We refer to the Company’s following earlier announcements made in relation to the Company being classified as a PN 17 Issuer pursuant to Practice Note 17 of Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities:-

(i) first announcement dated 17 May 2019 and 21 May 2019 (“First Announcements”); and

(ii) the subsequent announcements dated 3 June 2019, 1 July 2019, 1 August 2019, 3 September 2019, 1 October 2019, 1 November 2019, 2 December 2019, 2 January 2020, 3 February 2020, 2 March 2020, 1 April 2020, 4 May 2020, 1 June 2020, 1 July 2020, 3 August 2020, 1 September 2020, 1 October 2020, 2 November 2020, 1 December 2020, 4 January 2021, 2 February 2021, 1 March 2021, 1 April 2021, 3 May 2021, 1 June 2021, 1 July 2021, 2 August 2021, 1 September 2021, 1 October 2021,  1 November 2021, 10 November 2021, 29 November 2021, 1 December 2021, 7 December 2021, 3 January 2022, 3 February 2022, 1 March 2022, 1 April 2022, 28 April 2022, 5 May 2022,  1 June 2022, 10 June 2022, 1 July 2022, 1 August 2022, 1 September 2022, 3 October 2022, 1 November 2022, 8 November 2022, 14 November 2022, 1 December 2022, 3 January 2023, 2 February 2023, 20 February 2023, 1 March 2023, 3 April 2023, 2 May 2023, 25 May 2023, 1 June 2023, 3 July 2023, 1 August 2023, 1 September 2023, 2 October 2023, 30 October 2023, 1 November 2023, 22 November 2023, 1 December 2023, 2 January 2024, 2 February 2024, 1 March 2024, 1 April 2024, 2 May 2024, 4 June 2024, 1 July 2024, 4 July 2024, 1 August 2024, 2 September 2024, 1 October 2024, 29 October 2024, 30 October 2024, 1 November 2024, 15 November 2024, 2 December 2024, 5 December 2024,  2 January 2025, 3 February 2025, 3 March 2025, 2 April 2025, 30 April 2025, 2 May 2025 and 22 May 2025.

(collectively, referred to as the “Earlier Announcements”).

The terms herein shall bear the same meaning as defined in the Earlier Announcements.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Barakah, Malacca Securities Sdn. Bhd. wishes to announce that Bursa Securities had vide its letter dated 22 May 2025, rejected the EOT Application.

In the circumstances and pursuant to paragraph 8.04(5) of the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities:-

(1) the trading in the securities of Barakah will be suspended with effect from 30 May 2025; and

(2) the securities of the Company will be de-listed on 4 June 2025 unless an appeal against the de-listing is submitted to Bursa Securities on or before 29 May 2025 (“the Appeal Timeframe”). Any appeal submitted after the Appeal Timeframe will not be considered by Bursa Securities.

In the event the Company submits an appeal to Bursa Securities within the Appeal Timeframe, the de-listing of the securities of the Company from the Official List of Bursa Securities on 4 June 2025 will be deferred pending the decision on the Company’s appeal. However, Bursa Securities will proceed to suspend the trading of the Company’s securities on 30 May 2025 even though the decision on the Company’s appeal is still pending.

With respect to the securities of the Company which are currently deposited with Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. (“Bursa Depository”), the securities will be withdrawn from Bursa Depository by the Company upon the de-listing of the securities from the Official List of Bursa Securities. The Company will continue to update and maintain the shareholders’ information in their Register.

Upon the de-listing of the Company, the Company will continue to exist but as an unlisted entity. The Company is still able to continue its operations and business and proceed with its corporate restructuring and its shareholders can still be rewarded by the Company’s performance. However, the shareholders will be holding shares which are no longer quoted and traded on Bursa Securities. The interests and rights of the shareholders will remain safeguarded under the Companies Act 2016. 

Further development on the suspension and de-listing of the securities of the Company will be announced by the Company in due course. 

This announcement is dated 22 May 2025.