NM 2.04 2.07 1.97 1.78 1.87 16.3 25.7 734 19.7 11.0 Presentation: 2001 - A Year of Transformation

7 DBS half on half operating profit up 36.6 Net interest income Fees and commissions Non-interest income Total revenue Staff costs Other operating expenses Operating expenses Operating profit Goodwill amortisation Provisions Net profit attributable to members Cash net profit attributable to members S million S million 962 251 567 1,529 389 360 749 780 - 47 630 630 1H01 2H01 Change 1,295 388 721 2,017 476 476 952 1,065 131 332 370 501 34.7 54.9 27.2 31.9 22.1 32.4 27.1

36.6 NM

606.0 41.3 20.4 8 S million 962 993 1,046 1,046 989 1,295

2.00 2.04 2.07 1.97 1.78

1.94 1H99 2H99 1H00 2H00 1H01 2H01 Net interest income Net interest margin gross basis Interest margins stabilise in second half 2,039 2,257 2000 2001

2.02 1.87

9 Strong fee income growth Trade finance Deposit-related Credit card Loan-related Investment banking Stockbroking Fund management Others Total Fee-to-income ratio S million S million 2000 2001 Change 75 60 33 51 98 77 62 52 509

17.3 110

94 82 81 78 73 72 50 639

18.0 45.8

55.0 147.0

59.0 20.0

5.9 16.3

3.4 25.7

10 Expense growth on target DBSH excluding DHB and DBSV a Staff costs Occupancy expenses Technology-related expenses Professional and consultancy fees Others Total excluding DHB and DBSV DHB DBSV Restructuring costs Total Cost-to-income ratio S million S million 2000 2001 Change 613 147 132 73 280 1,246 - - - 1,246

42.5 734

172 180 49 311 1,445 218 38 40 1,742

49.1 19.7

16.3 36.0

33.1 11.0

16.0 NM NM NM 39.8 a Dao Heng Bank “DHB”, DBS Vickers “DBSV” a Dao Heng Bank “DHB”, DBS Vickers “DBSV” 11 16 345 93 749 33 389 87 696 300 600 900 Managing our costs and investments IT-related Expenses Staff Costs Professional Consulting Total Operating Expenses excl. DHB DBSV 7 7 53 11 1st Half 2001 2nd Half 2001 S million S million 12 A Year of Transformation Implementing the strategy  Resilient operating profit  Building three core businesses  Improving the geographical balance  Strong asset quality and capitalisation 13 Building three core businesses Investment Banking 883 Consumer Banking 1,528 Treasury 372 Central Operations 148 Operating Revenue 2000 S million S million Investment Banking 852 Consumer Banking 1,983 Treasury 561 Central Operations 149 Operating Revenue 2001 Total Operating Revenue S2,931 million Total Operating Revenue S3,545 million 52 30 13 5 56 24 16 4 14 Credit cards Singapore Cards in issue ‘000 Receivables outstanding S million Market position Hong Kong Cards in issue ‘000 Receivables outstanding S million Market position 359 326 3 2000 2001 Change 850 1,300 3 450 424 2 25 30 - NM NM 15 Wealth management Sales Volume 314 558 322 611 764 222 180 189 174 15 4 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2H99 1H00 2H00 a Treasury investment products include Growth and equity-linked notes b Unit trusts include Horizon, Ei8ht, Up and other DBSAM programmes 1H01 314 573 544 795 2H01 1,127 S million Unit trusts b Insurance asset plan Treasury investment products a 16 to Hong Kong  10 year Bancassurance alliance with CGNU for life and general insurance  Sale of DBS HK’s insurance subsidiaries, DBS Kwong On Insurance and Dao Heng Assurance, to CGNU  Total proceeds of S112 million of which: – S71 million return of book value of subsidiaries – S30 million book gain on subsidiaries – S11 million upfront advanced payment for bancassurance  Accelerates revenue growth in DBS HK’s wealth management business  Expands DBS sales channels in Hong Kong with the establishment of a specialist sales force dedicated to insurance and wealth management products  Provides DBS with a dedicated bancassurance product provider without equity investment  DBS retains ownership of customers and concentrates on distribution, leaving product manufacturing to CGNU  Allows DBS to exit the Hong Kong insurance underwriting business Transaction Highlights Strategic Rationale 17 Extending Investment Banking capabilities Equity capital markets 8.9 -83