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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSAll statements contained in this Prospectus, statements made in press releases and oral statementsthat may be made by us or our Directors, Executive Of®cers or employees acting on our behalf, thatare not statements of historical fact, constitute `forward-looking statements'. You can identify some ofthese forward-looking statements by terms such as `may', `will', `would', `could', `expect', `anticipate',`intend', `forecast', `if', `possible', `probable', `project', `should', `estimate', `believe', `plan', or similarwords and phrases. However, you should note that these words are not the exclusive means ofidentifying forward-looking statements. All statements regarding our expected ®nancial position,business strategy, plans and prospects are forward-looking statements.These forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements as to our revenue andpro®tability, prospects, future plans and other matters discussed in this Prospectus regardingmatters that are not historical facts are only predictions. These forward-looking statements involveknown and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual future results,performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance orachievements expected, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These riskfactors and uncertainties are discussed in more detail under ``Risk Factors'' on pages 26 to 34 ofthis Prospectus.You should be aware that the prospects and forecasts in respect of our industry and businesseswhich we refer to in this Prospectus are forward looking statements based on factors andassumptions that may be subject to a high degree of uncertainty and are beyond our control.Given the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual future results, performance orachievements to be materially different from that expected, expressed or implied by the forwardlookingstatements in this Prospectus, undue reliance must not be placed on these statements.Neither our Company, the Manager, Underwriter, Placement Agent, Primary Sub-Underwriters orPrimary Sub-Placement Agents nor any person represents or warrants that our Group's actual futureresults, performance or achievements will be as discussed in those statements.Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements asa result of the risks faced by us. We, the Manager, Underwriter, Placement Agent, PrimarySub-Underwriters and Primary Sub-Placement Agents disclaim any responsibility to update any ofthose forward-looking statements or publicly announce any revisions to those forward-lookingstatements to re¯ect future developments, events or circumstances. We are, however, subject to theprovisions of the SFA and the Listing Manual of the SGX-ST regarding corporate disclosure. Inparticular, pursuant to Section 241 of the SFA, if after the Prospectus is registered but before theclose of the Invitation, our Company becomes aware of (a) a false or misleading statement or matterin the Prospectus; (b) an omission from the Prospectus of any information that should have beenincluded in it under Sections 243 and 244 of the SFA; or (c) a new circumstance that has arisensince the Prospectus was lodged with the Authority and would have been required by Sections 243or 244 of the SFA to be included in the Prospectus, if it had arisen before the Prospectus was lodgedand that is materially adverse from the point of view of an investor, our Company may lodge asupplementary or replacement prospectus with the Authority.12