ROARing - SPC

A Quarterly SPC Newsletter O c t - D e c 2 0 0 9SPC’s first international aviation awardThe Aviation team was proud to receive theprestigious award.It was an exhilarating moment for SPC when it was declared the number one jet fuel marketerin Asia-Pacific at an international award competition organised by the Armbrust Aviation Group(AAG), a leading publisher in the aviation fuel industry. Up against international energy giants andthe best in the industry, this was also SPC’s first award in the international aviation fuel arena.Nominees for the award were named by aviation fuel industry executives who were asked tonominate companies from the airlines, jet fuel suppliers and airport operator segments that havemade a difference during these difficult times. The final nominees garnered the highest totalnominations in their respective categories.On 17 September 2009, SPC was proclaimed as the winner of the “World’s Best Jet Fuel Marketersin Asia Pacific Region” award at the 2009 AAG Jet Fuel Awards held in London, United Kingdom.The SPC aviation sales team was on cloud nine when they learnt of the win. After all, the awardwas a culmination of over 30 years of sheer hard work, which was built on a credible platform bythe predecessors, as well as practical market planning and extreme customer care. Complacency,however, was not on their minds. The team believes in providing continual exemplary customerservice and cultivating lasting relationships with customers as the winning formula for positivesales growth.SPC CEO Mr Koh Ban Heng said, “SPC is both honoured and humbled by this vote of recognition from international jet fuel buyers for our excellentcustomer service and prompt market response. The award acknowledges and validates SPC’s standing as a strong, integrated oil and gas companywith a premium brand not only at home in Singapore but also globally.”Well done, SPC Aviation, for bringing this prominent award home!IR team did it again!SPC’s Investor Relations team.Investor Relations awards won by SPC.In December, SPC received the noteworthy “Certificate of Excellence in InvestorRelations (IR)” at the IR Magazine South East Asia Awards 2009. This is theCompany’s second consecutive award in Investor Relations following SPC’s win of“Most Progress in Investor Relations” award last year.The annual IR event has been widely recognised as the most accurate and validmeasure of excellence in Investor Relations. The monthly UK-based magazine of 20years is one of the most respected publications in the market, covering all areas inthe field of Investor Relations. The magazine is alsoa proud host of awards and conferences in countriesthat include Australia, Canada, continental Europe,Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Nordic Region, the UK andthe US. The IR Magazine South East Asia Awards,now into its fifth year, has been polling investors andanalysts globally for the best in Investor Relationsin Southeast Asian companies. Winners weredetermined based on the results of a survey withover 5,000 investors and analysts from more than14 countries worldwide covering the Asian market.Receiving the award for two years running meansSPC’s IR efforts had made an impression onthe investment community and that SPC met asignificant number of mentions in the global surveycomprising tier-one analysts and international fundmanagers. The certificate affirms the eminence andsignificant achievements of SPC’s IR team.Well done!The one and onlyHear them ROAR!The SPC brand is prominently displayed across its suite of products and services.Almost every Singaporean is familiar with the SPC brand that hasbeen around for almost as long as our nation state itself. With‘Singapore’ in the name that conjures national pride, credibility andquality, SPC has this one of a kind national heritage that no other oilgiants here can call their own.Because of this brand cachet that SPC has built up overthe past forty years, the Company was nominated by theSingapore Prestige Brand Awards in the Heritage Brands categorythat pays tribute to historic homegrown brands which have embracedexceptional brands practices for more than 30 years. The Award wasjointly organised by the Association of Small & Medium Enterprisesand Lianhe Zaobao.As we take a moment to relish our past, let us continue to carrythe strength and tradition of our SPC brand into the local andinternational markets and power ahead.SPC recently became guardian to three more healthy Asian lion cubs born at the NightSafari.The births of the lion cubs – two males and one female – in November mark the zoo’sfirst success at breeding the endangered Asian lions. SPC, since adopting the zoo’smajestic lions which symbolise its corporate mascot in 2007, was elated by the news.SPC has been supporting the zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts since the 1970s.The Asian lions once prowled a range that spanned from the Middle East to India andare listed as endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The lions are one of three big cats found inIndia and are a unique subspecies that split from the African lion some 100,000 yearsago. Currently, there are only about 300 of them in the wild.SPC is proud of the Night Safari’s outstanding husbandry that has boosted thepopulation of an endangered species.Do visit the zoo one day and hear our lions ROAR!Visitors will be able to see the cubs along the tram routeat the zoo next year.4 5