KEPPEL LTD. 
By Pursuant to Rule 704(16) of the Listing Manual, Keppel Corporation Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 3.00 p.m. on 17 April 2014, the Resolutions relating to the following matters as set out in the Notice of AGM dated 26 March 2014 were put to the Meeting and duly passed:-
Resolutions | For | Against | |||
Resolutions | Number of Shares | Percentage (%) | Number of Shares | Percentage (%) | |
1 | Adoption of Directors' Report and Audited Financial Statements | 915,500,037 | 99.92 | 714,000 | 0.08 |
2 | Declaration of dividend | 939,954,331 | 99.96 | 364,678 | 0.04 |
3 | Re-election of Mr Tony Chew Leong-Chee as director | 935,073,934 | 98.86 | 10,812,788 | 1.14 |
4 | Re-election of Mr Tow Heng Tan as director | 903,092,582 | 96.19 | 35,770,459 | 3.81 |
5 | Re-election of Mr Danny Teoh as director | 938,747,783 |
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Re-appointment of Directors to the Audit Committee
The Company wishes to announce that:
a) Mr Tony Chew Leong-Chee was re-elected as director at the AGM and will continue to serve as Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr Chew is the Executive Chairman of Asia Resource Corporation and Chairman of KFC Vietnam. Companies which he founded include Pepsi-Cola Vietnam, International Beverages Company Myanmar and JetstarAsia Pte Ltd. Mr Chew plays an active role in promoting regional business, having served on the Trade Development Board, Economic Review Sub- Comm for Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation, Regional Business Forum, and GPC Resource Panel for Finance, Trade and Industry. He is presently Chairman of Singapore Business Federation, Governing Board member of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, the Chinese Development Assistance Council Board of Trustees, and Advisor to the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
The Board considers Mr Tony Chew an independent director for the purposes of Rule 704(8)
of the Listing Manual.
b) Mr Danny Teoh was re-elected as director at the AGM and will continue to serve as Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees, and a member of the Board Risk Committee.
Mr Teoh spent 27 years in KPMG LLP, Singapore and over the years, held various senior positions including member of KPMG International Board and Council, Head of the Audit and Risk Advisory Services and Head of Financial Services. He was the Managing Partner of KPMG LLP, Singapore from October 2005 and he retired from KPMG in September 2010. His other directorships include DBS Group Holdings Ltd, DBS Bank Ltd, CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaMall Trust), Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Jurong Town Corporation. He is Chairman of the Audit Committees of DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Jurong Town Corporation. He is also a member of the Risk and Nominating Committees of DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
The Board considers Mr Danny Teoh an independent director for the purposes of Rule 704(8)
of the Listing Manual.
With the abovementioned, the Audit Committee will continue to comprise all independent directors, namely:
(1) Danny Teoh - Chairman
(2) Tony Chew Leong-Chee - Member
(3) Oon Kum Loon (Mrs) - Member
(4) Alvin Yeo Khirn Hai - Member
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Caroline Chang / Kenny Lee
Company Secretaries
17 April 2014
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