MARC has received confirmation from the facility agent, Abrar Discounts Berhad, that Ambang Sentosa Sdn. Bhd.’s (ASSB) RM388.0 million Class A Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt / Asset Backed Securities (BaIDS/ABS) has been redeemed and cancelled on 28 July 2004. As such, MARC no longer has any rating obligation on the Class A BaIDS and the AA- ID rating is hereby withdrawn. We are currently undertaking the rating review exercise on ASSB’s RM372 million Class B and RM226 million Class C BaIDS/ABS.