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We refer to our announcement dated 30 December 2003 (Ref. No.: MM-031230-54955) on the issuance of the following:
(I) RM2,983.5 Million Nominal Value Redeemable Unsecured Bonds (“Telekom Bonds”) by Telekom (“Proposed Telekom Bonds Issues”) comprising:
§ RM1,983.5 Million Nominal Value 10-year Redeemable Unsecured Bonds (“Telekom Bonds Tranche 1”); and
§ RM1,000 Million Nominal Value 15-year Redeemable Unsecured Bonds (“Telekom Bonds Tranche 2”)
(II) 2,000 Redeemable Preference Shares (“RPS”) of RM0.01 each (“Telekom RPS”) comprising:
§ 1,000 Class A RPS of RM0.01 each (“Telekom RPS A”) at an issue price of RM1.00 each; and
§ 1,000 Class B RPS of RM0.01 each (“Telekom RPS B”) at an issue price of RM1.00 each.
We are pleased to announce dividends in respect of the following: (i) Telekom RPS A, a gross dividend of RM86,347,094.15 or RM86,347.09 per RPS (net dividend of RM62,169,907.79 or RM62,169.91 per RPS). This represents a gross dividend rate of 8,634,709.42% per RPS (net dividend rate of 6,216,990.78% per RPS); and (ii) Telekom RPS B, a gross dividend of RM36,558,219.18 or RM36,558.22 per RPS (net dividend of RM26,321,917.81 or RM26,321.92 per RPS). This represents a gross dividend rate of 3,655,821.92% per RPS (net dividend rate of 2,632,191.78% per RPS). The net dividend on Telekom RPS A represents interest payable on the Telekom Bonds Tranche 1 for the six (6) months ending 30 December 2005. The net dividend on Telekom RPS B represents interest payable on the Telekom Bonds Tranche 2 for the six (6) months ending 30 December 2005. The entitlement date for the above dividends is 12 December 2005. This announcement is dated 12 December 2005.