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BackMay 30, 2025

Other Issuer(s) for Stapled Security
Name DBS TRUSTEE LIMITED
Announcement Title	Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date & Time of Broadcast	May 30, 2025 17:26
Status	New
Announcement Sub Title	Appointment of Chief Investment Officer
Announcement Reference	SG250530OTHRMZM9
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)	Soo Lai Sun
Designation	Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)	Appointment of Mandy Koo Bee Yee as Chief Investment Officer
Additional Details
Date Of Appointment	01/06/2025
Name Of Person	Mandy Koo Bee Yee
Age	45
Country Of Principal Residence	Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process)	The Nominating and Remuneration Committee ("NRC") of M&C REIT Management Limited (the Manager of CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust) ("H-REIT Manager") and M&C Business Trust Management Limited (the Trustee-Manager of CDL Hospitality Business Trust) ("HBT Trustee-Manager") have recommended to the Board of the H-REIT Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager, (collectively, the "Boards") that Ms Mandy Koo Bee Yee be appointed as the Chief Investment Officer. In view of her outstanding performance in her current role as the Head, Investments & Investor Relations of the H-REIT Manager and HBT Trustee-Manager as well as her qualification and relevant past experience, the Boards have approved the appointment as recommended by the NRC of the H-REIT Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility	Executive. Responsible for sourcing, evaluating, structuring, negotiating and executing strategic acquisitions across the hospitality and living asset classes with a view to enhance CDL Hospitality Trusts' investment portfolio; leading the asset management of the new living asset class and overseeing the investor relations function.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)	Chief Investment Officer
Professional qualifications	Graduated with double degrees from Singapore Management University: - Bachelor of Business Management (Finance), summa cum laude; and - Bachelor of Accountancy, summa cum laude Chartered Financial Analyst
Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries	Nil
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)	Nil
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years	From January 2019 to Present Head, Investments & Investor Relations of H-REIT Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager From January 2013 to December 2018 Vice President, Investments & Investor Relations of H-REIT Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager
Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6))	Yes
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries?	No
# These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704 (9) or Catalist Rule 704 (8).
Past (for the last 5 years)	Nil
Present	Nil
(a) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any bankruptcy law of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a partner?	No
(b) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive, at the time when he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the winding up or dissolution of that entity or, where that entity is the trustee of a business trust, that business trust, on the ground of insolvency?	No
(c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him?	No
(d) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose?	No
(e) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach?	No
(f) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgment has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part?	No
(g) Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any entity or business trust?	No
(h) Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity (including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust?	No
(i) Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity?	No
(j) Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :-
(i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or	No
(ii) any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or	No
(iii) any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or	No
(iv) any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust?	No
(k) Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere?	No
Any prior experience as a director of an issuer listed on the Exchange?	No
If no, please state if the director has attended or will be attending training on the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed issuer as prescribed by the Exchange	N.A.
Please provide details of relevant experience and the nominating committee's reasons for not requiring the director to undergo training as prescribed by the Exchange (if applicable)	N.A.

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