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United Overseas Bank Limited<br />

(Company Registrati<strong>on</strong> No.<br />

193500026Z)<br />

(Incorporated in the Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Singapore)<br />

1. INTRODUCTION<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>MANDATORY</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>CONDITIONAL</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>CASH</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>OFFER</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

DBS Bank Ltd.<br />

(Company Registrati<strong>on</strong> No.<br />

196800306E)<br />

(Incorporated in the Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Singapore)<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

TCC ASSETS LIMITED<br />

(BVI Company No.: 1046746)<br />

(Incorporated in the British Virgin Isl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>s)<br />

to acquire all the issued <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> paid-up ordinary shares in the capital <strong>of</strong><br />

FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED.<br />

(Company Registrati<strong>on</strong> No.: 189800001R)<br />

(Incorporated in the Republic <strong>of</strong> Singapore)<br />

EXTENSION OF CLOSING DATE<br />

Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore)<br />

Pte.<br />

(Company Registrati<strong>on</strong> No.<br />

199206298Z)<br />

(Incorporated in the Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Singapore)<br />

United Overseas Bank Limited, DBS Bank Ltd. <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte.<br />

(collectively, the "Financial Advisers") refer to the <strong>of</strong>fer document dated 27 September 2012<br />

(the "Offer Document") issued <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Financial Advisers, <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong> TCC Assets<br />

Limited (the "Offeror"), in c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with the m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>atory c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>al cash <strong>of</strong>fer (the "F&N<br />

Offer") <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> all the issued <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> paid-up ordinary shares ("F&N Shares") in the capital <strong>of</strong> Fraser<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Neave Limited. (the "Company"), other than those F&N Shares held <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Company as<br />

treasury shares <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> those F&N Shares owned, c<strong>on</strong>trolled or agreed to be acquired, directly or<br />

indirectly, <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Offeror <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Beverage Holdings Limited as at the date <strong>of</strong> the<br />

F&N Offer (the "Offer Shares"), at a price <strong>of</strong> S$8.88 per Offer Share.<br />

All capitalised terms used <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> not defined herein shall have the same meanings given to<br />

them in the Offer Document, unless otherwise expressly stated or the c<strong>on</strong>text otherwise<br />

requires.<br />

2. EXTENSION OF CLOSING DATE<br />

The Financial Advisers wish to announce, <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Offeror, that the closing<br />

date <strong>of</strong> the F&N Offer has been extended to 5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) <strong>on</strong> 21 January 2013,<br />

or such later date(s) as may be announced <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> or <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Offeror.<br />

Accordingly, the F&N Offer shall close at 5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) <strong>on</strong> 21 January<br />

2013, or such later date(s) as may be announced <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> or <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Offeror (the<br />

"Extended Closing Date").


3. PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTANCE<br />

Shareholders who wish to accept the F&N Offer but have not d<strong>on</strong>e so should complete, sign<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>ward their FAA or FAT (as the case may be) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> all other relevant documents as so<strong>on</strong><br />

as possible so as to reach the Offeror no later than 5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) <strong>on</strong> the<br />

Extended Closing Date. All FAAs, FATs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> other relevant documents received after 5.30<br />

p.m. (Singapore time) <strong>on</strong> the Extended Closing Date will not be accepted.<br />

Shareholders who are in any doubt about the F&N Offer should c<strong>on</strong>sult their stockbroker,<br />

bank manager, solicitor or other pr<strong>of</strong>essi<strong>on</strong>al adviser immediately.<br />

Shareholders who have not received or who have misplaced the Offer Document <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or the<br />

relevant acceptance <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>ms should c<strong>on</strong>tact The Central Depository (Pte) Limited ("CDP") (<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Shareholders whose Securities Accounts are <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or will be credited with F&N Shares<br />

("Depositors")) or Tricor Barbinder Share Registrati<strong>on</strong> Services (<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Shareholders whose<br />

names appear in the register <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the Company ("Scrip Shareholders")), as the<br />

case may be, immediately at the following respective addresses:<br />

For Depositors: For Scrip Shareholders:<br />

The Central Depository (Pte) Limited Tricor Barbinder Share Registrati<strong>on</strong> Services<br />

4 Shent<strong>on</strong> Way 80 Robins<strong>on</strong> Road<br />

#02-01 SGX Centre 2 #02-00<br />

Singapore 068807 Singapore 068898<br />

Tel: +65 6535 7511 Tel: +65 6236 3333<br />

Copies <strong>of</strong> the FAA may be obtained <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> Depositors from CDP during normal business hours<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> up to the Extended Closing Date, up<strong>on</strong> producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> satisfactory evidence that their<br />

securities accounts with CDP are or will be credited with Offer Shares.<br />

Copies <strong>of</strong> the FAT may be obtained <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scrip Shareholders from Tricor Barbinder Share<br />

Registrati<strong>on</strong> Services during normal business hours <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> up to the Extended Closing Date,<br />

up<strong>on</strong> producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> satisfactory evidence <strong>of</strong> title to Offer Shares.<br />

4. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT<br />

Issued <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

The Directors <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> shareholders <strong>of</strong> the Offeror (including those who may have delegated<br />

detailed supervisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> this Announcement) have taken all reas<strong>on</strong>able care to ensure that the<br />

facts stated <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> opini<strong>on</strong>s expressed in this Announcement are fair <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> accurate <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> that<br />

there are no other material facts not c<strong>on</strong>tained in this Announcement, the omissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> which<br />

would make any statement in this Announcement misleading.<br />

Where any in<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mati<strong>on</strong> has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly<br />

available sources or obtained from the Company, the sole resp<strong>on</strong>sibility <strong>of</strong> the Directors <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

shareholders <strong>of</strong> the Offeror has been to ensure through reas<strong>on</strong>able enquiries that such<br />

in<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mati<strong>on</strong> is accurately extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, reflected or<br />

reproduced in this Announcement.<br />

The Directors <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> shareholders <strong>of</strong> the Offeror jointly <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> severally accept resp<strong>on</strong>sibility<br />

accordingly.<br />

United Overseas<br />

Bank Limited<br />

For <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>behalf</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

TCC Assets Limited<br />

15 January 2013<br />

DBS Bank Ltd. Morgan Stanley Asia<br />

(Singapore) Pte.

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