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Date : 08 April 2015

OTHERS SUNWAY BERHAD (“SUNWAY”) PROPOSED LISTING OF SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD (“SCG”), A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SUNWAY, ON THE MAIN MARKET OF BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES BERHAD (“BURSA SECURITIES”) (“PROPOSED LISTING”)

SUNWAY BERHAD

TypeAnnouncement
SubjectOTHERS
DescriptionSUNWAY BERHAD (“SUNWAY”)

PROPOSED LISTING OF SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD (“SCG”), A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SUNWAY, ON THE MAIN MARKET OF BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES BERHAD (“BURSA SECURITIES”) (“PROPOSED LISTING”)

This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the securities of Sunway Construction Group Berhad (“Securities”) in the United States of America (“United States”), Australia, Canada, Japan or in any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale would be unlawful.

The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or the laws of any state of the United States. Consequently, the Securities are being offered and sold only outside the United States in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

(Unless stated otherwise, all expressions used in this announcement shall carry the same meanings as defined in the announcements dated 19 September 2014, 12 November 2014, 18 November 2014, 19 November 2014, 20 November 2014, 18 December 2014, 4 February 2015, 9 February 2015, 6 March 2015, 2 April 2015 and 6 April 2015  in relation to the Proposed Listing.)

We refer to the announcements dated 19 September 2014, 12 November 2014, 18 November 2014, 19 November 2014, 20 November 2014, 18 December 2014, 4 February 2015, 9 February 2015, 6 March 2015, 2 April 2015 and 6 April 2015.

The Board of Directors of SCG, on 26 February 2015, had appointed Dato’ Ir Goh Chye Koon, who is a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of SCG as the new Chairman of SCG in place of Dato’ Chew Chee Kin.  Dato’ Chew Chee Kin had informed the Board of Directors of SCG that it would be in the best interests of SCG to have another chairman who will be able to devote more time and attention to the role of leading the Board given his existing responsibilities and duties as the President of Sunway.  Dato’ Chew Chee Kin will remain as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of SCG.

Following the change of Chairman of the Board of SCG from a non-independent director to an independent director, RHB Investment Bank on behalf of SCG, sought approval from the SC on 20 March 2015 for a revision of one of the conditions imposed by the SC in its approval letter dated 5 February 2015 for the proposed listing of SCG, which was that SCG was to appoint additional independent director(s) so that the board composition comprises majority of independent director prior to the registration of the prospectus for the Proposed Offering and the Proposed Listing.

On behalf of Sunway, RHB Investment Bank Berhad is pleased to announce that the SC had, vide its letter dated 6 April 2015, approved the revision to the abovementioned condition on the basis that Dato’ Ir Goh Chye Koon, who is currently a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of SCG, be appointed as the new Chairman of SCG in lieu of the appointment of additional independent directors.

This announcement is dated 8 April 2015.



Announcement Info

Company NameSUNWAY BERHAD  
Stock Name SUNWAY    
Date Announced8 Apr 2015  
CategoryGeneral Announcement
Reference NoMI-150408-63757

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