Reference is made to the announcement dated 21 October 2014 in respect of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”)’s decision to reject the application for waiver from complying with Paragraph 10.08(7)(a) of the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities in respect of requiring the Employees Provident Fund Board’s (“EPF”) to abstain from voting at the shareholders’ meetings of MBSB for the Proposed Merger.

On behalf MBSB, AmInvestment Bank Berhad wishes to announce that pursuant to a request made by EPF to MBSB, an appeal application has been submitted today against the aforesaid decision by Bursa Securities.

This announcement is dated 31 October 2014.