Bursa Malaysia Press Release

NEW RULES FOR SUKUK AND DEBT SECURITIES LISTING ON BURSA MALAYSIA TO BOOST STANDING AS A PREMIER ISLAMIC INVESTMENT CENTRE

Bursa Malaysia today introduced new rules under the Listing Requirements for the listing of Islamic securities or sukuk, and debt securities on the Exchange. Under the new framework, sukuk or debt securities denominated in ringgit and foreign currencies issued by local and international listed and non-listed entities will be allowed to be listed on the Exchange. The requirements under the framework are also comparable with practices in other exchanges that provide similar listing facilities, and applications for listing will be approved within one day by the Exchange.

Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said, “The listing of these instruments, both sukuk and debt securities, will enhance transparency for investors and offers valuable profiling opportunities for issuers of the instruments. In addition, the announcement illustrates Bursa Malaysia’s commitment to further position the Malaysian Islamic capital market as a premier Islamic investment hub in tandem with the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC)’s initiatives to push our Islamic capital market’s standing on the global map.”

To encourage issuers to list such instruments on the Exchange, listing fees for sukuk or debt securities listed under this framework before 2010 will be waived.

The complete text of the amendments is also available for reference along with a set of frequently asked questions and answers on Bursa Malaysia’s website at www.bursamalaysia.com.