Credit risk continued C

DBS BANK CHINA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012 All amounts expressed in Rmb unless otherwise stated [English translation for reference only] 49 48 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT continued

48.2 Credit risk continued C

Impairment and provisioning policies continued Collectively assessed impairment allowances are provided for: i portfolios of homogenous assets that are individually below materiality thresholds; and ii losses that have been incurred but have not yet been identified, by using the available historical experience, experienced judgment and statistical techniques. D Maximum exposure to credit risk before collateral held or other credit enhancements 31 December 2012 31 December 2011 Deposits with other banks 14,213,304,799 7,168,349,714 Placements with other banks 11,457,103,074 11,365,617,965 Trading assets 3,987,444,525 4,140,232,322 Investment securities – available-for-sale 3,051,065,805 2,550,693,786 Financial assets purchased under resale agreements - 2,594,928,756 Derivative assets 2,873,823,927 1,805,640,590 Interest receivable 592,714,121 500,294,738 Loans to corporate entities 41,398,269,815 34,163,377,974 Loans to individuals 5,453,540,351 5,492,485,586 Other financial assets 120,021,859 123,752,412 Sub-total 83,147,288,276 69,905,373,843 Letters of credit issued 21,865,545,724 10,949,871,136 Letters of guarantee issued 1,112,029,363 1,574,139,685 Irrevocable loan commitment 736,761,515 1,529,937,525 Bank acceptances 1,194,520,292 1,065,096,451 Standby letter of credit 1,074,412,502 831,650,344 Sub-total 25,983,269,396 15,950,695,141 Total 109,130,557,672 85,856,068,984 The above table represents a worse case scenario of credit risk exposure to the Bank at 31 December 2012, without taking account of any collateral held or other credit enhancements attached. For on-balance-sheet assets, the exposures set out above are based on net carrying amounts as reported in the balance sheet. As shown above, 56 of the total on-balance-sheet maximum exposure is derived from loans and advances to customers 31 December 2011: 57. DBS BANK CHINA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012 All amounts expressed in Rmb unless otherwise stated [English translation for reference only] 50 48 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT continued

48.2 Credit risk continued E