MIDF SPONSORS MAIN PRIZES AT MINGGU SAHAM AMANAH MALAYSIA 2008 IN AYER KEROH, MELAKA

MELAKA, 23 April 2008 –Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia (MSAM) is back with more exciting prizes from major sponsor Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF).

MIDF has participated in the PNB-led event since it started in 2000 and has become a major sponsor for MSAM for five years.

To attract a bigger crowd this year, MIDF has contributed more prizes among others which include 15 units of Modenas KRISS motorcycles, 50 units of mountain bicycles, as well as 10 laptops for PNB’s daily quiz winners and lucky visitors through out the 10-day event, held from 19 to 28 April .

Daily quizzes will also be held at the MIDF booth on a daily basis and winners of each day stand a chance to bring home a laptop worth RM2,099 each. The quizzes will be based on the company’s booth display which will take visitors through the five eras of the Company’s contribution to the progress of industrialization in Malaysia.

Group Managing Director Encik Mohd Najib Hj. Abdullah said “PNB’s effort in organizing such an event which is dubbed as a national education agenda is commendable and we are in full support of it. We encourage the public to take advantage of MSAM as it is an enlightening and exciting experience which comes only once a year.”

In giving back to the society, MIDF will also be presenting 50 units of bicycles to underprivileged students from two selected schools based in Melaka. “We believe in going the extra mile and extending a helping hand to those in need of our assistance,”he added.

Apart from contributing the prizes, MIDF is also an Event Partner for the PNB-MIDF 2008 Bumiputera Entrepeneurs Symposium which is organized in conjunction with MSAM and PNB’s 30th anniversary.

“MIDF has a come a long way, being the country’s first development finance institution and having gone through many changes since 2003, today, MIDF has become a diversified financial services group offering services in three core business areas namely Investment Banking, Asset Management and Development Finance,” said Encik Mohd. Najib Hj. Abdullah. “We want to continue playing our role as the engine of growth for the country. In support of the Government’s effort in increasing Bumiputera participation in the country’s economic development, As such, we will highlight the various loan schemes made available for entrepreneurs at the symposium,” added Encik Mohd. Najib.

About MIDF

MIDF is now a diversified group with substantial investments in the financial services industry. Following its merger with Amanah Capital Partners Berhad in 2003, the acquisition of Utama Merchant Bank Berhad in 2004, and the emergence of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad, MIDF Group has evolved into a stronger and bigger entity, offering a competitive and diversified range of financial services to include Investment Banking, Asset Management and Development Finance.

MIDF is a subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Group of Companies, has total assets of over RM9 billion and shareholders’ funds of over RM2 billion