SGXNet Announcement

1 July 2021

Independence Status of Directors and New Composition of the Board and its Board Committees

Singapore Exchange Limited (the "Company") wishes to announce that with effect from 20 September 2021, Mr Kwa Chong Seng and Mr Kevin Kwok are respectively considered non-independent, solely on account of each of them having completed nine consecutive years of service on the SGX Board.

Following this determination,

  1. Dr Beh Swan Gin will be appointed as the Lead Independent Director with effect from 20 September 2021;
  2. Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, who is appointed to the Board and the Audit Committee ("AC") with effect from 1 July 2021, will be appointed as AC Chairman with effect from 1 September 2021. Mr Kevin Kwok steps down as Chairman of the AC, but remains a member of the AC;
  3. Dr Beh Swan Gin was appointed as a member and Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee ("NGC") with effect from 15 June 2021. Mr Kwa stepped down as Chairman of the NGC, but remains a member of the NGC;
  4. Mr Lim Chin Hu is appointed as a member and Chairman of the Remuneration & Staff
    Development Committee ("RSDC") with effect from 1 July 2021. Mr Kwa Chong Seng steps down as Chairman of the RSDC, but remains a member of the RSDC; and
  5. Mr Yeoh Oon Jin will be appointed as a member of the Risk Management Committee ("RMC") with effect from 1 September 2021.

With these changes, the new composition of the Board and its Board committees will be as follows:

Board of Directors

Mr Kwa Chong Seng

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Non-Executive Chairman and Non-Independent Director1

Mr Loh Boon Chye

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Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Director

1 Mr Kwa Chong Seng will be deemed non-independent with effect from 20 September 2021.

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Dr Beh Swan Gin

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Independent Non-Executive Director & Lead Independent

Director2

Ms Chew Gek Khim

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Jane Diplock

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Non-IndependentNon-Executive Director

Mr Kevin Kwok

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Non-IndependentNon-Executive Director3

Mr Lim Chin Hu

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Lim Sok Hui (Mrs Chng)

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Non-IndependentNon-Executive Director

Mr Mark Makepeace

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Ng Wai King

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Prof. Subra Suresh

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin

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Independent Non-Executive Director

Audit Committee

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin

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Chairman4

Mr Kevin Kwok

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Member4

Ms Jane Diplock AO

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Member

Mr Lim Chin Hu

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Member

Mr Mark Makepeace

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Member

Nominating & Governance Committee

Dr Beh Swan Gin

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Chairman5

Mr Kwa Chong Seng

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Member5

Ms Chew Gek Khim

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Member

Mr Kevin Kwok

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Member

Mr Lim Chin Hu

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Member

Prof. Subra Suresh

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Member

Remuneration & Staff Development Committee

Mr Lim Chin Hu

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Chairman6

Mr Kwa Chong Seng

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Member

Ms Chew Gek Khim

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Member

Mr Ng Wai King

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Member

Risk Management Committee

Ms Lim Sok Hui (Mrs Chng)

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Chairman

Dr Beh Swan Gin

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Member

Ms Jane Diplock AO

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Member

Mr Kevin Kwok

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Member

Mr Lim Chin Hu

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Member

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin

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Member7

By Order of the Board

Ding Hui Yun (Ms)

Seah Kim Ming Glenn (Mr)

Company Secretaries

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Dr Beh Swan Gin will be appointed Lead Independent Director with effect from 20 September 2021. Mr Kevin Kwok will be deemed non-independent with effect from 20 September 2021.

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin will be appointed AC Chairman with effect from 1 September 2021. Mr Kevin Kwok steps down as AC Chairman with effect from 1 September 2021 but remains an AC member.

Dr Beh Swan Gin was appointed as member and Chairman of NGC with effect from 15 June 2021. Mr Kwa Chong Seng stepped down as NGC Chairman with effect from 15 June 2021 but remains as NGC member.

Mr Lim Chin Hu is appointed as member and Chairman of RSDC with effect from 1 July 2021. Mr Kwa Chong Seng steps down as RSDC Chairman with effect from 1 July 2021 but remains as RSDC member.

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin will be appointed as RMC member with effect from 1 September 2021.

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