| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Announcement Subtitle | Promotion of Chief Financial Officer to Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Securities | UNI-ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED (UNIASIA) |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Jan 30, 2015 17:35 |
| Submitted By | Lim Kai Ching Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Effective Date and Time | Jan 5, 2015 8:00 |
| Description | Mr. Lim Kai Ching is promoted from Chief Financial Officer to Group Chief Financial Officer. |
| Appointment Details | |
| Date of appointment | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Name of person | Lim Kai Ching |
| Age | 41 |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment | The Board, with the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, is of the view that it would be appropriate to re-title Mr. Lim Kai Ching's role as CFO to Group CFO so that he will be accountable for the Group's accounting and financial matters and the CFO, FC and/or accounts managers of the subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly report to the Group CFO. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Yes. All financial, risk management, investor relations matters of the Group and any management responsibilities as delegated by the Board. |
| Job title | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | Nil |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Mr. Lim Kai Ching joined the Group in June 2011 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the listed issuer on 17 August 2011. Prior working experience before joining the Group: February 2009 to May 2011 Client Relationship Manager State Street Fund Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd Leading a team in providing financial reporting, cash management, and corporate secretarial services to a portfolio of clients. April 2008 to January 2009 Financial Controller Haikui Pte Ltd June 2007 to April 2008 Vice-President with the Group June 1999 to June 2007 Manager Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | Yes |
| Shareholding details | 30,000 shares in the listed issuer held by spouse. |
| Other Directorships | |
| Note: These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704(9) or Catalist Rule 704(8) | |
| Past (for the last 5 years) | Nil |
| Present | 1) Joule Asset Management Pte. Ltd. 2) Acebridge Pte. Ltd. |
| Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H) | |
| (a) Whether at any time during the past 10 years, an application or a petition under any bankruptcy law of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a partner? | No |
| (b) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive, at any time when he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the winding up or dissolution of that entity or, where that entity is the trustee of a business trust, that business trust, on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| (c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him? | No |
| (d) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose? | No |
| (e) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach? | No |
| (f) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgment has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part? | No |
| (g) Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any entity or business trust? | No |
| (h) Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity (including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust? | No |
| (i) Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity? | No |
| (j) Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of:- | |
| (i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (ii) any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (iii) any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (iv) any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | No |
| (k) Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued with any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere? | No |
| Information Required persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I) | |
| Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | No |
| If yes, please provide full details | N.A. |