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Malayan Banking Berhad ("Maybank") is pleased to announce that it is in compliance with the public shareholding spread requirement in accordance with paragraph 8.15(1) of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad which stipulates that a listed issuer must have at least 25% of its listed shares in the hands of a minimum of 1,000 public shareholders holding not less than 100 shares each.

Based on the Record of Depositors as at 31 December 2005, Maybank listed shares are held by 40,397 public shareholders holding not less than 100 shares each representing 47.78% of the total listed shares of Maybank.

This announcement is dated 6 February 2006.