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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 RM17,473,054.18 or RM17,473.05 per RPS (net dividend of RM12,580,599.01 or RM12,580.60 per RPS). This represents a gross dividend rate of 1,747,305.42% per RPS (net dividend rate of 1,258,059.90% per RPS); and (ii) Telekom RPS B, a gross dividend of RM36,358,447.49 or RM36,358.45 per RPS (net dividend of RM26,178,082.19 or RM26,178.08 per RPS). This represents a gross dividend rate of 3,635,844.75% per RPS (net dividend rate of 2,617,808.22% per RPS). The net dividend on Telekom RPS A represents interest payable on the Telekom Bonds Tranche 1 for the six (6) months ending 29 December 2006. The net dividend on Telekom RPS B represents interest payable on the Telekom Bonds Tranche 2 for the six (6) months ending 29 December 2006. The entitlement date for the above dividends is 11 December 2006. This announcement is dated 11 December 2006.