STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD: NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE PERCENTAGE LEVEL OF A SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER'S INTEREST

Notice of Interest/Change in Interest
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Name of Announcer *	STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD
Company Registration No.	188700008D
Announcement submitted on behalf of	STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD
Announcement is submitted with respect to *	STRAITS TRADING CO. LTD
Announcement is submitted by *	Victoria Tse (Mrs)
Designation *	Secretary
Date & Time of Broacast	21-Nov-2007 19:20:14
Announcement No.	00146
Price Sensitivity	No

>> Announcement Details

The details of the announcement start here ...

>> Part I
1. Date of notice to issuer *	21/11/2007
2. Name of Substantial Shareholder *	Cairnhill Custodian Ltd
3. Please tick one or more appropriate box(es): *
- Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest or Cessation of Interest. [Please complete Part III and IV]

>> Part II
1. Date of change of [Select Option]
2. Name of Registered Holder
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest
# Please specify details
4. Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder
No. of N.A. held before the change
As a percentage of issued share capital
No. of N.A. which are subject of this notice
As a percentage of issued share capital
Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received
No. of N.A. held after the change
As a percentage of issued share capital

>> Part III
1. Date of change of Interest	20/11/2007
2. The change in the percentage level	From 6.98 % to 7.09 %
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest	# Others
# Please specify details	On 20 November 2007, Tecity Pte Ltd purchased 375,000 shares in The Straits Trading Company Limited (STC Shares). As a consequence of the purchase, Cairnhill Custodian Ltd's deemed interest in STC Shares has increased from 6.98% to 7.09%. Cairnhill Custodian Ltd is, pursuant to the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore, deemed to be interested in the STC Shares held by Tecity Pte Ltd and Mellford Pte Ltd.
4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions	The change in percentage level is the result of a transaction.

>> Part IV
1. Holdings of Substantial Shareholder, including direct and deemed interest:
	Direct	Deemed
No. of shares held before the change	0	22,744,488
As a percentage of issued share capital	0 %	6.98 %
No. of shares held after the change	0	23,119,488
As a percentage of issued share capital	0 %	7.09 %