Press Releases MARC’S RATING ANNOUNCEMENT ON CNLT (FAR EAST) BERHAD’S (CNLT) RM50.0 MILLION SYNDICATED GUARANTEED REVOLVING UNDERWRITTEN NOTES ISSUANCE FACILITY (GRUNIF)

Friday, Apr 18, 2003

MARC has received the confirmation from the Facility Agent that CNLT’s GRUNIF Notes have been refinanced by the RM60.0 million Bank Guaranteed Al Murabahah Commercial Papers/ Medium Term Notes Issuance Programme on the 10th April 2003. Hence, MARC no longer has any rating obligation on CNLTS’s GRUNIF Facility and the MARC -1 (bg) rating is hereby withdrawn.