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Creative’s ordinary shares have been traded on the NASDAQ National Market (“NASDAQ”) since August 3, 1992, under the symbol
“CREAF.” Creative’s ordinary shares have been traded on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX-ST”) since June 15, 1994. In January 2003,
Creative announced that it intends to move to a single primary stock exchange listing on the SGX-ST. Consequently, Creative intends
to delist its ordinary shares from NASDAQ and will initiate steps that can facilitate the elimination of its U.S. public reporting obligations.
On June 1, 2003, a flow back restriction was commenced. The flow back restriction stops the electronic transfer of Creative’s ordinary
shares from the register of The Central Depository (Pte) Limited in Singapore to accounts with brokers located in the United States. The
delisting of Creative ordinary shares from NASDAQ would not affect the status of Creative’s shares on the SGX-ST. In October 2004,
Creative announced that it has suspended its plan to delist from NASDAQ. Creative will keep shareholders informed in the event that
the company decides to resume such plans.
The following table presents, for the registered shares on the NASDAQ and SGX-ST: (i) the annual high and low market prices for the
five most recent full fiscal years; (ii) the high and low market prices for each full fiscal quarter for the two most recent full fiscal years;
and (iii) the high and low market prices for each month for the most recent six months. These prices do not include retail markups,
markdowns, or commissions.
NASDAQ SGX-ST
(Price in US$/Share) (Price in Singapore $/Share)
High Low High Low
Annual High and Low
Fiscal 2001 23.81 8.10 41.00 14.90
Fiscal 2002 15.05 4.20 27.90 8.15
Fiscal 2003 10.50 5.65 18.90 10.10
Fiscal 2004 12.59 7.73 20.40 13.80
Fiscal 2005 16.89 6.46 27.20 11.00
Quarterly High and Low
Fiscal 2004
First Quarter 11.08 7.73 19.00 13.80
Second Quarter 11.29 9.97 19.30 17.00
Third Quarter 12.59 10.11 20.40 17.10
Fourth Quarter 11.34 9.35 18.90 16.10
Fiscal 2005
First Quarter 11.50 9.50 19.00 16.80
Second Quarter 15.66 11.05 24.40 18.30
Third Quarter 16.89 9.40 27.20 15.90
Fourth Quarter 10.26 6.46 17.00 11.00
Monthly High and Low
March 2005 11.78 9.40 19.20 15.90
April 2005 10.26 8.23 17.00 14.00
May 2005 8.87 7.89 14.30 13.20
June 2005 7.84 6.46 13.30 11.00
July 2005 7.90 6.38 13.70 11.00
August 2005 8.22 7.03 13.30 11.80
As of August 19, 2005, there were approximately 14,963 shareholders of record of the ordinary shares, of which approximately 265
were registered in the US, and approximately 14,698 in Singapore. Because many of the US shares are held by brokers and other
institutions on behalf of shareholders, Creative is unable to estimate the total number of shareholders represented by these US record
holders.
On August 19, 2005, the closing price of Creative’s ordinary shares on the NASDAQ National Market was $7.80 and on the SGX-ST was
S$12.90.
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