 108 of the Income Tax Act 1967 and is exempt from Income Tax in the hands of the shareholders pursuant to paragraph 12B of Schedule 6 of the said Act.

The aforesaid Final Dividend will be paid on 13 August 2008 to depositors whose names appear in the Company's Record of Depositors on 15 July 2008.

This announcement is dated 23 July 2008.