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Further to the Company's announcements dated 29 February 2000 and 21 June 2000 pertaining to, inter alia, the Rights Issue, Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad, for and on behalf of the Board of Directors of PMB, is pleased to announce that the Securities Commission has, vide its letter dated 24 February 2001, approved the extension of the approval period for another six (6) months i.e. till 4 September 2001, to complete the Rights Issue.
This announcement is dated 7 March 2001.
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Yours faithfully
for ALLIANCE MERCHANT BANK BERHAD
JEREMY LOO CHAN YUE
Associate Director
Corporate Finance
cc: Securities Commission
Attention: Mr Wong Wing Seong
Press Metal Berhad
Attention: Y Bhg Dato' Koon Poh Keong