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124 SIA Annual Report 03/04
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Closure of Books
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and the Register of Members of the Company will be closed on 5 August
2004 for the preparation of dividend warrants. Duly completed transfers received by the Share Registrar, KPMG, 138
Robinson Road, #17-00 The Corporate Office, Singapore 068906 up to 5.00 p.m. on 4 August 2004 (the “Books Closure
Date”) will be registered to determine shareholders’ entitlements to the final dividend, subject to the approval of
shareholders to the final dividend at the Thirty-Second Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 July 2004. Subject as
aforesaid, shareholders whose Securities Accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (“CDP”) are credited with
ordinary shares in the capital of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. on the Books Closure Date will be entitled to the final
dividend.
The said final dividend will be paid by the Company to CDP which will in turn distribute the dividend entitlements to such
shareholders in accordance with its practice.
The final dividend, if so approved by shareholders, will be paid on 16 August 2004.
By Order of the Board
Foo Kim Boon
Company Secretary
23 June 2004
Singapore
Additional Information relating to the Notice of Annual General Meeting:
1. In relation to Ordinary Resolution No. 3, Sir Brian Pitman will upon re-election continue to serve as a member of the
Board Compensation & Organisation Committee. Sir Brian is considered as an independent Director. Please refer to the
sections on Board of Directors and Corporate Governance in the Annual Report for further details on Sir Brian.
2. In relation to Ordinary Resolution No. 4, Mr Koh Boon Hwee will upon re-election continue to serve as Chairman of the
Board Executive, Board Compensation & Organisation, and Safety & Reliability Committees and member of the Board
Labour Relations Committee. Mr Davinder Singh will upon re-election continue to serve as Chairman of the Nominating
Committee and member of the Board Finance Committee. Mr Koh is considered as a non-independent Director. Mr
Singh is considered as an independent Director. Please refer to the sections on Board of Directors and Corporate
Governance in the Annual Report for further details on Mr Koh and Mr Singh.
3. In relation to Ordinary Resolution No. 5, Mr Chia Pei-Yuan will upon re-election continue to serve as member of the
Audit & Risk Committee and Mr Stephen Lee Ching Yen will upon re-election continue to serve as Chairman of the
Board Labour Relations Committee and member of the Board Compensation & Organisation Committee. Mr Chia is
considered as an independent Director. Mr Lee is also considered as an independent Director. Please refer to the sections
on Board of Directors and Corporate Governance in the Annual Report for further details on Mr Chia and Mr Lee.
4. Ordinary Resolution No. 8.1, if passed, will empower Directors to issue shares, make or grant instruments convertible
into shares and to issue shares pursuant to such instruments, from the date of the above Meeting until the date of the
next Annual General Meeting. The number of shares which the Directors may issue under this Resolution will not
exceed 50 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company with a sub-limit of 20 per cent for issues other than on a
prorata basis. For the purpose of determining the aggregate number of shares which may be issued, the percentage of
share capital shall be based on the Company’s issued share capital at the time this Ordinary Resolution is passed, after
adjusting for (a) new shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible instruments or share options or
vesting of share awards which are outstanding at the time this Ordinary Resolution is passed and (b) any subsequent
consolidation or subdivision of shares.
5. Ordinary Resolution No.8.2, if passed, will renew the authorisation for the Directors to allot and issue ASA shares to the
Minister for Finance (Incorporated) from time to time and at any time so as to preserve the rights and privileges granted
to the Company by the Air Services Agreements. The terms of the ASA Shares are contained in the Company’s letter to
shareholders dated 23 June 2004 attached as Annex 1.