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GROUP STRUCTURE
Our group structure as at the date of this Prospectus is as follows:-
ZAOBAO.COM LTD
(Incorporated in the
Republic of Singapore)
SHARE CAPITAL
GENERAL INFORMATION ON OUR GROUP
SINGAPORE PRESS
HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the
Republic of Singapore)
SPH ASIAONE LTD
(Incorporated in the
Republic of Singapore)
ASIANBOURSES.COM
PTE LTD
(Incorporated in the
Republic of Singapore)
When we were incorporated on 23 July 1999, our authorised share capital was $100,000 comprising
100,000 ordinary shares of par value $1.00 each and our issued and paid-up share capital was
$2.00 comprising 2 ordinary shares of par value $1.00 each. We issued 9,999,998 new ordinary
shares of par value $1.00 each to SPH on 1 September 1999, increasing our issued and paid-up
share capital to $10,000,000.
On 26 January 2000, we sub-divided each ordinary share of par value $1.00 each in our authorised
and issued share capital into 10 ordinary shares of par value $0.10 each. As at 26 January 2000,
our authorised share capital was $100,000,000 comprising 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of par
value $0.10 each and our issued and paid-up share capital was $10,000,000 comprising 100,000,000
ordinary shares of par value $0.10 each.
Our issued and paid-up share capital was subsequently increased to $50,000,000 comprising
500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value $0.10 each on 15 March 2000 when SPH carried out the
Capital Injection. On 4 April 2000, the Share Split was approved by our shareholder.
At an EGM held on 8 May 2000, our shareholder approved the following:-
(i) the adoption of a new set of Articles of Association of our Company;
(ii) the issue of up to 148,000,000 New Shares which are the subject of the Invitation as well as
the issue of up to 22,200,000 New Shares pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option granted to
Citicorp. The New Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with
the existing issued and fully paid Shares;
(iii) the AsiaOne (2000) Post-IPO Share Option Scheme, the rules of which are set out in Appendix
C to this Prospectus;
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FANTASTICONE (ASIA
PACIFIC) PTE LTD
(Incorporated in the
Republic of Singapore)