NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE PERCENTAGE LEVEL OF A SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER'S INTEREST *
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Name of Announcer * CHINA FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED  
Company Registration No. 200605703R  
Announcement submitted on behalf of CHINA FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED  
Announcement is submitted with respect to * CHINA FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED  
Announcement is submitted by * Wang Shuping  
Designation * Chairman and CEO  
Date & Time of Broadcast 08-Apr-2008 18:25:28  
Announcement No. 00147  
 
 
>> ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS
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>> PART I
 
1.Date of notice to issuer * 24-10-2007  
 
2.Name of Substantial Shareholder * Martin Currie Inc 
 
3.Please tick one or more appropriate box(es): *
 
  • Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest or Cessation of Interest. [Please complete Part III and IV]
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    >> PART II
     
    1.Date of change of [Select Option] 
     
    2.Name of Registered Holder 
     
    3.Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest [Select Option]  
     # Please specify details
       
     
    4.Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder
     
    No. of [Select Option] held before the change 
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
    No. of N.A. which are subject of this notice 
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
    Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received 
     
    No. of N.A. held after the change 
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
     
    >> PART III
     
    1.Date of change of Deemed Interest 23-10-2007  
     
    2.The change in the percentage level From 5.88 % To 6.01 %
     
    3.Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest # Others  
     # Please specify details
    The change in the percentage level is the result of a purchase of 321,000 shares at S$0.6705 by:

    (a) the Substantial Shareholder’s Registered Holder, HSBC International Trustee Ltd. of 321,000 shares, of Martin Currie Investment Management (“MCIM”) which the Substantial Shareholder is interested in;

    (b) which the Substantial Shareholder has a deemed interest in by virtue of Section 7(4A)(b) of the Companies Act as the Substantial Shareholder and MCIM are related companies in that they are wholly owned subsidiaries of Martin Currie Ltd.  
     
    4.A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions:
    The change in the percentage level is the result of a series of transactions.  
     
     
    >> PART IV
     
    1.Holdings of Substantial Shareholder , including direct and deemed interest :
     
    Direct
    Deemed
    No. of shares held before the change 0   14,225,000  
    As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 5.88 %
    No. of shares held after the change 0   14,546,000  
    As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 6.01 %
     
    Footnotes
    The substantial shareholder had on 3 April 2008 notified the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”) and on 7 April 2008 informed the Company that their disclosures prepared on 24 October 2007 were not made known to the SGX-ST and the Company due to failed fax.

    Note:

    SAC Capital Private Limited was the issue manager for the initial public offering of China Farm Equipment Limited (the "Company"), this announcement has been prepared and released by the Company.  
     
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