TRANSFERS TO OR FROM RESERVES AND PROVISIONSExcept as shown in the financial statements, there wereno material transfers to or from reserves or provisionsduring the financial year.ISSUE OF SHARES AND DEBENTURESThe Company issued 17,004,832 ordinary shares of$0.10 each for cash at the respective price per shareupon exercise of the options granted by the Companyunder the <strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>Executives’ Share Option Scheme (“ST Engg ShareOption Scheme”):ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES(a) During the financial year, the Group acquired thefollowing subsidiaries:INTEREST INTEREST AFTER NET TANGIBLEACQUIRED (%) ACQUISITION (%) CONSIDERATION ASSETSNAME OF COMPANY $’000 $’000Founders Industries Pte Ltd 100 100 268,000 244,117(formerly known as Chartered Industries of<strong>Singapore</strong> (Pte) Limited) and its subsidiaries(“CIS Group”)DataMark <strong>Technologies</strong> Pte Ltd 34 51 410 410(b) During the financial year, the Group acquired anadditional equity interest in the following subsidiary:INTEREST INTEREST AFTER NET TANGIBLENAME OF COMPANY ACQUIRED (%) ACQUISITION (%) CONSIDERATION ASSETSShanghai Elite Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd 20 100 US$106,000 RMB928,308and RMB20,000(c) During the financial year, the following subsidiary wasdisposed of:GRANT NO. NO. OF ORDINARY SHARES ISSUED PRICE PER ORDINARY SHARE ($)9501 85,902 0.9059601 50,000 0.90594R3 713,166 0.87394R5 40,000 0.52295R1 880,658 0.90595R3 135,625 0.46795R4 228,096 0.40196R1 794,115 0.90596R2 450,568 0.38096R5 387,204 0.37396R6 20,549 0.46597R1 1,644,569 0.42297R2 537,402 0.62997R3 262,001 0.49297R4 57,268 0.64097R5 231,363 0.72098R1 8,553,900 1.39098R2 1,000,000 1.21098R3 902,206 1.29099R1 30,240 1.418NET TANGIBLENAME OF COMPANY INTEREST (%) CONSIDERATION ($) ASSETS ($)Transport <strong>Technologies</strong> International Ltd 55 – –Except as disclosed above, there were no otheracquisitions or disposals of subsidiaries during thefinancial year.102 • visiondirectors’ report • 103
During the financial year, its subsidiaries issued thefollowing shares:NAME OF COMPANY SHARES ISSUED AND CONSIDERATION PURPOSE<strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong> 2,800,000 ordinary shares of $1 each, For incorporation and initial workingDynamics Pte Ltd at par for cash capitalST Synthesis Pte Ltd 1,999,998 ordinary shares of $1 each, For additional working capital(formerly known asat par for cash<strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong> IntegratedServices Pte Ltd)ARRANGEMENTS TO ENABLE DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE SHARESOR DEBENTURESExcept for the ST Engg Share Option Scheme, neither atthe end of nor at any time during the financial year wasthe Company a party to any arrangement whose objectsare, or one of whose objects is, to enable the directors ofthe Company to acquire benefits by means of theacquisition of shares in or debentures of the Company orany other body corporate.DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS IN SHARES OR DEBENTURESExcept as disclosed in this report, no director who heldoffice at the end of the financial year had interests inshares or debentures of the Company or of relatedcorporations either at the beginning (or date ofappointment, if later) or at the end of the financial yearand on 6 January 2001.According to the register kept by the Company for thepurposes of Section 164 of the Companies Act, Chapter50, particulars of interests of directors who held office atthe end of the financial year in shares or debentures in theCompany and in related corporations were as follows:Vision <strong>Technologies</strong> Kinetics, Inc. 100 ordinary shares of US$1 each, For incorporation and initial workingat par for cashcapitaliShopAero Pte Ltd 1,155,000 ordinary shares of US$1 For incorporation and initial workingeach, at par for cash and 630,000 capitalordinary shares of US$1 each atUS$2.5397 per share for cashDataMark <strong>Technologies</strong> Pte Ltd 410,000 ordinary shares of $1 each, Call options exercisedat par for cashST Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Paid-in capital of US$700,000 For additional working capitalST Electronics (Taiwan) Limited Paid-in capital of NT$20,000,000 For incorporation and initial workingcapitalJuzclickCar.com Pte Ltd 100,000 ordinary shares of $1 each, For incorporation and initial workingat par for cashExcept as disclosed above, neither the Company nor itssubsidiaries issued any shares or debentures during thefinancial year.capitalHOLDINGS IN THE NAME OF THEDIRECTOR, SPOUSE OR INFANT CHILDREN1 JANUARY 2000 OR DATE 31 DECEMBEROF APPOINTMENT IF LATER 2000THE COMPANYOrdinary Shares of $0.10 eachBoon Swan Foo 600,613 224,433Professor Lui Pao Chuen 161,444 161,444Philip Tan Yuen Fah 25,686 25,686Winston Tan Tien Hin 200,000 200,000OPTIONS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.10 EACH1 JANUARY 2000 OR DATE 31 DECEMBER EXERCISEOF APPOINTMENT IF LATER 2000 PRICE ($) EXERCISABLE PERIODBoon Swan Foo 286,342 – 0.873 18.5.1999 to 7.11.2004286,342 – 0.905 18.5.1999 to 2.6.2005450,568 – 0.380 18.5.1999 to 8.4.2006450,568 – 0.422 18.5.1999 to 2.4.20071,000,000 – 1.210 21.5.2000 to 20.5.20085,000 – 1.290 8.8.2000 to 7.8.20081,000,000 1,000,000 1.418 10.2.2001 to 9.2.20095,000 5,000 2.000 11.8.2001 to 10.8.2009– 1,000,000 2.260 10.2.2002 to 9.2.2010104 • visiondirectors’ report • 105