Singapore, 11 May 2020 – Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (“ST Engineering” or the “Company”) sets out below its response to the query raised by the Singapore Exchange Regulation on 8 May 2020 in relation to its disclosure on dealings in securities in the Annual Report 2019.
SGX Query
Rule 1207(19) provides that the annual report must contain a statement whether and how the issuer has complied with the following best practices on dealings in securities:-
Company’s Response
This announcement is made to supplement the Company’s disclosure in its Annual Report 2019. ST Engineering has been in compliance with the above best practices on dealings by the listed issuer and its officer in its securities as set out in the SGX Listing Rules 1207(19) in the following manner:-
Following the amendments to the quarterly reporting framework, the Company has adopted half-year and full-year financial statement announcements instead of quarterly financial announcement. The Company and the officers will observe a one month trading black out period commencing one month before the announcement of the Company’s half-year and full-year financial statements hence forth. The Company will have a clearer statement to reflect the Company’s practices on dealings its securities in its next year’s Annual Report.
By Order of the Board
Tan Wan Hoon
Joint Company Secretary
Singapore, 11 May 2020
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ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group specialising in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors. The Group employs about 23,000 people across offices in Asia, Europe, Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in the defence, government and commercial segments in more than 100 countries. With more than 700 smart city projects across 130 cities in its track record, the Group continues to help transform cities through its suite of Smart Mobility, Smart Security and Smart Environment solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering reported revenue of $7.9b in FY2019 and it ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of the FTSE Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore, iEdge SG ESG Transparency Index and iEdge SG ESG Leaders Index. For more information, please visit www.stengg.com.
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