Dfi Retail Intl Regulatory News (DFI)

7 Apr 2006 10:52

Dairy Farm International Hldgs Ld07 April 2006 DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITIES OR CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of issuer Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited ("DFIH") 2) State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified inaccordance with DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure madein accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iii) both DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) and equivalent disclosure as required under Section324 of the Companies Act 1985 (UK) pursuant to DR 3.1.8(R) as DFIH is anoverseas company 3) Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director George Joseph Ho 4) State whether notification relates to a person connected with a persondischarging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify theconnected person Yes, the connected person is H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd 5) Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification is in respect of the holding of the connected person named in 4above - beneficial interest (6) Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives orfinancial instruments relating to shares (i) Ordinary shares of US$0.05 5/9 each in DFIH (ii) Ordinary shares of US$0.05 each in Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited ("JSH"), holding company of DFIH (iii) Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each in Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ("JMH"), holding company of DFIH 7) Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number ofshares held by each of them (i) H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd (142,669 ordinary shares in DFIH); and Bank of East Asia (Nominees) Ltd (295,436 ordinary shares in DFIH) (ii) The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (3,973 ordinary shares in JSH); H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd (4,246 ordinary shares in JSH); and Bank of East Asia (Nominees) Ltd (39,884 ordinary shares in JSH) (iii) Bank of East Asia (Nominees) Ltd (154,269 ordinary shares in JMH) 8) State the nature of the transaction Mr George Joseph Ho has today advised that H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd, a connectedperson, is interested in 438,105 ordinary shares in DFIH, 48,103 ordinary sharesin JSH and 154,269 ordinary shares in JMH. 9) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired N/A 10) Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 11) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesdisposed N/A 12) Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 13) Price per share N/A 14) Date and place of transaction 7th April 2006 (date issuer informed of shareholding), the relevant shares areregistered on the respective Singapore branch registers of DFIH, JSH and JMH 15) Total holding following notification and total percentage holding followingnotification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) (i) 465,105 shares (0.03% of issued share capital of DFIH)(ii) 48,103 shares (0.005% of issued share capital of JSH)(iii) 154,269 shares (0.03% of issued share capital of JMH) 16) Date issuer informed of transaction 7th April 2006 17) Additional information None 18) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Carmen Tam on 852 2843 8270 19) Name of authorised company official responsible for making thisnotification Neil M McNamara, Jardine Matheson LimitedFor and on behalf of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited 7th April 2006 www.dairyfarmgroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange