14 May 2013 Dear Stakeholders, Invitation to comment on RSPO certification assessment of Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd (SOU 19) – Palm Oil Mill and Supply base. Sime Darby Plantation owns oil palm operation in , Indonesia and Liberia. Sime Darby Plantation is now implementing a programme to achieve RSPO Certification for the newly commissioned Pagoh Palm Oil Mill in , . Sime Darby Plantation is a RSPO member and has applied to BSI Group Singapore Pte Ltd for RSPO certification of its Strategic Operating Unit (SOU 19) Pagoh Palm Oil Mill at Muar, Johor. The assessment will be conducted against the Malaysia National Interpretation (MYNI 2010) of the RSPO Principle and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production and Supply Chain Standard for CPO Mills Nov 2011. The assessment will cover legal, environment, economical, workers safety and health, and social aspects as required by RSPO P&C.

BSI plans to carry out the certification assessment of Pagoh Palm Oil Mill operations commencing 18-21st June 2013. The followings are the information on the certification unit: Palm Oil Mill Location Address GPS Location Projected Annual Projected Projected Annual Longitude Latitude CPO (tonnage) Annual PK FFB (tonnage) Financial Year (tonnage) Financial year 2013/14 Financial Year 2013/14 2013/14 Pagoh Palm Oil Mill Lot 2159, Ladang Pagoh, 102.759 2.083 42,873 10,718 194,874* (Processing Mukim Jalan Bakri, 84309 Capacity: 45 Muar, Johor. mt/hour) Note: * Total FFB processed at the Pagoh mill includes 17,495 mt FFB from Tangkah Estate. Tangkah Estate certified under Certification Unit (SIRIM QAS International Certificate Number: RSPO 005, valid until 19 May 2015)

Estate Location Address GPS Location Total Area Planted Area (ha.) Projected Annual Longitude Latitude (ha.) FFB (tonnage) Financial Year 2013/14 Lanadron Ladang Lanadron, , 102.711 2.167 2,850.92 2,569.43 59,665 84500 Muar, Johor. Pengkalan Bukit Ladang Pengkalan Bukit, 102.757 2.116 3,156.88 2,984.51 59,456 Panchor, 84500 Muar, Johor. Welch Ladang Welch, , 102.653 2.455 1449.66 721.70 12,504 85200 , Johor. Pagoh Ladang Pagoh, , 102.685 2.121 2,325.93 1,988.02 45,754 84300 Muar, Johor. Total 9,783.39 8,263.66 177,379

BSI Group Pte Ltd T: +65 6270 0777 3 Lim Teck Kim Road F: +65 6270 2777 #10-02 Genting Centre [email protected] Singapore 088934 bsigroup.sg

BSI is a leading global provider of management systems assessment and certification, with more than 60,000 certified locations and clients in over 100 countries. BSI Standards is the UK’s National Standards Body. BSI Management Systems provides independent, third-party certification of management systems. BSI has ASEAN Regional Office in Singapore and an office in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok.

The BSI Audit Team assigned for the assessment of Pagoh Palm Oil Mill certification units’ operation is as follows:

Senniah Appalasamy as a Lead Auditor (Estate and Mill Best practices, Environment, Legal, Safety and Health, and HCV), Muhammad Haris Abdullah as team member (GAP, Social, Document review, Internal and External Stakeholder Consultation) and Isman Yusoff as team member (Legal, Environment, OSH and QMS).

In preparation for this process, Stakeholders are invited to provide written input to the Assessment by commenting on any significant environmental or social aspect of the Management Unit’s performance that you consider relevant to this Assessment.

Topics that you may wish to comment on are as follows: Environmental protection Biodiversity conservation Opportunity for employment Company approach to community development Your relationship with the company Participation in decision making Free, prior and informed consent Suggestion for improvement

Comments received within 30 days from the date of this letter will be considered in the Assessment. Please include the following details in case we may need to contact you for clarification or follow-up on any issue raised by you.

NAME: ...... ADDRESS: ...... EMAIL: ...... PHONE NUMBER: ...... FAX NUMBER: ......

BSI Group Pte Ltd T: +65 6270 0777 3 Lim Teck Kim Road F: +65 6270 2777 #10-02 Genting Centre [email protected] Singapore 088934 bsigroup.sg

If you wish your comments to be treated confidentially or to remain anonymous, please mark your reply “IN CONFIDENCE”.

Please direct your comments to:

Mr. Aryo Gustomo AND/OR Mr. Senniah Appalasamy BSi Group Singapore Pte Ltd BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd 3 Lim Teck Kim Road B-08-01 (East), Level 8, Block B, PJ8, No.23 #10-02 Genting Centre Jalan Barat, Seksyen 8, 46050 Petaling Jaya SINGAPORE 088934 Selangor, Malaysia EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] FAX: +65 62702777 FAX: +603 7960 5801

Mr. Bakhtiar Effendy Bin Kamaludin Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd., KKS Pagoh, K.B. 101, 84300 Bukit Pasir, Muar, Johor, Malaysia. Email: [email protected]

Thank you very much for your input.

Yours sincerely

...... Aryo Gustomo for Managing Director BSi Group Singapore Pte Ltd

BSI Group Pte Ltd T: +65 6270 0777 3 Lim Teck Kim Road F: +65 6270 2777 #10-02 Genting Centre [email protected] Singapore 088934 bsigroup.sg