1. Board of Directors Meeting ++ Already obtained all required approvals from authorities to proceed 24 October 2007 - Sime Darby Berhad closure date New Board of Directors appointed with Tun Musa Hitam as Chairman Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zubir Murshid as CEO Synergy Drive scheduled to be a legal entity by end November 2007 Synergy Drive - Update

2. Board of Directors Meeting Proposed Structure of Synergy Drive Group SYNERGY DRIVE BHD GROUP HEAD OFFICE & APS UTILITIESENERGYPROPERTYPLANTATION GROUP MOTOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SINGAPORE Holding Company HONG KONG Holding Company Business Divisions SD Holdings Berhad Sime Overseas Sdn Bhd Sime Darby Oil & Gas Sdn Bhd Guthrie Property Development Holding Berhad Sime Plantations Sdn Bhd Sime Darby Motors Sdn Bhd Tractors Malaysia (1982) Sdn Bhd Sime Darby Eastern Limited Proposed Holding Company SD Far East (1991) Limited Sime Darby Hong Kong Limited MalaysiaOverseas * Names subject to change

3. Board of Directors Meeting Synergy Drive – Proposed Structure Heavy Equipment Division Synergy Drive Bhd Tractors Malaysia Power Systems Sdn Bhd Tractors Malaysia Training & Development Centre Sdn Bhd Tractors Manufacturing & Assembly Sdn Bhd Tractors Petroleum Services Sdn Bhd Tractors Material Handling Sdn Bhd TMA-Joy Industries Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd Tractors Malaysia (1982) Sdn Bhd SD Holdings Berhad Tractors Malaysia Rebuild Sdn Bhd Otofin Sdn Bhd Otofin Industries Sdn Bhd Sime Kubota Sdn Bhd Columbia Chrome (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 100% 55% 100% 75% 90% 100%

4. Board of Directors Meeting Kubota Power Crawler L45PC

5. Board of Directors Meeting Vertical Engine Sales of vertical engine improved with more sales to OEM applications Industrial Division registered RM722K engine sales (1 st quarter 07/08 FY) Order book for EPG as at end Sept 07 stands at RM704K Following up on enquiries from Myanmar and Australia for SIMEMAC generator sets

6. Board of Directors Meeting Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Launches in 4 locations of NCER including Kangar (Perlis), Alor Star (Kedah) Kerian (Perak) George Town (Pulau Pinang) from 30-31 July 2007, officially or Exhibition of Kubota products including M9000 tractors, SPU68C rice transplanter, L2800 tractor with FFB grabber and tractor implements.

7. Board of Directors Meeting Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER)

8. Board of Directors Meeting Experimental Paddy Farm of Sime Plantations Sime Plantation plans to convert 300 ha of oil plam plantation to commercial paddy farm at Tali Ayer, Kerian district Sime Darby Plantation Padi Project Team formed to develop plan for model farm within NCER Objective is to introduce to farmers, farmers society and government officers, good agricultural practices (GAP) needed to improve yield from 8 tonne per hectare Project is expected to kick off in October 2007 and cultivation is planned to commence by mid 2008.