Type: Announcement
Subject: Metacorp Berhad ("Metacorp" or "The Company")
- Extension of Time for Compliance with the Public Shareholding Spread
Requirement
Contents:
Further to the announcement made on 11 October 2005, Metacorp is pleased
to announce that Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities")
had on 28 November 2005 granted Metacorp an extension of time of six (6)
months from 12 October 2005 until 11 April 2006 to comply with the
public shareholding spread requirement pursuant to paragraph 8.15(1) of
the Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities.
Based on the Company's Record of Depositors as at 31 October 2005, the
number of public shareholders of Metacorp holding not less than 100
shares was 5,172 and the percentage of public shareholding spread was
24.85%, representing a shortfall of 0.15% from the minimum public
shareholding spread of 25%.
Metacorp has and intends to continuously update investors and fund
managers on the prospects of investment in Metacorp's shares for
placement of Metacorp shares by its substantial shareholders in order to
comply with the public shareholding spread requirement by February 2006.
This announcement is dated 28 November 2005.
Please visit Bursa Malaysia web site for detailed information.
http://announcements.bursamalaysia.com