Press Releases MARC WITHDRAWS RATING ON PUNCAK NIAGA (M) SDN BHD’S RM350.0 MILLION MURABAHAH COMMERCIAL PAPERS/ MEDIUM-TERM NOTES PROGRAMME (“MCP/MMTN”)

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007

MARC has withdrawn the MARC-1ID /AAID rating assigned to Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd’s RM350.0 million MCP/MMTN with immediate effect, following confirmation by United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, the Facility Agent, that the facility had expired on 11 October 2007. The facility had been fully redeemed in 2005, with no further utilization prior to its expiry.