PNB LAUNCH 1.6 BILLION ASM NEW UNITS
15 July 2009

KUALA LUMPUR – Permodalan Nasional Berhad ( PNB ) today announced the launch of 1.6 billion additional units of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) open for subscription to all Malaysians beginning Tuesday, July 21, 2009 .

To ensure a fair distribution to the investing public, a maximum investment limit of 20,000 units has been set per accountholder during the offer period from July 21 to July 27, 2009 . The maximum investment limit will be void after the offer period. However, the number of units to be subscribed will be subject to the availability of units.

The purchase of ASM units will be on a ‘first come first serve’ basis.

Investors will be able to subscribe to ASM units at all ASNB offices and Pos Malaysia offices nationwide from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm while transactions at all ASNB agents including Maybank, CIMB Bank as well as RHB Bank will begin at 9.15am until 4.00 – 4.30 pm.

Only cash transactions are accepted for the purchase of ASM units at all ASNB agents and ASNB offices. Bank draft are only accepted at ASNB offices.

ASM is an ‘Equity-Income Fund’ aimed at providing unit holders with a long-term investment opportunity that generates regular and competitive returns through a diversified portfolio of investments.

ASM is a fixed price unit trust fund opened to all Malaysians aged 6 months and above.

ASM was launched in 2000 with a size fund of 2 billion units which was fully subscribed in 21 days. Since its introduction, ASM had offered six additional launches with total units of 7.63 billion.