Announcement Title Change - Announcement of Appointment
Announcement Subtitle Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director
Securities CAPITARETAIL CHINA TRUST (CRCT)
Date & Time of Broadcast Oct 30, 2014 17:41
Submitted By Goh Mei Lan
Company Secretary, CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited
Description Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointment Details
Date of appointment Oct 31, 2014
Name of person Professor Tan Kong Yam
Age 59
Country of principal residence Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment The Board has reviewed and considered the credentials and independence of Professor Tan and is satisfied that Professor Tan's appointment as an Independent Non-Executive Director would be beneficial to the Board and CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility Non-Executive
Job title Indepedent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries Nil
Conflict of interests (including any competing business) Nil
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years From July 2005 to present - Professor of Economics, Division of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University;

From July 2002 to July 2005 - Senior Economist, World Bank Office, China
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries No
Other Directorships
Note: These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704(9) or Catalist Rule 704(8)
Past (for the last 5 years) APAC Asset Management Pty Ltd Singapore Branch; CapitaMalls Asia Limited; Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment and Development Co., Ltd.
Present APS Asset Management Pte Ltd; Surbana International Consultants Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H)
(a) Whether at any time during the past 10 years, an application or a petition under any bankruptcy law of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a partner? No
(b) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive, at any time when he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the winding up or dissolution of that entity or, where that entity is the trustee of a business trust, that business trust, on the ground of insolvency? No
(c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him? No
(d) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose? No
(e) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach? No
(f) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgment has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part? No
(g) Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any entity or business trust? No
(h) Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity (including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust? No
(i) Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity? No
(j) Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of:-
   (i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or No
   (ii) any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or No
   (iii) any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or No
   (iv) any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? No
(k) Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued with any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere? No
Information Required persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I)
Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only
Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? Yes
If yes, please provide full details Professor Tan was a director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (formerly listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited)
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