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52 YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 05 CORPORATE EVENTS 24.11.2004 Signing Ceremony for USD250 Million Syndicated Credit Facility YTL Power International Berhad's USD250 Million Syndicated Credit Facility was arranged by Dredsner Kleinwort Wassterstein. From left: Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, YTL Corp Managing Director, and Clive Kerner, Director, Head of Power & Energy, Asia Pacific, Dresdner Bank AG. 10.12.2004 Completion Ceremony for the Acquisition of 35% of PT Jawa Power YTL Power International Berhad completed the acquisition of a 35% stake in PT Jawa Power, the second largest independent power producer in Indonesia with a generating capacity of 1,220 MW. From left, Ralf Lucht, former President Director of PT Jawa Power; Colin Scoins, Head of Asian Asset Management of E.ON UK; Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Managing Director of YTL Corp; Jongkie Sugiarto, President Director of PT Bumipertiwi Tatapradipta; and Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong, Executive Director of YTL Corp. 09.02.2005 Chinese New Year Celebrations Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay, Executive Chairman of YTL Corp, and Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Managing Director of YTL Corp, hosted YTL's annual Chinese New Year Open House at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur. From left: Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay, His Majesty Yang Di–Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail and Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping From left, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping and Y.B. Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, Minister for Housing and Local Government. 14.03.2005 YTL & GEMS Host Conference for Foreign Investors YTL co–hosted a conference for foreign investors with Hong Kong–based private equity fund management group General Enterprise Management Services Limited (GEMS) at Pangkor Laut Resort to promote Malaysia as an investment destination. GEMS Executive Chairman Simon Murray greets Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, with YTL Corp Managing Director Tan Sri (Dato') Francis Yeoh Sock Ping and GEMS Funds Advisory Council Chairman Lord Charles Powell of Bayswater. 53 CORPORATE EVENTS YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 05 18.03.2005 Malaysian Grand Prix Ice Gala 2005 YTL continued its support for the Malaysian Grand Prix by participating as a sponsor for the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Ice Gala 2005 which included a charity auction to raise funds for victims of the tsunami that devastated the Asian region earlier in the year. From left: Michael Shumacher, Lorrain Hahn, Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping and Rubens Barrichello. 22.03.2005 Invest Malaysia 2005 Conference YTL Corp Managing Director Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping hosted a dinner at Shook! at Starhill Gallery for former Prime Minister of Britain, John Major. Both men were speakers at the Invest Malaysia 2005 conference organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd and Credit Suisse First Boston. 10.05.2005 Starhill Gallery – The Global Fine Watch Retailer YTL unveiled the new fine watch retail space at Starhill Gallery, featuring 70 luxury brands and spanning 20,000 sq.ft. on the Indulge floor of Starhill Gallery. From left, Dato' Francis Sew, Managing Director of Swiss Union Fine Watch Sdn Bhd; Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, YTL Corp Managing Director; and Jeremy Lim, Regional General Manager of Cortina Watch, at the press conference. 12.05.2005 Closing Dinner for the USD250 Million Zero Coupon Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds The USD250,000,000 Zero Coupon Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2010 were issued on 9 May 2005 by YTL Power Finance (Cayman) Limited and guaranteed by YTL Power International Berhad. UBS AG and Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad (CIMB) were co–lead arrangers for the issuance. From left: Lee Wee Tat, Associate Director, UBS AG; Ho Say Keng, YTL Corp Group Company Secretary; Lorenz Chenaux–Repond, Executive Director, Head of Power–Asia, UBS AG; Matthew Koder, Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets, Asia, UBS AG; Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, YTL Corp Managing Director; Dato' Nazir Razak, Chief Executive Officer, CIMB; Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong, YTL Corp Executive Director; Patrick Lee, Executive Director, Head, Singapore/Malaysia Investment Banking, UBS AG; Datin Kathleen Chew Wai Lin, YTL Corp Group Legal Adviser; and Peter Guenthardt, Director, Equity Capital Markets, Head of Asian Equity–Linked Origination, UBS AG. 20.06.2005 Listing of Infoscreen Networks Plc YTL e–Solutions Berhad listed its UK subsidiary, Infoscreen Networks Plc (INP) on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. INP's subsidiary, YTL Info Screen Sdn Bhd, is involved in digital content design, development and delivery solutions in Malaysia. “Quality and good taste have often been sacrificed to mere size and the visible manifestation of proclaimed wealth, without real depth of meaning or joy of creation. Here [at Pangkor Laut] we have God's canvas, 2 million years old … we have but contributed a little embroidery to His beautiful canvas.” – Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping Concert of Celebration at Pangkor Laut Resort 24 March 1994 56 YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 05 CORPORATE EVENTS 05.07.2005 World's Largest Jaeger Le–Coultre Boutique at Starhill Gallery Jaeger Le–Coultre, the legendary Swiss watchmaker founded in 1833, officially launched its new concept boutique in Kuala Lumpur at Starhill Gallery. The boutique is Jaeger Le–Coultre's largest in the world and is managed by Swiss Union Fine Watch Sdn Bhd, From left: Jerome Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of Jaeger Le–Coultre; Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Managing Director of YTL Corp; and Dato' Francis Sew, Managing Director of Swiss Union Fine Watch Sdn Bhd. 30.07.2005 Grand Opening of Starhill Gallery On 30 July 2005, Starhill Gallery occupying over 250,000 sq ft, revealed a spectacular new identity as an iconic landmark for Kuala Lumpur. The newly repositioned Starhill Gallery is a celebration of the latest and best from international fashion, art, beauty, food and living. The ribbon–cutting ceremony officiated by (from left) YTL Corp Managing Director Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, guest–of–honour, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Ruslin Hasan, and YTL Corp Executive Chairman Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay. 11.08.2005 Malaysian Business Corporate Governance Award 2004 YTL Cement Berhad received a Merit Award at the Malaysian Business Corporate Governance Award 2004 ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur and officiated by Y.B. Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Representatives of the YTL Cement Berhad Group at the awards ceremony (from left) Patrick Loh Se San, Director of Operations; N. Mahinder Singh, Director of Sales (Cement Imports & Exports); Joseph Benjamin Seaton, Executive Director; Dato’ Yeoh Soo Keng, Executive Director; Kong Yoke Thiam, Technical Director (Cement); and Kamaruzzaman Bin Abdol, General Manager (Marketing). 31.08.2005 Launch of Studio in the City YTL Land Sdn Bhd, a wholly–owned subsidiary of YTL Corp, and ntv7 entered into a partnership to establish Studio in the City (SITC). Strategically located in the prestigious Starhill Gallery, SITC will facilitate ntv7's coverage of international fashion, art, beauty, food and living in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, as well as provide an ideal location for interviews with high profile guests and on–site live reports. From left: YTL Corp Managing Director Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping and ntv7 Chief Executive Officer Dato' Shazalli Ramly exchange documents at the signing ceremony. 01.09.2005 Official Opening of The Residences at The Ritz–Carlton, Kuala Lumpur The Residences at The Ritz–Carlton, Kuala Lumpur were officially opened by His Majesty Yang Di–Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail and Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah. From right: His Majesty Yang Di–Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail unveils the commemorative plaque, witnessed by YTL Corp Executive Chairman Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay. 57 CORPORATE EVENTS YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 05 10.10.2005 Courtesy Visit from Mitsubishi & Nomura The Group was pleased to host a visit from UBE–Mitsubishi Cement Corporation and Nomura Trading Co. Ltd., both based in Japan. From left: Dato' Michael Yeoh Sock Siong, YTL Corp Executive Director; Mr Akitomo Ono, General Manager of UBE–Mitsubishi Cement Corporation; Mr Sakae Mori, President of UBE–Mitsubishi Cement Corporation; Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, YTL Corp Managing Director; Mr Y. Morio, Executive Director of Nomura Trading Co. Ltd.; and Dato’ Yeoh Soo Keng, YTL Corp Executive Director. ARTS & CULTURE 06.12.2004 YTL participated as a sponsor of the National Art Gallery's exhibition by Sophia Vari, one of Greece's most prominent and successful international artists. From left: YTL Corp Managing Director Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping and his wife Puan Sri Dato' Paduka Rosaline Chan Yee Hing hosted a luncheon for Sophia Vari and her husband Fernando Botero. 14.05.2005 The late Y.A.B. Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood, the Chairperson of Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, played a pivotal role in bringing the collaborating parties together and paid a site visit to the new Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) upon completion of the complex. KLPAC is a collaboration between Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, YTL Corp and The Actors Studio. From left: Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, the late Y.A.B. Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood and Joe Hasham of The Actors Studio.