Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Key Executive http://infopub.sgx.com/apps?a=cow_corpannouncement_content&b=announce... Page 1 of 3 27/12/2017 Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Key Executive Issuer & Securities Issuer/ Manager Securities Stapled Security SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED SINGAPORE PRESS HLDGS LTD - SG1P66918738 - T39 Announcement Details Announcement Title Change - Announcement of Appointment Date & Time of Broadcast 27-Dec-2017 17:22:53 Status Announcement Sub Title Announcement Reference Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) Designation Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) New Appointment of Key Executive SG171227OTHRBFI9 Khor Siew Kim Company Secretary Appointment as Chief Financial Officer-Designate with effect from 1 March 2018. Appointment as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 April 2018. Additional Details Date Of Appointment 01/03/2018 Name Of Person Chua Hwee Song Age 50 Country Of Principal Residence The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) Familial relationship with any director and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries Conflict of interests (including any competing business) Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704 (7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6)) Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries? Shareholding Details Singapore The minating Committee has considered Mr Chua's qualifications and experience and is of the view that he will be able to contribute significantly as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Appointment is executive. Mr Chua will oversee the Finance, Tax, Treasury and Investment functions of the Group. Chief Financial Officer Nil Nil 1) Director, Tembusu Ventures Pte Ltd (2005 to present) 2) Independent Director, Sports Toto Malaysia Management Pte Ltd (vember 2012 to June 2014) 3) Independent Director, Rowsley Ltd (September 2013 to January 2016) 4) Independent Director, CWG International Ltd (6 July 2015 to 31 May 2016) 5) Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, CWG International Ltd (1 June 2016 to present) Yes Yes SPH - 10,000 Ordinary Shares (deemed) # These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704 (9) or Catalist Rule 704 (8).

Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Key Executive http://infopub.sgx.com/apps?a=cow_corpannouncement_content&b=announce... Page 2 of 3 27/12/2017 Past (for the last 5 years) Present (a) Whether at any time during the last 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? (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 the 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? (c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him? (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? (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? (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? (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? Rowsley Ltd Sports Toto Malaysia Management Pte Ltd Half the Comm Pte Ltd Renoeasy Pte Ltd CWG International Ltd Tembusu Ventures Pte Ltd Tembusu Properties Pte Ltd Tembusu Builders Pte Ltd Tembusu Global Pte Ltd

Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Key Executive http://infopub.sgx.com/apps?a=cow_corpannouncement_content&b=announce... Page 3 of 3 27/12/2017 (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? (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? (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 (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 (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 (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? (k) Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere? Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience Attachments Yes 1) Director, Rowsley Ltd (September 2013 to January 2016) 2) Director, CWG International Ltd (6 July 2015 to present) Media Release - SPH Appoints New CFO.pdf Total size =135K

Media Release SPH APPOINTS NEW CFO Singapore, 27 Dec 2017 Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) announced today that its CFO, Mr Tony Mallek, 63, will retire on 31 March 2018 after serving the company for about 15 years. It will be appointing Mr Chua Hwee Song ( 蔡辉松 ) as CFO-Designate with effect from 1 March 2018 and as CFO from 1 April 2018. Mr Mallek first joined SPH as Senior Vice-President of Finance in 2003, and became Executive Vice-President in 2006, responsible for all the finance, tax, treasury and investment functions of the SPH Group. He was promoted to CFO on 1 January 2010 and his current responsibilities include overseeing the property business of the Group. He won the Best CFO award at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2016 for the large-cap category, which is for companies with a market value of $1 billion or more. Mr Chua, 50, brings with him over 25 years of working experience, as an executive and an entrepreneur in the public and private sectors. His most recent role was as the Group CFO and Executive Director with CWG International Limited - an SGX mainboard-listed integrated real estate company with projects and investments in China, Australia and the US, including education-linked projects in China. Among several past appointments, he was Founder and Managing Director of his own company - Tembusu Ventures Pte Ltd, that was involved in private equity investments, merger and acquisition and fund raisings amongst others, and in earlier time, served in various capacities with the Economic Development Board as General Manager for the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation, and Head of Investments for rth America, and subsequently Asia in EDB s funds investment subsidiary, TIF Ventures Pte Ltd. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (1st Class Honours) from King s College, University of London as well as an MBA from the National University of Singapore. He is a CFA charterholder, and presently serves as a member of the CFO committee with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. Dr Lee Boon Yang, Chairman of SPH, said: On behalf of the board and management, I would like to thank Tony for his 15 years of sterling service. Besides his role as the Group s CFO, he has helped to identify and spearhead some of our business diversification. I congratulate him on his achievements with SPH and wish him a happy retirement ahead.

Mr Ng Yat Chung, CEO of SPH, said: I would like to thank Tony for his years of dedicated service to the company, during which we restructured our media business and expanded into new areas. He was especially instrumental in driving our property and healthcare ventures, as well as the formation of SPH REIT. I welcome Hwee Song into the SPH Group, and look forward to his contributions as we chart new growth for the Group." Enc: Mr Chua Hwee Song s photo Issued by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Co. Regn.. 198402868E For more information, please contact: Chin Soo Fang Head Corporate Communications & CSR Singapore Press Holdings DID: 6319 1216 E-mail: soofang@sph.com.sg About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia s leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms, ranging from print, digital, radio and out-of-home media. SPH owns award-winning newspapers, magazines and best-selling books in both print and digital editions, as well as online classifieds businesses in the region. In addition, SPH has three English radio stations and two Chinese radio station, an out-of-home digital advertising unit, a regional events and conferences arm, and runs a chain of modern retail convenience stores.

SPH REIT comprises Paragon, a premier upscale retail mall and medical suite/office property in Orchard Road and The Clementi Mall, a mid-market suburban mall. SPH's latest retail development is The Seletar Mall located in Sengkang. SPH is in the healthcare sector, operating private nursing homes under Orange Valley. For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg.