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IHH Healthcare to join STI after half-yearly review Quarterly IPO reviews to be introduced

Singapore, 13 September 2012 – Press Holdings (SPH), Limited (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) today welcomed IHH Healthcare as a constituent of Index (STI) following the conclusion of the half-yearly review.

IHH Healthcare replaces Neptune Orient Lines in the STI. The STI is the key benchmark for the Singapore stock market and is used as the basis of financial products including Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), futures, warrants and other derivatives. STI constituents account for about 60% of stock market turnover1 and 65% of full market capitalisation2.

Following today’s review, the next five companies ranked highest on the same basis as the STI companies are (in order of market capitalisation) Trust, Keppel Land, Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, UOL Group and Capitacommercial Trust. These five will be kept on the STI reserve list and will replace any STI constituents that become ineligible as a result of corporate actions before the next review. More information on the STI and its component companies can be found in Appendix 1 and also at www.sgx.com/sti and www.ftse.com/st.

Several changes were made to other indices in the FTSE ST Index Series including the FTSE ST Maritime and FTSE ST Catalist. In the FTSE ST China Top Index, CWT will replace China Minzhong Food Corporation. For details of all deletions and additions, please refer to www.sgx.com/sti or www.ftse.com/st where links to the relevant information are available. The indices are currently reviewed half-yearly by the independent FTSE ST Index Advisory Committee in accordance with the index ground rules. In addition, new quarterly reviews of the indices, including the STI, will be introduced in June and December to fast-track the inclusion of eligible IPO stocks. The first quarterly IPO review will occur in December 2012. All changes from today’s review are effective from the start of trading on 24 September 2012. The next half-yearly review is scheduled for 7 March 2013.

1 Source: Singapore Exchange, data as at 13 September 2012 market close 2 Source: Singapore Exchange, data as at 13 September 2012 market close Page 1 of 3

The FTSE ST methodology ensures the indices accurately represent the investable universe for benchmarking purposes and can be easily replicated as the basis of index-linked products.

For more information about the STI and FTSE ST Index Series including index ground rules, please refer to www.sgx.com/sti or www.ftse.com/st where links to the relevant information are available.

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Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Southeast Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms. It publishes 18 newspaper titles in four languages and over 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region. On an average day, – 2.92 million individuals or 74 percent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH’s news publications. SPH’s internet editions of its major newspapers enjoy over 330 million page views with 18 million unique visitors each month. Other new media initiatives include , omy.sg, ST701, Stomp and The Straits Times RazorTV. SPH has also ventured into book publishing, broadcasting, out-of-home advertising and properties.

For more information, visit www.sph.com.sg.

About Singapore Exchange (SGX)

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the Asian Gateway, connecting investors in search of Asian growth to corporate issuers in search of global capital. SGX represents the premier access point for managing Asian capital and investment exposure, and is Asia’s most internationalised exchange with more than 40% of companies listed on SGX originating outside of Singapore. SGX offers its clients the world’s biggest offshore market for Asian equity futures market, centred on Asia’s three largest economies – China, India and Japan.

In addition to offering a fully integrated value chain from trading and clearing, to settlement and depository services, SGX is also Asia’s pioneering central clearing house. Headquartered in Asia’s most globalised city, and centred within the AAA strength and stability of Singapore’s island nation, SGX is a peerless Asian counterparty for the clearing of financial and commodity products.

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FTSE Group (FTSE) is a world-leader in the provision of global index and analytical solutions. FTSE calculates indices across a wide range of asset classes, on both a standard and custom basis. FTSE indices are used extensively by investors worldwide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and the creation of a wide range of index derivatives, funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and other structured products.

FTSE has built an enviable reputation for the reliability and accuracy of our indices and related data services. FTSE has a long tradition of listening and responding to the market so that it is at the forefront of developing new approaches to index design, many of which are now accepted as the market standard. FTSE prides itself in continuing to invest significant resource in researching and developing new index solutions.

The foundation for FTSE’s global, regional, country and sector indices is the FTSE global equity universe, which covers over 7,400 securities in 47 different countries and captures 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization. FTSE’s flagship global benchmark, the FTSE All-World, is used by investors worldwide to structure and benchmark their international equity portfolios.

Exchanges around the world have chosen FTSE to calculate their domestic indices. These include ATHEX, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Borsa Italiana, Bursa Malaysia, Casablanca SE, Cyprus , IDX, JSE, LSE, NASDAQ Dubai, NYSE Euronext, PSE, SGX, Stock Exchange of Thailand and TWSE. In addition, FTSE works with a variety of companies and associations to deliver innovative index solutions which provide the market with fresh opportunities.

FTSE is an independent company owned by the Group.

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Appendix 1

STI Constituents

CapitaLand Ltd Keppel Corp Ltd CapitaMall Trust Noble Group Ltd CapitaMalls Asia Ltd Ltd City Developments Ltd Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd Industries Ltd DBS Group Holdings Ltd Ltd Fraser and Neave Ltd SIA Engineering Co Ltd PLC Ltd Global Logistic Properties Ltd Singapore Exchange Ltd Golden Agri-Resources Ltd Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Holdings Ltd Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd IHH Healthcare Berhad Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd Starhub Ltd Holdings Ltd Ltd Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd Ltd

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