JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
Launch of new FTSE ST Maritime Index reflects SGX’s sector strength
31 August 2009 – Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) will launch the new FTSE ST Maritime Index on 1 September
The launch of the FTSE ST Maritime Index reflects the strength of the maritime
component of companies in the energy, offshore and shipping industries listed on SGX;
and underlines the Exchange’s efforts in enhancing this sector. This is in line with
Singapore’s aim to be a leading international maritime centre. The new index provides
investors and analysts a benchmark tool to track and measure the performance of SGXlisted
companies in the maritime industry that meet the indexing standards required by
As an extension of the FTSE ST Index Series, the FTSE ST Maritime Index comprises 12
companies that have at least 55% of their revenue derived from maritime related
activities including the manufacturing, ownership, operation and repairing of commercial
and/or cargo vessels. Companies are classified using ICB, the leading sector
classification system. This system enables companies in the index to be used by
investors worldwide in peer-to-peer comparisons on a regional and global basis, leading
The FTSE ST Maritime Index values will be displayed alongside the real-time, intra-day
values of the STI and other FTSE ST indices displayed at the following websites:
FTSE will distribute the new index in real-time to distributors globally via its Global
Distribution System, and will also display the end-of-day index values on its website at
http://www.ftse.com/st
View Annex 1 - The FTSE ST Maritime Index Starting Constituents
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Media contacts:
SPH
Chin Soo Fang
Corporate Communications
DID: +65 6319 1216
Email: soofang@sph.com.sg
SGX
Magdalyn Liew
Corporate Communications
Tel: +65 6236 8157
Email: magdalynliew@sgx.com
FTSE
Meredith Blakemore or Emily Mok
Tel: +852 2230 5800
Email: media@ftse.com
About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) celebrates its 25th
anniversary this year. It is Southeast Asia’s leading media organisation, engaging minds and
enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.
Newspapers and Magazines
In Singapore, SPH publishes 17 newspaper titles in four languages. Every day, 2.9 million
individuals or 79 per cent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH's news publications.
SPH also publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region,
covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information technology.
Internet and Mobile
Beyond print, the Internet editions of SPH newspapers enjoy over 150 million pageviews with 9
million unique visitors every month. Apart from SPH AsiaOne portal, SPH's online and new media
initiatives include an online marketplace for products, services and employment, ST701; local
search and directory engine, rednano.sg; Stomp (Straits Times Online Mobile Print), a portal that
connects, engages and interacts with readers on the Web and via mobile phone messaging; omy,
a bilingual news and interactive portal and The Straits Times RazorTV, a free access interactive
webcast service offering live chat shows and video-on-demand clips.
Broadcasting
SPH has a 20 per cent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air
channels 5, 8, U and TV Mobile, and a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which
publishes the free newspaper, Today. In the radio business, SPH has an 80 per cent stake in
SPH UnionWorks Pte Ltd, which operates entertainment stations Radio 100.3 FM in Mandarin
and Radio 91.3 FM in English.
Outdoor Advertising
In addition, SPH has ventured into outdoor advertising through its wholly-owned subsidiary, SPH
MediaBoxOffice Pte Ltd, Singapore’s largest outdoor motion display advertising network media
company.
Properties
SPH owns and manages Paragon, the prime retail and office complex in the heart of Orchard
Road, Singapore's main shopping belt. SPH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Times Development Pte
Ltd, is also developing a 43-storey upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson
Road.
Visit www.sph.com.sg for more information
About Singapore Exchange Limited
Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) was inaugurated on 1 December 1999, following the merger of
two established and well-respected financial institutions - the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES)
and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX). SGX is Asia-Pacific's first
demutualised and integrated securities and derivatives exchange and is listed on its own bourse.
The exchange's stock is a component of benchmark indices such as the MSCI Singapore's Free
Index and the Straits Times Index (STI).
SGX aims to offer a highly trusted, comprehensive and efficient securities and derivatives
marketplace for raising capital, risk transfer, trading, clearing and settlement. SGX facilitates the
trading and clearing of commodity futures and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives such as
forward freight agreements and oil swaps. Through strategic alliances and partnerships with
other exchanges around the world, SGX is firmly positioned as an Asian Gateway.
For more information, please visit SGX website: www.sgx.com
About FTSE Group
FTSE Group (FTSE) is a world-leader in the creation and management of indexes. With offices in
Boston, Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney,
Shanghai and Tokyo, FTSE works with investors in 77 countries globally. It calculates and
manages a comprehensive range of equity, fixed income, real estate and investment strategy
indices, on both a standard and custom basis. The company has collaborative arrangements with
a number of stock exchanges, trade bodies and asset class specialists around the world.
FTSE indexes are used extensively by investors world-wide for investment analysis, performance
measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking
funds.
