News Release

Notice To CAO Shareholders: Shares Go Ex-Dividend And Ex-Bonus On 6 Jun 2003

CAO shares went ex-dividend and ex-bonus on 6 June 2003. Accordingly, the share price fell from a close of S$0.615 on 5 June 2003 to an opening price of S$0.515. The actual effective closing price for 5 June, after taking the dividend payment into account, was S$0.5042; thus shares rise slightly on their first day of trading.