Press Releases MARC WITHDRAWS RATING ON TESCO STORES (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD’S RM750 MILLION GUARANTEED COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAMME

Wednesday, Oct 10, 2007

MARC has withdrawn the MARC-1(cg) rating assigned to Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“Tesco Malaysia”) RM750 million Guaranteed Commercial Paper Programme (“CP”) with immediate effect, following confirmation by Tesco Malaysia that the CP has been paid in full and cancelled.