Chartered Raises S$270,000 For Children's Cancer
Foundation Through Golf Challenge  

Singapore (25 February 2005) - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, raised S$270,000 for the Children's Cancer Foundation through its Chartered Golf Challenge. To date, it is the largest amount raised by a corporate entity for the Children's Cancer Foundation.

The money raised will be channelled toward providing financial assistance to the children's families, casework and counselling as well as for supporting therapeutic and supervised play, bone marrow transplant program, parent support groups, educational talks, recreational programs, and training and research.

"This amount raised will aid us greatly in providing our services to the children and their families at present intensity. We are very glad to have such a strong show of support from Chartered and its suppliers, which is further testament to the strong sense of belief our sponsors have in what we are doing," noted Dr. Tan Hiang Khoon, Chairman, Children's Cancer Foundation.

The fundraiser was held in conjunction with the company's Supplier Day 2005, an annual event recognizing Chartered's top suppliers and their contributions. Chartered's management team, suppliers and value-chain partners from the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea and the Asia-Pacific region participated in the charity golf event. Led by top sponsors Applied Materials South-East Asia Pte Ltd, Connell Technologies Company, GE Capital Services Pte Ltd, Hermes-Epitek Corp. and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Asia Ltd, the fundraiser received generous sponsorships from 67 companies. See Appendix A for the complete list of sponsoring companies. The guests-of-honor are Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, and Dr. Tan Hiang Khoon, Chairman, Children's Cancer Foundation.

"This is the first time our suppliers, value-chain partners and employees have worked hand-in-hand to support such a large-scale community project. Many individuals and companies have contributed generously with their time and money in this effort to help raise a record amount for the Children's Cancer Foundation," said Chia Song Hwee, president and chief executive officer of Chartered. "The Children's Cancer Foundation and its volunteers play critical roles in enhancing the life and recovery of children with cancer and their families. We are deeply appreciative of the commitment and participation by everyone to make a life-changing impact for these children."

Apart from the charity golf event, Chartered also held a series of internal awareness and fund-raising efforts. Tulips and pins stalls were set up at various fabs, and employees adorned gold ribbons to commemorate International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15. Employees also attended a lunch talk to understand the symptoms of childhood cancer and its impact on children and their families.

International Childhood Cancer Day

The International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations (ICCCPO) was founded in Spain in 1994, and International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) was declared in Luxemburg in September 2001. There are about 76 ICCCPO members in 56 countries and each country will be organising their own events to commemorate ICCD.

The gold ribbon is the official ribbon of children with cancer worldwide. It is supported, recognised and promoted by hundreds of organisations and treatment centers, families, friends, and caregivers including the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, Association of Paediatric Oncology Nurses, Children's Oncology Camp Association, the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation and its chapters worldwide.

About Children's Cancer Foundation

Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) has helped more than 1,100 children and their families since its inception in 1992. CCF is an independent Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWO) that helps children with cancer below 17 years old. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being.

Among the free services CCF provides are

• Counselling and Casework
• Therapeutic Play
• Parents Support Groups
• Financial Assistance
• Back-to-School Programme
• Childhood Cancer Marrow Transplant Programme and
• Bereavement Programme.

CCF has two Family Support Centres (FSCs) where counselling and other related activities take place. The FSCs are located just outside the childhood cancer ward of both the KK Women's & Children's Hospital (KKH) and the National University Hospital (NUH) for easy accessibility by children and their families.

For more information, please contact:

Ms Juanna Tan
Communications Officer
Children's Cancer Foundation
Tel: (65) 6835 6467
Fax: (65) 6835 0032
E-mail: juanna_comms@ccf.org.sg

GOLD SPONSORS:

1. AIR PRODUCTS SINGAPORE PTE LTD
2. APPLIED MATERIALS SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE LTD
3. ASML SINGAPORE PTE LTD
4. CABOT MICROELECTRONICS GLOBAL CORPORATION
5. KOMATSU ELECTRONIC METALS CO. LTD
6. CHUAN ENGINEERING PTE LTD
7. CONCORD ELECTRICAL PTE LTD
8. DAINIPPON SCREEN SINGAPORE PTE LTD
9. EBARA ENGINEERING SINGAPORE PTE LTD
10. ELLIPSIZ SINGAPORE PTE LTD
11. HERMES-EPITEK CORP. PTE LTD
12. HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
13. HONEYWELL ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
14. HOYA CORPORATION MASK DIVISION
15. KLA-TENCOR (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
16. LAM RESEARCH SINGAPORE PTE LTD
17. MENTOR GRAPHICS ASIA PTE LTD
18. NOVELLUS SINGAPORE PTE LTD
19. NYLECT ENGINEERING PTE LTD
20. PHOTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD
21. SENOKO ENERGY SUPPLY PTE LTD
22. SINGAPORE OXYGEN AIR LIQUIDE PTE LTD
23. STATS CHIPPAC LTD
24. SUMCO SINGAPORE PTE LTD
25. TEE HAI CHEM PTE LTD
26. TOKYO ELECTRON LTD
27. TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD / TOPPAN CHUNGHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
28. VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES PACRIM PTE LTD

SILVER SPONSORS:

1. APPLIED MATERIALS SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE LTD
2. ATMI PTE LTD
3. CHEMTEC CHEMICALS PTE LTD
4. DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD
5. DUPONT PHOTOMASKS SINGAPORE PTE TLD
6. FEI COMPANY OF USA (S.E.A.) PTE LTD
7. FUJI XEROX SINGAPORE PTE LTD
8. GREENE, TWEED & CO PTE LTD
9. HERMES-EPITEK CORP. PTE LTD
10. HEWLETT-PACKARD SINGAPORE (SALES) PTE LTD
11. MITSUI ELECTRONICS ASIA PTE LTD
12. METRON TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD
13. NATIONAL OXYGEN PTE LTD
14. ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS S'PORE PTE LTD
15. SUN MICROSYSTEMS PTE LTD
16. TAIWAN MASK CORPORATION
17. TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO. LTD
18. UNITED TEST & ASSEMBLY CENTER LTD

BRONZE SPONSORS:

1. ALTUS TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
2. ANERIC ENTERPRISE PTE LTD
3. APP SYSTEMS SERVICES PTE LTD
4. AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
5. BOC EDWARDS
6. BROOKS AUTOMATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
7. CYMER SINGAPORE PTE LTD
8. ENVIPURE PTE LTD
9. EPE PACKAGING PTE LTD
10. EVERSHINE SERVICES PTE LTD
11. IBM SINGAPORE PTE LTD
12. KINETICS PROCESS SYSTEMS PTE LTD
13. MERCK ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS PTE LTD
14. MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
15. ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD
16. SUMMIT CHEMICALS ASIA PTE LTD
17. VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES PACRIM PTE. LTD
18. YENN DAR PTE LTD

GOODIE BAGS SPONSORS:

1. CONNELL TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC
2. GE GLOBAL ELECTRONICS SOLUTION
3. MARSH (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
4. PROSEC SERVICES PTE LTD
5. SPEEDMARK AIR TRANSPORTATION PTE LTD
6. YUSEN AIR & SEA SERVICE (S) PTE LTD

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