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Announcement Of Cessation As Chief Financial Officer

BackJul 28, 2008
Resignation Details
Name Of Person Lo Shye Ru
Age 51
Is Effective Date Of Cessation Known? Yes
Effective Date Of Cessation 28/07/2008
Detailed Reason(s) for Cessation Resignation - moving to another company with overseas operations.
Is there any difference of opinion on material matters between the person and the Board of directors? No
If yes, please elaborate NA
Is there any matter in relation to the cessation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the listed issuer? No
If yes, please elaborate NA
Any other relevant information to be provided to shareholders of the listed issuer? No
If yes, please elaborate NA
Date of Appointment to current position 01/07/2006
Job Title Chief Financial Officer / Investor Relations Manager
Role and Responsibilities As a Chief Financial Officer, Mr Lo Shye Ru is responsible for applying the appropriate capital management strategy, overseeing implementation of First REIT's short and medium term business plans and financial conditions as well as coordinating fund management activities.

As an Investor Relations Manager, he is responsible for facilitating communication and liaison with Unitholders, including statutory reporting and compliance with Listing Manual and promoting and marketing First REIT to Unitholders, prospective investors and the media.
Does the AC have a minimum of 3 members (taking into account this resignation)? Yes
Number of Independent Directors currently resident in Singapore (taking into account this cessation) N.A.
Number of Cessations of Appointments specified in Listing Rule 704(7) over the past 12 months 1 (including Mr Lo Shye Ru's resignation).
Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries Nil
Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries Nil
Other Directorship
Past Directorship (for the last five years) Gleneagles CRC (Thailand) Pte Ltd
Present Directorship JR Bell Pte Ltd
Other Notes
Footnotes Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited were the joint lead managers and underwriters of the initial public offering of units in First REIT.