News Releases 1999

Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec

• DBS Completes Back-ups of Customers' Records Well Ahead of Y2K Crossover  (31 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Thai Danu Bank takes steps to position Bank for future  (23 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank to take 19.7 percent equity stake in Bank of The Philippine Islands  (23 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank lead manages up to US$160 million floating rate note issue by Wisma (S) Limited  (20 Dec 99)
  
  
• Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Limited  (15 Dec 99)
  
  
• Securitisation of 6 Battery Road  (14 Dec 99)
  
  
• Raffles Holdings Limited  (09 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank appoints new International Retail Banking Sales Head  (09 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank aligns business on new regional model  (08 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank offers share financing for Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue)  (07 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank launches the largest bond IPO with the securitisation of 6 Battery Road  (07 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS' Lau Chan Sin moves to DBS Group Holdings  (06 Dec 99)
  
  
• Sim Siang Choon Ltd  (02 Dec 99)
  
  
• Securitisation of Tampines Centre by DBS Bank - Fully Taken Up  (01 Dec 99)
  
  
• Ho Bee Investment Ltd   (01 Dec 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank offers share financing for Raffles Holdings Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue)  (01 Dec 99)
  
  

• DBS Securitises DBS Tampines Centre and Launches S$180m Tampiness Bonds due 2006 (29 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank offers Share Financing for Ho Bee Investment Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue) (23 Nov 99)
  
  
• Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd (23 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Is Joint-Lead Manager For Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC's S$100 Million 7-Year Note Issue (19 Nov 99)
  
  
• Mediaring.Com Ltd (18 Nov 99)
  
  
• Proposed Reorganisation of the Share Capital of the Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited For The Purpose of Restructuring The Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited As a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of DBS Group Holdings Ltd Pursuant to a Scheme of Arrangement Under Section 210 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 (the " Scheme" ) (18 Nov 99)
  
  
• Asia Dekor Holdings Limited (12 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Mediaring.Com Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue) (12 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue) (10 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Acquires a 7.4% Shareholding in the Far East Bank and Trust Company (09 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Steps Up Regionalisation Efforts (09 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Asia Dekor Holdings Limited (Mainboard US$ Issue)   (05 Nov 99)
  
  
• Discontinuation of the DBSCPF Index  (05 Nov 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Appoints New Marketing Head  (02 Nov 99)
  
  

• Gail D. Fosler Is The First Women To Join DBSH Board (29 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS50 Index: Changes to Component Stocks (28 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank To Tap Singapore Customers' Views And Experience In Drive To Further Improve Service Quality  (20 Oct 99)
  
  
• NM Holdings Ltd  (20 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS Thai Danu Bank - Unaudited Financial Results For The Nine Months Ended 30 September 1999  (20 Oct 99)
  
  
• HMI Holdings Ltd  (14 Oct 99)
  
  
• Proposed Share Purchase Mandate For DBS Group Holdings Ltd  (14 Oct 99)
  
  
• Eastgate Technology Ltd (12 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For NM Holdings Ltd (SESAQ S$ Issue) (12 Oct 99)
  
  
• Remarks by John T. Olds, Vice Chairman & CEO, DBS Bank at APLMA Meeting  (08 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Appoints Charles G. Newton, Jr, to head Corporate Relations   (06 Oct 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For HMI Holdings Ltd (SESDAQ S$ Issue (06 Oct 99)
  
  
• Medtecs International Corporation Limited (05 Oct 99)
  
  
• Proposed Scheme of Arrangement to Reorganise the Share Capital of the Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited for the Purpose of the Privatisation of the Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited (01 Oct 99)
  
  

• DBS50 Index: Changes To Component Stocks (30 Sep 99)
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing for EastGate Technology Ltd (Mainboard S$ Issue) (30 Sep 99)
  
  
• Consolidation of DBS Bank's USA Operations in DBS Los Angeles Office (29 Sep 99)
• Kwong On Bank Announces 1999 Interim Results (28 Sep 99)
  
  
• Fastech Synergy Ltd (28 Sep 99)
  
  
• TMC Int'l Holdings Ltd (24 Sep 99)
  
  
• Restructuring of DBS Bank as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DBS Group Holdings Ltd (18 Sep 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing for TMC International Holdings Ltd (SESDAQ S$ Issue) (16 Sep 99)
  
  
• Mentor Media Ltd  (09 Sep 99)
  
  

• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Mentor Media Limited (SESDAQ S$ Issue)  (31 Aug 99)
  
  
• Proposed Sale By DBS Bank of Shares: (A) In Raffles City (Private) Ltd To Raffles Holdings (1995) Pte Ltd; And (B) In RC Hotels (Pte) Ltd To Emerald Holdings Pte Ltd (30 Aug 99)
  
  
• Securitisation of 268 Orchard Road By DBS Land - Fully Taken Up In 5 Hours (26 Aug 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Announces Another Bond IPO Securitisation of 268 Orchard Road (25 Aug 99)
  
  
• KS Tech Ltd (05 Aug 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Arranges The Fourth Asset Securitisation In Singapore (03 Aug 99)
  
  
• The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd Issues The First Subordinated Debt Deal From Singapore  (03 Aug 99)
  
  

• The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd receives favourable ratings for proposed subordinated debt issue  (29 Jul 99)
  
  
• 1999 Interim Results (unadited) (28 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS Group Performance for the First Half of 1999 (1H99)  (28 Jul 99)
  - Financial Highlights
  - Performance Summary
  - DBS Group P & L Account (unaudited)
  - DBS Group Balance Sheet (unaudited)
  - Notes
• DBS Bank offers share financing for KS Tech Limited (SESDAQ S$ Issue)   (27 Jul 99)
  
  
• SingTel and DBS Bank form partnership to offer innovative e-banking services(23 Jul 99)
  
  
• LHT Holdings Limited (23 Jul 99)
  
  
• First Half 1999 Financial Review of DBS Bank Thai Danu Public Company Limited (20 Jul 99)
  
  
• Appointment of Mr Jackson P Tai as Chief Financial Officer of DBS Bank (20 Jul 99)
  
  
• Development Bank of Singapore receives favourable ratings (16 Jul 99)
  
  
• Bond IPO-Securitisation of Robinson Point by DBS Land (16 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank and State Street forge alliance to provide trustee, custody and fund administration to unit trust market in Singapore (16 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank completes acquisition of Kwong On Bank (16 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing for LHT Holdings Limited (Mainboard S$ Issue) (15 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Announces Another Bond IPO - Securitisation of Robinson Point Building (15 Jul 99)
  
  
• Release of Government from the restriction on selling non-voting shares  (13 Jul 99)
  
  
• LTA Bond Deposits   (12 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS & Frank Russell Company Announce Launch of Horizon Programme  (12 Jul 99)
  
  
• A Message to Our Customers   (08 Jul 99)
  
  
• Circulars to DBS Bank Shareholders (07 Jul 99)
  
  
• ASTI Holdings Limited   (07 Jul 99)
  
  
• DBS exploring options to raise Tier II capital in international fixed income markets  (06 Jul 99)
  
  
• LTA launches debut Bond issue   (05 Jul 99)
  
  

• NERA Telecommunications Ltd   (30 Jun 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank offers share financing for ASTI Holdings Limited (SESDAQ S$ issue)     (29 Jun 99)
  
  
• (I) Proposed scheme of arrangement to restructure The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a financial services holding company (II) Proposal for the release of the government from the restriction on selling non-voting shares (26 Jun 99)
  
  
• i-One.Net International Ltd (25 Jun 99)
  
  
• Allied Components International Limited (24 Jun 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing for Nera Telecommunications Limited (23 Jun 99)
  
  
• DBS-Providing Customers With A Total Solution For E-Commerce Businesses (18 Jun 99)
  
  
• Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd (17 Jun 99)
  
  
• Proposed scheme of arrangement to reorganise the share capital of The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd (the " Bank" ) involving a special bonus issue for the purpose of removing the restrictions on foreign ownership of its ordinary shares   (11 Jun 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank announces plans for removal of restrictions on Foreign Share Ownership (10 Jun 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Hiap Seng Engineering Limited (SESDAQ S$ Issue)  (08 Jun 99)
  
  
• Another Asset Securitisation by DBS Bank (04 Jun 99)
  
  

• Notice of Call Conversion Non-Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares of $2 Each (" DBS CPS" )  (31 May 99)
  
  
• Another Asset Securitisation By DBS Bank (25 May 99)
  
  
• Proposed Merger of Foreign and Local Shares (24 May 99)
  
  
• Proposed Merger of Foreign and Local Shares (17 May 99)
  
  
• Allgreen Properties Limited (06 May 99)
  
  

• Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Limited (28 Apr 99)
  
  
• VICPLAS INTERNATIONAL LTD (21 Apr 99)
  
  
• Colex Holdings Limited (16 Apr 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For VICPLAS INTERNATIONAL (SESDAQ S$ Issue) (14 Apr 99)
  
  
• Total Automation Ltd (08 Apr 99)
  
  
• NDC Merchant Bank Ltd (05 Apr 99)
  
  

• DBS Bank Offers Share Financing For Total Automation Ltd (SESDAQ S$ Issue) (30 Mar 99)
  
  
• Terms of Capital Fund Raising (15 Mar 99)
  
  
• DBS Group Performance for 1998   (08 Mar 99)
  
  
• Results for the Year Ended 31 Dec 1998  (08 Mar 99)
  
  

• Proposed Capital Fund Raising (26 Feb 99)
  
  
• New Staff Appointments (11 Feb 99)
  
  
• DBS Bank, together with DBS Asset Management, and Frank Russell Company announce Strategic Alliance to develop World Class Investment Program (11 Feb 99)
  
  
• US$765 Million Multi-Currency Zero Coupon Privatisation Exchangeable notes due 2004 (" PENs" ) Guaranteed by the Government of Republic of Singapore (10 Feb 99)

• Changes In Interest Rates  (02 Jan 99)
  
  

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