| ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR WHO IS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER |
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| Name of Announcer * | QAF LTD | | Company Registration No. | 195800035D | | Announcement submitted on behalf of | QAF LTD | | Announcement is submitted with respect to * | QAF LTD | | Announcement is submitted by * | Lee Woan Ling | | Designation * | Company Secretary | | Date & Time of Broadcast | 14-Feb-2014 17:15:44 | | Announcement No. | 00057 |
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| Date of Appointment * | 15/02/2014 | | Name of person * | Daniel Soh Chung Hian | | Age * | 60 | | Country of principal residence * | Singapore | | The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | Through contacts and recommendations, the Nominating Committee has identified Mr Daniel Soh Chung Hian and recommended the appointment of Mr Soh as an independent director cum Audit Committee member of the Company. The NC is of the view that Mr Soh's vast audit background and work experience would contribute effectively to the working of the Board and the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr Soh is a former partner/director of the Companys existing audit firm but has ceased to be a partner/director or have any financial interest in Ernst & Young, Singapore for more than a year as of the date of appointment. The NC regards Mr Soh as independent as he has no relationship whatsoever with the Company, its related companies or its officers that could interfere with the independent exercise of his judgements and decisions. The Board has approved Mr Soh's appointment as an independent director and a member of Audit Committee of the Company. | | Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility * | Non-executive | | Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Independent Director and a member of Audit Committee of the Company | | Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | Partner in Ernst & Young, Singapore | | 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) | Soh and Sons Investment Holdings Pte ltd | | Present | Lum Chang Holdings Ltd
Eu Yan Sang Holdings Ltd
JDJ Investment Pte Ltd |
| >> 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 Soh has been serving as a director in Lum Chang Holdings Ltd and Eu Yang Sang Holdings Ltd since January 2013. |
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