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Update In Kuala Lumpur Syariah Index (KLSI) Components

Date 28/05/2007

Bursa Malaysia today announced the changes in the component stocks of the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Index (KLSI) in line with the updated list of approved securities issued by the Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission on 25TH MAY 2007 . The changes are effective on the following dates :-

The new component stocks to be included in the KLSI are:

Main Board
Stock Code Companies Sector Effective Date
5122 Kencana Petroleum Bhd TS 11th June 2007
2305 The Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate Bhd PROP 11th June 2007
3417 Eastern & Oriental Bhd PROP 11th June 2007
5129 Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd CONS 19th June 2007
2739 Sino Hua-An International Bhd IP 11th June 2007
6327 Tradewinds Plantation Bhd PLNT 11th June 2007
5125 Pantech Group Holdings Bhd TS 11th June 2007
5131 Zhulian Corporation Bhd CP 27th July 2007
5128 Ogawa World Bhd TS 18th July 2007

The component stocks to be removed from the KLSI on 11th JUNE 2007

Stock Code Companies Sector
5606 Goldis Bhd CP
3034 Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd TS
3441 Johan Holdings Bhd TS
3824 Malaysian Mosaic Bhd TS
1945 PJ Development Holdings Bhd PROP
2011 Lingui Development Bhd IP
3565 Kumpulan Europlus Bhd CONS
8389 Metacorp Bhd TS
5304 PROTON Holdings Bhd CP

The KLSI is a weighted-average index with its components made up of Main Board companies designated as Shariah approved securities by the Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission. With the latest update, there are now 518 Main Board approved securities which form the components of the KLSI.

As announced on 22nd Jan 2007 during the launch of FTSE-Bursa Malaysia Emas Shariah Index (FBMSHA), the KLSI will be deactivated on 1st November 2007, making the FBMSHA the singular benchmark index for Malaysian Shariah-compliant investments.