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Further to the Companys announcements dated 29 February 2000, 21 June 2000 and 7 March 2001 pertaining to the above, Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad, for and on behalf of the Board of Directors of PMB, wishes to announce that the Company had, on 20 August 2001, decided to abort the following:
(i) Rights Issue. This is due to the prevailing weak market sentiments on the local bourse and unfavourable share price of the Company; and
(ii) Bonus Issue. As opposed to implementing the Bonus Issue at this moment, PMB has decided to preserve the Company's reserves for capitalisation in the future.
This announcement is dated 22 August 2001.