Singapore Airlines 2010 Annual Report Download - page 209

ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10
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Closure of Books
Notice is hereby given that, subject to the approval of shareholders to the final dividend being obtained at the Thirty-
Eighth Annual General Meeting to be held on 27 July 2010, the Transfer Books and the Register of Members of the
Company will be closed on 4 August 2010 for the preparation of dividend warrants.
Duly completed and stamped transfers (together with all relevant documents of or evidencing title) received by the Share
Registrar, M & C Services Private Limited, 138 Robinson Road, #17-00 The Corporate Office, Singapore 068906 up to
5.00 p.m. on 3 August 2010 will be registered to determine shareholders’ entitlements to the final dividend. 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 3 August 2010 will be entitled to the final dividend.
The final dividend, if so approved by shareholders, will be paid on 17 August 2010.
By Order of the Board
Ethel Tan (Mrs)
Company Secretary
2 July 2010
Singapore
Explanatory notes
1. In relation to Ordinary Resolution Nos. 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c), Mr David Michael Gonski will, upon re-election, continue
to serve as a member of the Board Audit Committee and Board Compensation and Industrial Relations Committee.
Mr James Koh Cher Siang will, upon re-election, continue to serve as Chairman of the Board Safety and Risk Committee,
as well as a member of the Board Executive Committee and Board Compensation and Industrial Relations Committee.
Mrs Christina Ong will, upon re-election, continue to serve as a member of the Board Nominating Committee and
Board Safety and Risk Committee. Mr Gonski, Mr Koh and Mrs Ong are considered independent Directors. Please refer
to the sections on Board of Directors and Corporate Governance in the Annual Report for further details on Mr Gonski,
Mr Koh and Mrs Ong, respectively.
2. In relation to Ordinary Resolution Nos. 4(a) and 4(b), Article 89 of the Company’s Articles of Association permits
the Directors to appoint any person approved in writing by the Special Member to be a Director, either to fill a
casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Any Director so appointed shall hold office only until
the next following Annual General Meeting, and shall then be eligible for re-election. Dr Helmut Gunter Wilhelm
Panke and Dr William Fung Kwok Lun were appointed on 1 September 2009 and 1 December 2009 respectively,
and are seeking re-election at the forthcoming Thirty-Eighth Annual General Meeting. Dr Panke will, upon re-
election, continue to serve as a member of the Board Compensation and Industrial Relations Committee and
Board Safety and Risk Committee. Dr Fung will, upon re-election, continue to serve as a member of the Board
Audit Committee. Dr Panke and Dr Fung are considered independent Directors. Please refer to the sections
on Board of Directors and Corporate Governance in the Annual Report for further details on Dr Panke and
Dr Fung, respectively.
3. Ordinary Resolution No. 5, if passed, will facilitate the payment of Directors’ fees during the financial year in which
the fees are incurred, that is, during Financial Year 2010-11. Directors’ fees are computed based on the anticipated
notice of annual general meeting