Singapore

The Association of Banks in Singapore 10 Shenton Way #12-08 MAS Building Singapore 079117 Republic of Singapore Tel: +65 6224 4300 Fax: +65 6224 1785 Email: banks@abs.org.sg Mr Wee Ee Cheong, Chairman Mrs Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Director and Liaison Officer

At The Association of Banks in Singapore Annual Council Meeting on 26 June 2009, UOB Bank was elected the new Chairman Bank of the Association, represented by Mr Wee Ee Cheong, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UOB Bank.  The Vice Chairman Banks and Council Members are as follows :

Chairman	United Overseas Bank Ltd
Vice Chairman	OCBC Bank
Vice-Chairman	Standard Chartered Bank
Council Members	ABN AMRO Bank NV Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Bank of America NA BNP Paribas Barclays Bank Plc Citibank Singapore Ltd Credit Suisse DBS Bank Ltd Deutsche Bank AG HSBC Maybank State Bank of India The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, S’pore Branch VTB Capital Plc, Singapore Branch

After a five month search, DBS Bank has named Mr Piyush Gupta as its new Chief Executive Officer.  A former Citibanker, Mr Piyush Gupta will join DBS in November 2009, subject to regulatory approval.