Update In The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Component Stocks

The Executive Committee (EXCO) of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa) in its review of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) has decided to release eight companies as component stocks of the KLCI. The release will be carried out on a staggered basis at the end of November 2005 and December 2005 respectively.

The companies are:

	COMPANY	SECTOR	EFFECTIVE DATE
1.	Nikko Electronics Bhd	Consumer Products	30 November 2005
2.	Tradewinds (M) Bhd	Consumer Products	30 November 2005
3.	Nylex (M) Bhd	Industrial Products	30 November 2005
4.	Leader Universal Holdings Bhd	Industrial Products	30 November 2005
5.	MNRB Holdings Bhd	Finance	30 December 2005
6.	MNI Holdings Bhd	Finance	30 December 2005
7.	AMDB Bhd	Properties	30 December 2005
8.	Selangor Dredging Bhd	Properties	30 December 2005

Tradewinds (M) Bhd did not meet the KLCI’s volume criteria as it fell into the fourth quartile of annual volume from end-June 2004 to end-June 2005.

Although the other 7 component stocks fulfill all the KLCI criteria, the EXCO decided that they be replaced by other better capitalised and more liquid stocks to ensure that the KLCI remain a robust benchmark of the Malaysian capital market. Other factors considered include industry or sector representation.

In place of the component stocks released, the eight companies to be included as component stocks of the KLCI are :

	COMPANY	SECTOR	EFFECTIVE DATE
1.	Lion Diversified Holdings Bhd	Consumer Products	30 November 2005
2.	Titan Chemicals Corporation Bhd	Industrial Products	30 November 2005
3.	DRB-Hicom Bhd	Industrial Products	30 November 2005
4.	Lion Industries Corporation Bhd	Industrial Products	30 November 2005
5.	Malaysian Plantations Bhd	Finance	30 December 2005
6.	Kurnia Asia Bhd	Finance	30 December 2005
7.	MK Land Holdings Bhd	Properties	30 December 2005
8.	Island & Peninsular Bhd	Properties	30 December 2005