(For consistency, the abbreviations used hereafter throughout this Announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the announcements dated 6 January 2011, 12 January 2011, 5 May 2011, 10 May 2011, 11 May 2011, 23 May 2011 and 20 June 2011 unless otherwise stated.)

We refer to the announcements dated 6 January 2011, 12 January 2011, 5 May 2011, 10 May 2011, 11 May 2011, 23 May 2011 and 20 June 2011 in relation to the above.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Maybank, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad wishes to announce that CNS has on 23 June 2011 submitted Form 247-6 Gor, announcing the final Offer Period (which cannot be further extended), amendment to the terms of the Tender Offer Document and final offer (which cannot be further amended), to the SEC and the SET, in relation to the Thai Tender Offer. The last day of the Thai Tender Offer period is on Monday, 18 July 2011 and will not be extended further. In addition, the last day that the shareholders may revoke their tendered shares has been extended from 20 June 2011 to 8 July 2011 and the final tender offer price remains unchanged at Baht16.00 (equivalent to approximately RM1.5856, at the exchange rate of Baht100 : RM9.91, as at 11 May 2011 Source: Bloomberg) for each share in KEST. The Form 247-6 Gor has also been despatched to the shareholders of KEST on 23 June 2011.

Please refer to the attached Form 247-6 Gor for details on the announcements made by CNS on the SEC and the SET respectively.

This Announcement is dated 23 June 2011.