November 16, 2010

Company announcements: SIME, TURIYA, UMW

SIME - Change in Audit Committee

Announcement Type: Change in Audit Committee
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Appointment

Designation: Member of Audit Committee

Directorate: Independent & Non Executive

Name: Sreesanthan Eliathamby

Age: 50

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: (1) L.L.B (Hons) First Class from University of Malaya, Malaysia.
(2) B.C.L. (Postgraduate Degree in Law) from University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Working experience and occupation: Mr Sreesanthan is a Partner with the legal firm of Messrs Kadir, Andri & Partners. He was formerly a Legal Assistant and later a Partner with the legal firm of Messrs Zain & Co and subsequently a partner of Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners. He is a member of the Investment Committee of Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 Fund managed by Permodalan Nasional Berhad and the Listing Committee of Bursa Malaysia.

Directorship of public companies (if any): Scomi Group Berhad
Guinness Anchor Berhad
Malayan Banking Berhad

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: None

Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change): Tan Sri Sheng Len Tao (Chairman) (Independent & Non Executive)
Dato' Henry Sackville Barlow (Independent & Non Executive)
Sreesanthan Eliathamby (Independent & Non Executive)
Zaiton binti Mohd Hassan (Non Independent & Non Executive)

Remarks: The Audit Committee of Sime Darby Berhad has been renamed as the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 16 November 2010.


SIME - Change in Audit Committee

Announcement Type: Change in Audit Committee
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Appointment

Designation: Member of Audit Committee

Directorate: Non Independent & Non Executive

Name: Zaiton binti Mohd Hassan

Age: 54

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: (1) Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.
(2) Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Working experience and occupation: Puan Zaiton started her career in PricewaterhouseCoopers as an audit trainee in 1976 and later joined Bank Pembangunan (M) Bhd as a Project Officer. Subsequently, she was seconded to Bapema Corporation Sdn Bhd as a Fund Manager. Puan Zaiton joined Malayan Banking Berhad in 1984 and had held various positions, including heading both the Bank's Treasury and International Operations, Malaysian Branch Operations Division, and General Manager/Group Corporate Planner.



In 1996, she was appointed the President/Executive Director of Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) and in September 2004, she left MARC to establish Capital Intelligence Advisors Sdn Bhd, a financial advisory firm licensed by the Securities Commission.

Directorship of public companies (if any): (1) BIMB Holdings Berhad
(2) Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

(3) Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad

(4) Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: None

Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change): Tan Sri Sheng Len Tao (Chairman) (Independent & Non Executive)
Dato' Henry Sackville Barlow (Independent & Non Executive)
Sreesanthan Eliathamby (Independent & Non Executive)
Zaiton binti Mohd Hassan (Non Independent & Non Executive)

Remarks: The Audit Committee of Sime Darby Berhad has been renamed as the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 16 November 2010.


SIME - Change in Audit Committee

Announcement Type: Change in Audit Committee
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Retirement

Designation: Member of Audit Committee

Directorate: Non Independent & Non Executive

Name: Dato' Sri Mohamed Sulaiman

Age: 72

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: Not Applicable

Working experience and occupation: Not Applicable

Directorship of public companies (if any): Not Applicable

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: 3,800 ordinary shares of RM0.50 each in Sime Darby Berhad (deemed interest)

Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change): Tan Sri Sheng Len Tao (Chairman) (Independent & Non Executive)
Dato' Henry Sackville Barlow (Independent & Non Executive)
Sreesanthan Eliathamby (Independent & Non Executive)
Zaiton binti Mohd Hassan (Non Independent & Non Executive)

Remarks: The Audit Committee of Sime Darby Berhad has been renamed as the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 16 November 2010.


SIME - Change in Audit Committee

Announcement Type: Change in Audit Committee
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Redesignation

Previous Position: Member of Audit Committee

New Position: Chairman of Audit Committee

Directorate: Independent & Non Executive

Name: Tan Sri Sheng Len Tao

Age: 64

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: (1) Chartered Accountant
(2) First Class Honours Degree in Economics from University of Bristol, England.
(3) Honorary Doctorate of Law from University of Bristol, England.

Working experience and occupation: Tan Sri Sheng is currently the Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission. He also sits on the Boards of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority and Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

Tan Sri Sheng is a member of the Advisory Council of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), the International Advisory Panel of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA), the Governing Council of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Securities Market, India (NISM), the National Economic Advisory Council, the International Advisory Council of the China Investment Corporation and the International Advisory Panel of CIMB Group. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Malaya and Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Tan Sri Sheng's previous appointments include as Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Deputy Chief Executive at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Senior Manager of Financial Sector Development at the World Bank, as well as various senior positions including Chief Economist and Assistant Governor at Bank Negara Malaysia.

Directorship of public companies (if any): Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: None

Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change): Tan Sri Sheng Len Tao (Chairman) (Independent & Non Executive)
Dato' Henry Sackville Barlow (Independent & Non Executive)
Sreesanthan Eliathamby (Independent & Non Executive)
Zaiton binti Mohd Hassan (Non Independent & Non Executive)

Remarks: The Audit Committee of Sime Darby Berhad has been renamed as the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 16 November 2010.


SIME - Change in Boardroom

Announcement Type: Change in Boardroom
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Appointment

Designation: Non-Executive Director

Directorate: Non Independent & Non Executive

Name: Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran

Age: 62

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: (1) Doctorate in Applied Economics & Management Science from the University of Stirling, Scotland.
(2) Masters Degree in Engineering specialising in Industrial Management (ME) and in Business Administration (MBA) from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
(3) Post-Graduate Degree in Rubber Technology (ANCRT) in the United Kingdom.
(4) Bachelor in Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Working experience and occupation: Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiran is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and the Chairman/Director of TH Plantations Berhad and CB Industrial Product Holding Berhad. He is also a Director of FELDA Holdings Bhd and Group.

Prior to joining the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) in 1979, Tan Sri held the position of Rubber Technologist/ Techno-Economist with the Rubber Research Institute (RRI)/Malaysian Rubber Research Development Board (MRRDB). In 1992, he was appointed as the Director-General of PORIM. He held the position for 8 years until April 2000 before assuming the role of Director-General of Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an organisation which existed as a result of a PORIM and Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA) merger, from 1 May 2000 until 18 January 2006.

Directorship of public companies (if any): (1) TH Plantations Berhad

(2) CB Industrial Product Holding Berhad
(3) Felda Holdings Bhd

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: None


SIME - Change in Boardroom

Announcement Type: Change in Boardroom
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Appointment

Designation: Director

Directorate: Non Independent & Non Executive

Name: Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hamad Kama Piah bin Che Othman

Age: 59

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: (1) Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
(2) Masters Degree from Swansea University, United Kingdom.
(3) Diploma in Statistics from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

He also holds the designation of a Certified Financial Planner and a Registered Financial Planner.

Working experience and occupation: Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hamad Kama Piah is presently the President & Group Chief Executive of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). His career spans over 30 years in the fields of investment and unit trust management. Prior to taking helm at PNB on 1 February 1998, he undertook various responsibilities in various facets of investment management and corporate finance in PNB including as portfolio manager and head of corporate restructuring.

Directorship of public companies (if any): (1) Permodalan Nasional Berhad
(2) Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad

(3) Pelaburan Hartanah Nasional Berhad
(4) Amanah Mutual Berhad
(5) Yayasan Karyawan
(6) Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre
(7) Professional Golf of Malaysia

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: None

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: None

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: None


SIME - Sime Darby Berhad Press Releases on (i) Forensic Audit (ii) Annual General Meeting

Announcement Type: General Announcement
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Type: Announcement

Subject: Sime Darby Berhad
Press Releases on (i) Forensic Audit (ii) Annual General Meeting

Contents: We attach herewith the Company's press releases both dated 16 November 2010.

This announcement is dated 16 November 2010.

Attachments: Press release- Forensic audit.docx
Press release-AGM.docx


SIME - Change in Boardroom

Announcement Type: Change in Boardroom
Company Name: SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name: SIME
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Retirement

Designation: Deputy Chairman

Directorate: Non Independent & Non Executive

Name: Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid

Age: 72

Nationality: Malaysian

Qualifications: Not Applicable

Working experience and occupation: Not Applicable

Directorship of public companies (if any): Not Applicable

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: none

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: none

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: none


TURIYA - Change in Boardroom

Announcement Type: Change in Boardroom
Company Name: TURIYA BERHAD
Stock Name: TURIYA
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Date of change: 16/11/2010

Type of change: Resignation

Designation: Director

Directorate: Independent & Non Executive

Name: Mohamed AbdulRahman Hussain Abdulla Bucheeri

Age: 55

Nationality: Bahraini

Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Aleppo, Syria

Working experience and occupation: Mr. Hussain has more than 33 years of banking experience. Prior to his departure from Ithmaar Bank, Mr. Hussain was the Chief Executive of the Bank and was earlier the Chief Executive and Member of The Board of Shamil Bank (Bahrain), which was then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ithmaar Bank. A seasoned banker who joined Shamil Bank in 1998, Mr. Hussain previously held other senior positions at the Bank, including Deputy Chief Executive. He was also General Manager of Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (E.C.) in Bahrain prior to its merger with Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain (E.C.) in 2000. His previous positions included Senior Vice President, Smith Barney Inc. Bahrain; Director, Marketing and Corporate Finance, Bahrain International Bank; and Assistant Vice President, Gulf International Bank. He currently serves on the boards of BBK (formerly known as Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait), Faysal Bank Limited (Pakistan), First Leasing Bank, Solidarity and Ithraa Capital (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Directorship of public companies (if any): Nil

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer: Nil

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer: Nil

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries: Nil


UMW - ACQUISITION OF SHARES IN UMW PETRODRIL SIAM CO., LTD BY UMW PETRODRIL (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

Announcement Type: General Announcement
Company Name: UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD
Stock Name: UMW
Date Announced: 16/11/2010

Announcement Detail:
Type: Announcement

Subject: ACQUISITION OF SHARES IN UMW PETRODRIL SIAM CO., LTD BY UMW PETRODRIL (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

Contents: ACQUISITION OF SHARES IN UMW PETRODRIL SIAM CO., LTD BY UMW PETRODRIL (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

Attachments: UMW Petrodril Siam Co Ltd.doc



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