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FSI Ireland Fully Operational – Announces Four SeniorAppointments

Media Release
15 October 2019
First State Investments (‘First State’) announces that its Irish management company (FSIIreland) is now operational with the appointment of four new additional roles, on the back ofregulatory approval received from the Central Bank of Ireland (‘CBI’) in February 2019.

FSI Ireland has been established as an Irish Asset Management Company to provide First State’s EU
clients with continued access to products and services as well as providing First State with the ability
to develop their EU focused distribution activities regardless of the Brexit outcome.
Frank Glennon has been appointed Head of Distribution, FSI Ireland. Frank transferredfrom First State’s London office and was previously Head of Institutional BusinessDevelopment, Europe. He has worked at First State for 13 years in various distribution roles inthe UK and Australia.

Joanna Galvin has been appointed Head of Compliance, FSI Ireland and is responsible for
FSI Ireland’s ongoing relationship with the CBI and external auditors. Joanna joins First State
from KBC Fund Management where she was Head of Compliance, Money Laundering
Reporting Officer and Company Secretary. Previously, she spent 10 years at HSBC in a varietyof senior compliance roles and was a member of the Irish Funds’ Management EffectivenessGroup.

Mark Buckley has been appointed Head of Risk, FSI Ireland and is responsible for FSI
Ireland’s risk and control oversight and framework management. Mark joins from BNY Mellon
where he was Group Manager, Control Management. Previously, he worked in risk consultancy
while at Deloitte and he had management responsibility at FuturePlus Financial Services, anAustralian superannuation-focused service provider.

John Donovan has been appointed Investment Assurance Manager and is responsible foroverseeing MiFID investment management services for the company. John joins from
Perpetual Investments in Australia where he was an Investment Reporting Manager, having
previously spent 8 years working in a variety of similar roles in Dublin.

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These senior hires, along with the previously announced appointments of Adrian Hilderly, Head of FSI
Ireland, and Tim McManus, Senior Manager, Finance and Investment Tax, mark the completion of theoutstanding regulatory and operational requirements prior to FSI Ireland’s commencement of business.
Chris Turpin, Managing Director, EMEA for First State said, “We are extremely pleased to havecompleted the necessary regulatory and operational requirements to open our Asset Management
Company in Ireland which we believe will allow us to grow our business with EU-domiciled clients.
“The opening of FSI Ireland, complemented by our presence in Paris and Frankfurt, ensures that ourEU-based clients continue to receive a seamless service and access to First State’s broad fund range.”

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Investors. First State Investments offers a range of investment solutions to institutional and retailinvestors globally, including equities, debt, multi-asset and unlisted infrastructure.

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