Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Shares Increase In The S&P Asia 50 Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Asia 50 index effective the close of trading Monday, June 7, 2004:

• Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (Singapore, SEDOL: 6663689, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Asia 50 index, shares will increase by 75,925,260 to 1,356,001,160. The new shares originated from the acquisition of The Great Eastern Holdings Limited.

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