| ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE AND NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER |
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| Name of Announcer * | ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | | Company Registration No. | 32276 | | Announcement submitted on behalf of | ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | | Announcement is submitted with respect to * | ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | | Announcement is submitted by * | Lim Hwee Chiang | | Designation * | Director | | Date & Time of Broadcast | 15-Jan-2014 17:12:32 | | Announcement No. | 00027 |
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| Date of Appointment * | 15/01/2014 | | Name of person * | Yap Chee Keong | | Age * | 53 | | Country of principal residence * | Singapore | | The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | The Board considered and accepted the Nominating Committee's recommendations to appoint Mr Yap as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Company as well as a member of the Audit Committee, based on the Company's qualitative criteria for appointment of new Directors and after reviewing his profile, qualification and work experience. The Board is satisfied that Mr Yap will be able to contribute effectively to the Company. | | Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility * | Non-Executive and Non-Independent | | Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and Audit Committee member | | Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | Executive Director of The Straits Trading Company Limited
Director of various companies
Advisor to various companies
Chief Financial Officer of Singapore Power Ltd | | Interest * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * | Nil | | Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries * | Nil | | Conflict of interests (including any competing business) * | Nil |
| # These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704(9) or Catalist Rule 704(8). |
| Past (for the last 5 years) | 1. CapitaMalls Asia Limited
2. Hup Soon Global Corporation Limited
3. Singapore Cooling District Pte Ltd
4. SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd
5. Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited
6. UTAC Holdings Ltd | | Present | Directorships:
Listed Companies:
The Straits Trading Company Limited ("STC")
Tiger Airways Holdings Limited
Non-Listed Companies:
Citibank Singapore Limited
CityNet Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd (Trustee-Manager of NetLink Trust, a business trust wholly owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd)
OpenNet Pte Ltd (subsidiary of NetLink Trust)
Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte. Ltd. (associate company of STC)
Straits Real Estate Pte. Ltd. (subsidiary of STC)
The Assembly of Christians of Singapore Ltd
Other Appointments:
Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority, Board member
Public Accountants Oversight Committee, Member
Working Group, Corporate Governance Oversight Committee, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Member
Resource Panel, Government Parliamentary Committee for Finance, Trade & Industry, Member |
| >> INFORMATION REQUIRED PERSUANT TO LISTING RULE 704(7)(H) |
| Disclose the following matters concerning an appointment of director, chief executive officer, general manager or other executive officer of equivalent rank. If the answer to any questions is "yes", full details must be given. |
| (a)* Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any bankruptcy law of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a partner? | No
| | (b)* Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive, at the time when he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the winding up or dissolution of that entity or, where that entity is the trustee of a business trust, that business trust, on the ground of insolvency? | No
| | (c)* Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him? | No
| | (d)* Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose? | No
| | (e)* Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach? | No
| | (f)* Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgment has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part? | No
| | (g)* Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any entity or business trust? | No
| | (h)* Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity (including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust? | No
| | (i)* Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity? | No
| | (j)* Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :- | | (i)* any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No
| | (ii)* any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No
| | (iii)* any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No
| | (iv)* any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | No
| | (k)* Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere? | No
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| >> INFORMATION REQUIRED PERSUANT TO LISTING RULE 704(7)(I) |
| Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only. |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | Yes | | If yes, please provide details of prior experience. | Mr Yap is a Director of The Straits Trading Company Limited and Tiger Airways Holdings Limited, both listed on SGX-ST. |
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