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Notes to the<br />

Financial StatementS<br />

August 31, <strong>2011</strong><br />

110 <strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Press</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)<br />

(r)<br />

Employee benefits (cont’d)<br />

(iii)<br />

Share-based compensation (cont’d)<br />

• Performance shares<br />

Persons eligible to participate in the SPH Performance Share Plan (“the Plan”) are<br />

selected Group Employees of such rank and service period as the Remuneration<br />

Committee (“the Committee”) may determine, and other participants selected by the<br />

Committee.<br />

The Plan contemplates the award of fully-paid ordinary shares, their equivalent<br />

cash value or combinations thereof, free of charge, provided that certain prescribed<br />

performance conditions are met and upon expiry of the prescribed vesting periods.<br />

The fair value of the performance shares granted is recognised as a share-based<br />

compensation expense in the income statement with a corresponding increase in the<br />

share-based compensation reserve over the vesting period.<br />

The amount is determined by reference to the fair value of the performance shares on<br />

grant date.<br />

If the performance condition is a market condition, the probability of the performance<br />

condition being met is taken into account in estimating the fair value of the ordinary<br />

shares granted at the grant date. The compensation cost shall be charged to the<br />

income statement on a basis that fairly reflects the manner in which the benefits will<br />

accrue to the employee under the Plan over the prescribed vesting periods from date<br />

of grant. No adjustments to the amounts charged to the income statement are made<br />

whether or not the market condition is met.<br />

For performance share grants with non-market conditions, the Company revises<br />

its estimates of the number of share grants expected to vest and corresponding<br />

adjustments are made to the income statement and share-based compensation<br />

reserve. The Company assesses this change at the end of each financial <strong>report</strong>ing<br />

period.<br />

(s)<br />

Provisions<br />

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result<br />

of past events, it is more likely than not that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the<br />

obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

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