Press Releases MARC’S RATING ANNOUNCEMENT ON EUROPLUS CORPORATION SDN BHD’S RM350 MILLION ISLAMIC DEBT SECURITY

Thursday, Jan 27, 2005

MARC has received confirmation from the Lead Arranger and Trustee that a portion of Europlus Corporation Sdn Bhd’s RM350 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility (MUNIF) amounting to RM19.0 million has been fully redeemed on 25 January 2005. Hence, effective 25 January 2005, the facility limit has been reduced to RM196.0 million, taking into consideration the abovementioned redemption and earlier redemptions.