ABF SG BOND ETF - NOTICE OF BOOK CLOSURE DATE FOR DIVIDEND (S$ 0.012)

Company: ABF SPORE BOND INDEX FUND ETF
Stock Name: ABF SG BOND ETF
Amount: S$ 0.012
Announcement Date: 17/09/2010
Record Date: 04/10/2010

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NOTICE OF BOOK CLOSURE DATE FOR DIVIDEND *

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Name of Announcer *	ABF SPORE BOND INDEX FUND ETF
Company Registration No.	N.A.
Announcement submitted on behalf of	ABF SPORE BOND INDEX FUND ETF
Announcement is submitted with respect to *	ABF SPORE BOND INDEX FUND ETF
Announcement is submitted by *	Tan San-Ju
Designation *	Authorised User
Date & Time of Broadcast	17-Sep-2010 17:21:19
Announcement No.	00056

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Corporate Action details(e.g. Rights ratio, dividend ratio, tax rate, etc) *	Dividend Distribution
Record Date *	04-10-2010
Record Time *	17:00
Date Paid/Payable (if applicable)	15-10-2010

Footnotes

ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund – Dividend Distribution Announcement 17 September 2010 – DBS Asset Management Ltd, Manager of the ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund (ABF), today announced the Fund’s distribution of S$0.012 per unit out of QDS interest income, based on the unaudited financials as at 30 June 2010. ABF is an exchanged-traded fund listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. The ex-date is 30 September 2010 and the record date is 4 October 2010. The distribution will be payable on 15 October 2010. Participating Dealers should be aware that the ability to create units may be affected during the period up to the ex-date – please contact the Manager prior to large creation orders, redemption orders remained unaffected. Distributions to investors in respect of units registered in their names will be paid directly into their bank accounts or by cheque and sent by post to the investors’ addresses with The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd. ABF was granted the Designated Unit Trust status by IRAS on 8 September 05. Distributions made by the Fund will not attract Singapore withholding tax. Distributions are not taxable for investors who are individuals except individuals who derive such income through a partnership in Singapore or from carrying on of a trade, business or profession. Corporate investors will be taxed at 10% preferential tax rate on the distributions.

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