Update In Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange CI Component Stocks

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in its regular review of the KLSE Composite Index (KLSE CI) has decided to release five companies as component stocks of the KLSE CI effective Monday, 12 May 2003.

The companies to be released are :

	COMPANY	SECTOR
1	Daiman Development Bhd	Properties
2	DNP Holdings Bhd	Consumer Products
3	Europlus Bhd	Properties
4	Kumpulan Emas Bhd	Trading/Services
5	Palmco Holdings Bhd	Industrial Products

In place of the component stocks released, the five companies to be included as component stocks of the KLSE CI effective Monday, 12 May 2003 are :

	COMPANY	SECTOR
1	Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd	Trading/Services
2	Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad	Consumer Products
3	JT International Berhad	Consumer Products
4	Malaysian Tobacco Company Berhad	Trading/Services
5	MBM Resources Berhad	Trading/Services

The Index Sub-Committee included the five companies as component stocks of KLSE CI based on the selection criteria which take into account, among others, the following factors :

Market Capitalisation
Business Activities
Trading Volume

The Index Sub-Committee comprises independent industry representatives from asset management, accounting, unit trust management and listed companies, research divisions of organisations, institutions of higher learning and a representative of the KLSE.

The KLSE CI, made up of 100 component stocks listed on the Main Board of the Exchange, among others generally reflect developments and changes in the business sectors of the national economy represented on the Exchange.