Westports Holdings Replaces Felda Global Ventures Holdings In The Ftse Bursa Malaysia Klci June Semi-Annual Review

• One new constituent to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
• Seven new constituents to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index
• Two  new constituents to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index

FTSE Russell and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) announce that Westports Holdings will replace Felda Global Ventures Holdings in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, following the semi-annual review of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series today.

The index series is reviewed semi-annually in accordance with the index ground rules.  

Part of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI is widely used by investors as the primary benchmark for the Malaysian market, including derivatives through FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Futures (FKLI), FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Options (OKLI). The benchmarks are also tracked by a number of index-linked financial products, such as exchange traded funds.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI reserve list, comprising the five highest ranking non-constituents of the index by market capitalisation, will be IJM, YTL Power International, Gamuda, Malaysia Airports and Hap Seng Consolidated. The reserve list will be used in the event that one or more constituents are deleted from the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI in accordance with the index ground rules during the period up to the next semi-annual review.

As a result of this review, changes to other indexes in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series include:

FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index Changes:

FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index Changes:

All constituent changes take effect at the start of business on 22 June 2015 and the next review will take place on 3 December 2015.

Further information on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series review, including all additions and deletions as well as ground rules, is available at http://www.ftse.com/products/indices/bursa-malaysia.  Index codes and performance information is available at http://www.ftse.com/products/indices/bursa-malaysia and www.bursamalaysia.com.