Articled Entitled: "Investors' Focus Is On How Much Telekom Will Pay For TRI Shares"

05 February 2002

Type Reply to query
Reply to Query Letter by KLSE reference ID ZO-020129-41201
Subject Articled Entitled: "Investors' focus is on how much Telekom will pay for TRI shares"

Contents :

We refer to the quote appearing in the Business Times on 4 February 2002 that:-


"... the national utility company has just made a final offer to purchase between 10 and 20 percent of TRI shares at RM3.80 each."

With respect to the above, Telekom Malaysia wishes to confirm that it has not made any such offer.

Query Letter Contents :

We refer to the above news article appearing in Business Times, Companies &
Markets section, page 13, on Monday, 4 February 2002, a copy of which is
enclosed for your reference.
In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the underlined sentence,
which is reproduced as follows:-
"... the national utility company has just made a final offer to purchase
between 10 and 20 per cent of TRI shares at RM3.80 each."
In accordance with the Exchange's Corporate Disclosure Policy, you are
requested to furnish the Exchange with an announcement for public release
confirming or denying the above reported article and in particular the
underlined sentence after due and diligent enquiry with all the directors,
major shareholders and all such other persons reasonably familiar with the
matters about which the disclosure is to be made in this respect. In the event
you deny the above sentence or any other part of the above reported article,
you are required to set forth facts sufficient to clarify any misleading
aspects of the same. In the event you confirm the above sentence or any other
part of the above reported article, you are required to set forth facts
sufficient to support the same.
Please furnish the Exchange with your reply within one (1) market day from the
date hereof.

Yours faithfully


LISA LAM
Senior Manager, Listing Operations
LL/ASL/ZOOS
c.c. Securities Commission (via fax)


Announcement Info

Company Name TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD
Stock Name TELEKOM
Date Announced 5 Feb 2002
Category General Announcement
Reference No TM-020205-3E362