1. Demise of executive chairman – Mr Lew Kit Foo @ Liew Foo
2. Extension of time for announcement of half year financial results

  1. The board of directors (the “Board” or the “Directors”) of Wong Fong Industries Limited (the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announce, with much regret and sadness, the demise of Mr Lew Kit Foo @ Liew Foo, the Executive Chairman of the Company on 10 August 2018. Mr Lew Kit Foo @ Liew Foo was one of the founders of the Group. The Board and the management would like to extend their deepest condolences to the family of Mr Lew Kit Foo @ Liew Foo and wish to express their appreciation and gratitude for his guidance and invaluable contributions to the success of the Company all these years. In the interim, the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Liew Ah Kuie, will assume the role of the Executive Chairman. The Board will update shareholders once a suitable candidate has been identified.
  2. Pursuant to Rule 705(3) of the SGX-ST Listing Manual Section B: Rules of Catalist, the Company is required to announce its financial statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2018 (“HY2018 Financial Statements”) by 14 August 2018. The Company intends to postpone the Audit Committee and the Board meetings for the approval of the HY2018 Financial Statements until after 14 August 2018. The Company has made an application to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited for an extension of time for announcement of the HY2018 Financial Statements to 31 August 2018 and will update shareholders accordingly.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Liew Ah Kuie
Deputy Chairman and Managing Director
10 August 2018

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This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its contents have been reviewed by the Company’s sponsor, United Overseas Bank Limited (the “Sponsor”), for compliance with the relevant rules of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”). The Sponsor has not independently verified the contents of this announcement.

This announcement has not been examined or approved by the SGX-ST and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement.

The contact person for the Sponsor is Mr Chia Beng Kwan, Senior Director, Equity Capital Markets, who can be contacted at 80 Raffles Place, #03-03 UOB Plaza 1, Singapore 048624, telephone: +65 6533 9898.