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GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS The glossary contains explanations of certain terms used in this Prospectus in connection with our group of companies and our business. The terms and their meaning may not correspond to standard industry meaning or usage of these terms. “ADSL” : Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a member of the digital subscriber line family of modulation and compression technologies, all of which allow copper phone lines to support higher data rates than those required for voice telephony. ADSL supports an asymmetric service that offers higher downstream data rates than upstream. ADSL allows a subscriber to download data at speeds far higher than traditional modems and ISDN and is capable of supporting video “B2B” : An e-commerce model whereby businesses transact online “B2C” : An e-commerce model whereby businesses transact with consumers online “banner” : A form of advertisement on the Internet, usually a narrow graphic or logo towards the edge or edges of the screen “C2B” : An e-commerce model whereby consumers aggregate their demands and collectively transact with businesses online “C2C” : An e-commerce model whereby consumers transact online with each other “channel” : Website features which provide users with an efficient and easy way to explore and utilise content on the Internet through a series of guides and directories “community” : An interacting population of various kinds of individuals in a common location “content” : Information contained in a website “CPM” : Cost per mille, being cost per thousand advertisement impressions “domain name” : The Internet name of a website which is registered with Network Solutions Inc. “e-commerce” : Commercial transactions based on the electronic transmission of data over communications network. These commercial transactions may take place between B2B or B2C “e-mail” : An application that allows a user to send and receive messages to or from any other user with an Internet address, commonly known as an e-mail address “hyperlink” : A method of instantly linking one website to another “impressions” : An advertisement’s appearance on an accessed webpage. Advertisers use impressions to measure the number of views their advertisements receive and publishers often sell advertisement space according to impressions. Impressions are tracked in a log maintained by a site server “Internet” : A global network of interconnected, separately administered public and private computer networks “ISP” : Internet service provider 9
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS “online” : Being connected to other interconnected computers on the Internet “pageviews” : Statistics used to measure website activity. One pageview is recorded each time a single page on a website is viewed “PDA” : Personal Digital Assistant “portal” : A website that attracts visitors by offering free information or free services on a daily basis. The portal site can be used as a basis to explore the web. A portal is an entry point and gateway for surfing the Internet that provides useful web-related services and links “URL” : Uniform Resource Locater, being the address of a web page “WAP” : Wireless Access Protocol “web page” : A file written in programming language and readable by browsers over the Internet “website” : A group of files on the world wide web, written in programming language and readable by a browser over the Internet using a communications protocol. Each website is identifiable by its URL “world wide web” : A network of computer servers that uses a special communications protocol to link different servers throughout the Internet and permits communication of graphics, video and sound 10
Page 1 and 2: PROSPECTUS DATED 23 MAY 2000 SPH AS
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Page 5 and 6: CORPORATE INFORMATION Board of Dire
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Page 9: “Reserved Tranche” : The offer
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Page 15 and 16: Allocation of New Shares under the
Page 17 and 18: RESULTS OF APPLICATION AND DISTRIBU
Page 19 and 20: SELLING RESTRICTIONS DETAILS OF OUR
Page 21 and 22: Our present business model is based
Page 23 and 24: THE INVITATION PROSPECTUS SUMMARY S
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Page 29 and 30: RISK FACTORS We depend on a reliabl
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Page 35 and 36: USE OF PROCEEDS The net proceeds fr
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As at 30 April 2000, there were app
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Based on our internal records, we b
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BUSINESS The categories of products
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Auctions BUSINESS The Internet’s
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BUSINESS Designed for both consumer
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(ii) Button Ads BUSINESS Small adve
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BUSINESS While the Internet has sti
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Suppliers BUSINESS The suppliers wh
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BUSINESS In addition to the content
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BUSINESS We will be introducing new
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(ii) Message Boards BUSINESS We wil
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MARKETING AND BRANDING STRATEGY BUS
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Our sharehold
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Equipment to support E-commerce Our
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS, SENIO
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DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ST
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Yuan Zhou, aged 37, is the Vice Pre
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The Licence Agreement may be termin
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As at the date of this Prospectus,
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(viii) technical and research resou
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(ii) transactions in value equal to
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Entry into of forex, swap and optio
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• 312,500 preference shares of pa
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23 May 2000 The Shareholders SPH As
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Profit and Los
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of C
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2. Basis of pr
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3. Significant accounting policies
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3. Significant accounting policies
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10. Net earnings (loss) per share (
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21. Subsequent events (cont’d) (e
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GENERAL AND STATUTORY INFORMATION I
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GENERAL AND STATUTORY INFORMATION 1
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Article 66 GENERAL AND STATUTORY IN
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Article 76 GENERAL AND STATUTORY IN
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Article 102 GENERAL AND STATUTORY I
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GENERAL AND STATUTORY INFORMATION (
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CONSENTS GENERAL AND STATUTORY INFO
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APPENDIX A 4. A person who has agre
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APPENDIX A 15. Investors may subscr
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APPENDIX A ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CON
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APPENDIX A (3) tick the appropriate
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APPENDIX A An Applicant must ensure
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APPENDIX A 9. The Applicant must ha
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APPENDIX A (d) in respect of the Ne
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APPENDIX A (d) This application is
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APPENDIX B RULES OF THE ASIAONE PRE
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3. ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS APPE
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7. RIGHTS TO EXERCISE OPTIONS APPEN
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7.6 In the event that:- APPENDIX B
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APPENDIX B 10. TAKE-OVER AND WINDIN
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APPENDIX B 10.6 If in connection wi
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APPENDIX B 18.2 Save for the taxes
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To: SPH AsiaOne Ltd, News Centre, 8
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APPENDIX B ASIAONE PRE-IPO SHARE OP
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APPENDIX C RULES OF THE ASIAONE (20
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APPENDIX C “Parent Group” The P
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APPENDIX C 4.2 The number of Shares
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APPENDIX C (c) any other event appr
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APPENDIX C 9.3 Shares which are all
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14. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SCHEME APP
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APPENDIX C (c) (i) the names of, an
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APPENDIX C Vesting Schedule Subject
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