SGX: No Change To STI After Quarterly Review - Three New IPOs Gained Entry To FTSE ST Small Cap Index

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) today announced the results of the first quarterly review of the FTSE ST Index Series. While there were no changes to the STI constituents, three new IPOs - Courts Asia, Geo Energy Resources and Religare Health Trust, listed in October 2012, gained entry into FTSE ST Small Cap Index.

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Keppel Land, Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, Capitacommercial Trust and UOL Group, in order of their market capitalization, remain on the STI reserve list. These five will replace any current STI constituent that becomes ineligible as a result of corporate actions prior to the next review.

With the new introduction of quarterly reviews in June and December, new issues not large enough to qualify as entrants in the previous March and September reviews can now be considered for entry into selected indices during these periods. All changes from today’s review are effective from the start of trading on 24 December 2012. The next review is scheduled for 7 March 2013.

The FTSE ST methodology ensures the indices accurately represent the investable universe for benchmarking purposes and can be easily replicated as the basis of index-linked products.

For more information about the STI and FTSE ST Index Series including index ground rules, please refer to http://www.sgx.com/sti or http://www.ftse.com/st where links to the relevant information are available.