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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
The holding company of Dah Sing Bank, Limited and MEVAS Bank Limited
(Stock Code: 2356)
CHANGES OF THE BOARD

The Board of Directors of Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the
following changes to the Board with effect from 26 March 2007.
a) Mr. Keisuke Tahara, aged 49, is appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company. Mr. Tahara
is currently the Deputy General Manager for Hong Kong Branch of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ, Ltd., being a 12.12% substantial shareholder of Dah Sing Financial Holdings Limited which
held a 74.94% interest in the Company. He graduated from Kyoto University in the Faculty of
Agriculture in 1982 and then joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd (now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ, Ltd.). Mr. Tahara has over 25 years of experience in banking.
Mr. Tahara is also an alternate Director to Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka in Dah Sing Financial Holdings
Limited on the date of this announcement. Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Tahara has not held any
directorship in other Hong Kong listed public companies during the preceding three years.
Mr. Tahara has not entered into any service contract with the Company. The appointment of
Mr. Tahara in the Company shall be for an initial three-year term which, subject to re-election by
shareholders at any annual general meeting, will expire at the conclusion of the third annual general
meeting following the appointment. The annual emolument payable to Mr. Tahara will be
determined by the board-level Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Saved as disclosed above, Mr. Tahara is not related to any directors, senior management, substantial
or controlling shareholders of the Company, nor are there any matters that need to be disclosed or to
be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company pursuant to Rules 13.51(h) to (w) of
the Listing Rules. As at the date of this announcement, he is not interested in any shares of the
Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
b) Mr. Kosuke Furukawa resigned as a non-executive Director of the Company. The Board expresses
appreciation for Mr. Furukawa’s valuable contributions during his tenure of service with the
Company.
Mr. Furukawa confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and that he is not aware of any
matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the
Company.

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As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Messrs. David Shou-
Yeh Wong, Hon-Hing Wong (Derek Wong), Lung-Man Chiu (John Chiu), Gary Pak-Ling Wang, Harold
Tsu-Hing Wong and Dennis Tat-Wang Yau. The independent non-executive Directors are Messrs. John
William Simpson, David Richard Hinde, Robert Tsai-To Sze and Andrew Kwan-Yuen Leung. The non-
executive Director is Mr. Keisuke Tahara.
By Order of the Board
H L Soo
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 27 March 2007
Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard.