The Straits Trading Company Limited announced appointment of Mr. Ho Tian Yee as Independent and Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit and Risk Committee with effect from July 1, 2023. Working Experience: 1995 - July 2019 Managing Director, Pacific Asset Management (S) Pte Ltd. Other Directorships Past: Principal Commitments i. Director, DBS Bank Ltd. ii. Director, DBS Group Holdings Ltd. iii.

Director and Managing Director, Pacific Asset Management (S) Pte Ltd. (struck off) iv. Director, AusNet Services Ltd. v. Director, Fullerton Investment Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. vi.

Member of Finance Investment Committee, Urban Redevelopment Authority. Other Directorships Present: Principal Commitments i. Chairman and Director, Fullerton Fund Management Company Ltd. ii. Chairman and Director, FFMC Holdings Pte.

Ltd. iii. Deputy Chairman and Director, Pavilion Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd. iv.

Director, Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd. v. Director, Weilee Investments Pte. Ltd. vi.

Investment Advisor, Blue Edge Advisors Pte. Ltd. vii. Chairman and Director, Mount Alvernia Hospital.

Director Experience Details: 29 April 2011 - 31 March 2023: DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director. Professional Qualifications: i. Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Economics (CNAA), Portsmouth University, UK ii. Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago.