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July 2009

Date Title
27 July 2009 Sun Business 27th July 09
27 July 2009 MSWG weekly watch July 27-31
20 July 2009 MSWG EGM weekly watch July 20-24
11 July 2009 GBH fight hots up
6 July 2009 MSWG EGM weekly watch July 8-10
FEBRUARY 2009

Date Title
23 February 2009 MSWG Article published in The Edge
The Week of February 23-March 1, 2009:
IOI Prop Minorities: Give in or hold out?
21 February 2009 MSWG Article published in The Star, StarBizWeek
Saturday, 21 February 2009:
More scrutinity on RPTs in times of crisis
February 2009 Biting of More to Chew1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
16 February 2009 Feting EG
14 February 2009 Good time to take firms private
13 February 2009 MAHB boleh dapat ganti rugi
13 February 2009 Air Asia jangka isu LCCT selesai tidak lama lagi
9 February 2009 Any choice for IOIP’s minorities?
7 February 2009 Proposed Acquisition of SATS
6 February 2009 Raw deal for IOI prop’s minority shareholders
6 February 2009 Maximising Stakeholder Returns
5 February 2009 SC: Play your role
4 February 2009 Kerajaan belum buat keputusan muktamad LCCT di Labu
2 February 2009 Inquisitive independent directors needed
JANUARY 2009

Date Title
23 January 2009 YTL’s REIT ratification raises investor concern
23 January 2009 MSWG concerned about YTL acquisition
23 January 2009 Another look at Labu LCCT
22 January 2009 National interest should prevail in Labu airport issue
22 January 2009 Former company directors further accused of cheating seven banks of RM36m
22 January 2009 Ex-MD, director charged with cheating banks of RM36mil
17 January 2009 LCCT - an acid test for Najib
17 January 2009 Are these directors truly independent?
16 January 2009 IATA: Focus on maximising KLIA’s potential
15 January 2009 MSWG questions the need for new LCCT
15 January 2009 MSWG’s view on the Proposed New LCCT
15 January 2009 KLIA East: MAHB terima kesan negatif
15 January 2009 MSWG questions viability of 2 LCCTs
15 January 2009 Labu LCC terminal will cannibalise KLIA capacity
15 January 2009 MSWG gesa sedia maklumat terperinci LCCT di Labu
15 January 2009 Malaysia Airport Holdings will be affected by the Proposed New LCCT
15 January 2009 MSWG wants more information on KLIA East@Labu
13 January 2009 Directors of Concrete Engineering Products Berhad (CEPCO) reprimanded by Bursa Malaysia in relation to the ratifications of acquisitions of shares of Inch KENNETH KAJANG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
10 January 2009 CEO of MSWG: Lower profits are expected from PLCs in 2009
10 January 2009 Challenges and Potential M&A faced by PLCs in uncertain times ahead
10 January 2009 PLC’s performance affected in turbulent time ahead
10 January 2009 MSWG take heed on the Proposed LCCT by Sime Darby
10 January 2009 Sime airport venture among issues on MSWG’s radar
10 January 2009 Kewajaran pembabitan Sime Darby diteliti
10 January 2009 MSWG jalin tadbir urus korporat
10 January 2009 MSWG going for global investors
9 January 2009 MSWG held the first press briefing by the New CEO, Pn Rita Benoy Bushon. A press release was given to the media.
3 January 2009 Shareholder activism needs more bite
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NOVEMBER 2008

Date Title
1 November 2008 Dividend Survey
5 November 2008 Maybank - Time to knuckle down
5 November 2008 Maybank board accountable for BII buy
6 November 2008 Minority Shareholders of M3nergy Berhad - Vigilant, Steadfast and United
7 November 2008 Bank must focus on investments
7 November 2008 Golden Plus awaits court directive
12 November 2008 Challenges of Corporate Governance in difficult times ahead
12 November 2008 PLCs’ standards must improve, says MSWG
12 November 2008 Room for further improvement for Corporate Governance of PLCs
12 November 2008 Corporate governance may take back seat :MSWG
12 November 2008 Group: M’sian firms can improve corporate governance
13 November 2008 An Anachronism in the Global Capital Market
13 November 2008 Maybank may make BII impairment losses in FY09
16 November 2008 Dividend Study
16 November 2008 Maybank - Time to Knuckle Down
17 November 2008 Annual General Meetings – An anachronism in the global capital market
17 November 2008 BCHB’s earnings disappoint analysts
21 November 2008 Bursa: BDO Binder’s appointment as special auditor for GPlus is fair
24 November 2008 Mideast fracas puts investors in doubt
24 November 2008 Opportunity in crisis for EPF
24 November 2008 Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group - Letter to the editor
24 November 2008 Hermes, Corston-Smith launch world’s first corp governance funds
25 November 2008 The 3 Basic Rights Of Minority Shareholders
27 November 2008 Public Bank again tops corporate governance survey
27 November 2008 Public Bank dominates again
27 November 2008 Public Bank dahului senarai syarikat tadbir urus terbaik
27 November 2008 Public Bank on track to strong growth
27 November 2008 MSWG Market needs investors who are self-discipline
27 November 2008 Public Bank top again in MSWG’s Corporate Governance Survey 2008
27 November 2008 There is room for Malaysia PLCs to improve and accord to international best practices, said MSWG Corporate Governance Survey
28 November 2008 Morgan Stanley slashes Maybank target price
28 November 2008 MSWG CG Survey Overall CG Score decline in 2008
28 November 2008 Public Bank, the best corporate governance company in 2008
AUGUST 2008

Date Title
28 August 2008 Media Chinese International Limited’s (MCIL) AGM – MSWG satisfied with MCIL’s reply
14 August 2008 Accountability is most needed now from the Board of Maybank in respect of the proposed acquisition of BII
11 August 2008 Launch of Shareholdings Analysis Report and Dividend Survey 2007 in Kuala Lumpur
11 August 2008 Audit Committees must be seen to be competent
9 August 2008 Cliff hanger for Maybank
7 August 2008 Proactively to attract foreign fund
7 August 2008 Bursa has yet to reach pre-Asia Financial Crisis level according to MSWG-Nottingham University Study
7 August 2008 Consumer Products Sectors paid the most generous dividend
7 August 2008 Current dividend payout maybe less as Companies’ bottom-line affected by rising cost
7 August 2008 Economy slow down may affect the dividend payout
7 August 2008 Maybank�s Director should resign if deposit is lost
7 August 2008 Maybank director should resign if loss is incurred for the acquisition of BII
7 August 2008 Dividend policy will add mark to the attractiveness of the stock
7 August 2008 Economy slow down may affect the dividend payout by Companies
7 August 2008 Malaysia has not done enough to attract foreign fund, as noted by the same foreign shareholding 10 years ago
7 August 2008 Maybank director should hold full responsibilities towards the loss of Maybank’s acquisition in BII
7 August 2008 MSWG : Maybank’s proposed acquisition of BII not justified based on timing, pricing, market conditions
7 August 2008 Survey : Dividend policies lack disclosure
7 August 2008 Indonesia may relax rule
7 August 2008 Perlu letak jawatan
7 August 2008 84 peratus firma bayar dividen
7 August 2008 Maybank’s board responsible for BII fiasco, says MSWG
7 August 2008 Glimmer of hope for Maybank to buy BII
7 August 2008 Lower or no dividend payouts on the horizon
7 August 2008 Consumer goods counters most generous with dividends
7 August 2008 MSWG : Get back deposit or resign
4 August 2008 MSWG publications launch on Wednesday
4 August 2008 TMI may fund proposals in India via equity-linked instruments
2 August 2008 Axis shares plunge on heavy selling
2 August 2008 More accounting irregularities?
2 August 2008 TMI shareholders say yes to merger
1 August 2008 Shareholders to question TMI on hefty price for India expansion
JULY 2008

Date Title
29 July 2008 Unico board should drop capital-reduction proposal
29 July 2008 Oilcorp to comply with SC directive on accounts
29 July 2008 Bursa and SC to probe on Oilcorp audit issue
29 July 2008 Bursa to work with SC to resolve Oilcorp issue
29 July 2008 Malaysian firms doing well in CSR
29 July 2008 Oilcorp backs off
28 July 2008 ACCCIM takes on Unico board
28 July 2008 Unico shareholders urged to veto capital reduction excercise
28 July 2008 Ranhill Utilities’ privatisation exercise to be completed in 4 months
28 July 2008 Another auditor to clear the Oilcorp mess?
26 July 2008 Going private
25 July 2008 SC tells BTMH to carry out extra work on Oilcorp accounts
25 July 2008 Ranhill said close to being taken private
25 July 2008 Listed firms obliged to assist auditors directed by SC
25 July 2008 SC intervenes in Oilcorps mess
25 July 2008 MSWG expects over 1,000 subscribers by year end
25 July 2008 MSWG eyes over 1,000 individual subscribers by year end
25 July 2008 Oilcorp plans legal action against auditor
25 July 2008 MSWG sees 1,230 subscribers
24 July 2008 Oilcorp minorities not happy with developments
24 July 2008 Independent committee may help resolve Oilcorps woes
24 July 2008 Petelagahan laporan perakaunan Oilcorp perlu diselesai segera
24 July 2008 Oilcorp EGM ‘leaves more questions than answers’
24 July 2008 Decline offer, MIA urges Horwath
23 July 2008 Bursa Action against Oilcorp
12 July 2008 Removal of Auditors - breaking down the impasse?
MAY 2008

Date Title
19 May 2008 When Good Investor Relations Matters
3 May 2008 Changing External Auditors
JANUARY 2008

Date Title
22 January 2008 Golden Plus Board Tussle - Minorities To Exercise Rights