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This announcement is released on behalf of CHB.
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We refer to our announcement dated 17 January 2006.
The Board of Directors of CHB is pleased to announce that the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (“MITI”) had vide its letter dated 27 January 2006, which was received on 6 February 2006, approved an extension of time of up to 18 January 2007 for the temporary placement of 9,100,000 ordinary shares of RM0.50 each in CHB reserved for Bumiputera investors approved by MITI (“Bumiputera Shares”) into nominees accounts set up with RHB Merchant Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd, for subsequent placement to Bumiputera investors who may be interested in taking up the Bumiputera Shares. These Bumiputera Shares form part of the offer for sale shares in conjunction with the listing of CHB on the Second Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
This announcement is dated 6 February 2006.
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