Asiaone 1-42
Asiaone 1-42
Asiaone 1-42
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May 23, 2000<br />
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENT STATEMENTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS<br />
The Board of Directors<br />
SPH AsiaOne Ltd<br />
82 Genting Lane<br />
News Centre<br />
Singapore 349567<br />
Dear Sirs<br />
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SPH AsiaOne Ltd (the “Company”),<br />
comprising the proforma balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, statements of changes in<br />
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the financial years ended August 31, 1997, 1998, 1999 and<br />
the period from September 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999 and the notes thereto, and the balance<br />
sheet as at February 29, 2000 and profit and loss accounts, statements of changes in shareholders’<br />
equity and cash flows for the period from July 23, 1999 to February 29, 2000 and the notes thereto.<br />
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s directors. Our responsibility is to<br />
express an opinion on these financial statements of the Company based on our audits.<br />
We conducted our audits in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those Standards<br />
require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the<br />
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,<br />
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes<br />
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the directors, as well as<br />
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable<br />
basis for our opinion.<br />
In our opinion,<br />
(i) the above-mentioned proforma financial statements of the Company, expressed in Singapore<br />
dollars, present fairly, in all material respects, the proforma financial position of the Company<br />
as at August 31, 1997, 1998, 1999 and November 30, 1999, and of the proforma results of the<br />
Company and its proforma changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the financial<br />
years ended August 31, 1997, 1998, 1999 and the period from September 1, 1999 to November<br />
30, 1999, in accordance with the bases set out in Note 2 to the financial statements and in<br />
accordance with Singapore Statements of Accounting Standard; and<br />
(ii) the above-mentioned financial statements of the Company, expressed in Singapore dollars,<br />
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at February 29,<br />
2000, and of the results of the Company and its changes in shareholders’ equity and cash<br />
flows for the period from July 23, 1999 to February 29, 2000, in accordance with Singapore<br />
Statements of Accounting Standard.<br />
Yours faithfully<br />
ERNST & YOUNG<br />
Certified Public Accountants<br />
(Partner: Kevin Kwok)<br />
Singapore<br />
117<br />
10 Collyer Quay<br />
#21-01 Ocean Building<br />
Singapore 049315<br />
Mail Address:<br />
Robinson Road P O Box 384<br />
Singapore 900734<br />
Telephone: 5357777<br />
Fax: 5327662