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Material Litigation

Axiata Group Berhad (“Axiata”) refers to the following announcements: -

1. 28 April 2006 by Telekom Malaysia Berhad on the commencement of the Indemnity Suit against, inter alia, TSDTR and Bistamam Ramli (“BR”);
2. 24 October 2008 by TM International Berhad (now known as Axiata) on the commencement of the Conspiracy Suit against, inter alia, TSDTR and BR;
3. 14 May 2018 by Axiata on the directions by the High Court on 8 May 2018 (as a result of the Receiving Order and Adjudicating Order entered against TSDTR and BR on the same day in the Shah Alam High Court Bankruptcy No. BA-29NCC-1091-02/2016 and the Shah Alam High Court Bankruptcy No. BA-29NCC-1092-02/2016 respectively);
4. 18 July 2018 by Axiata on the filed applications filed for leave under Section 8 of the Bankruptcy Act 1967 (“Bankruptcy Act”) to, inter alia, continue the Conspiracy and Indemnity Suits (“Suits”)  against TSDTR and BR (“Leave Applications”); and
5. 26 July 2018 by Axiata on the sanction of the Director General of Insolvency pursuant to Section 38(1)(a) of the Bankruptcy Act obtained by TSDTR and BR on 5 July 2018 and 9 July 2018 respectively, to defend the Suits and pursue with their counter-claims in the Suits against Celcom and TRI and all appeals arising from the Suits. 

The Indemnity Suit is in relation to the breaches of duty involving the entry into the Subscription Agreement dated 25 June.1996 (“Subscription Agreement”) between Deutsche Telekom AG, TRI and Celcom, the Supplemental Agreement dated 7 February 2002 (“the 2002 Supplemental Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Agreement dated 4 April 2002 (“ARSA”) between DeTeAsia Holdings GmbH (“DeTe”), Celcom and TRI. TSDTR and BR were inter alia, directors of Celcom and TRI at time of entry into the Subscription Agreement and the ARSA. Celcom and TRI claim that these agreements were entered into by the various former directors of Celcom and TRI in breach of their fiduciary duties as directors. This litigation is in relation to Celcom and TRI’s claim to seek an indemnity from the various former directors including TSDTR and BR in respect of the sums paid out to DeTe under the Award dated 2 August 2005 handed down by the Tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Case No. 12615/MS instituted against Celcom.

The Conspiracy Suit is in relation to the Celcom and TRI’s claim that DeTe, Beringin Murni Sdn Bhd and the various former directors of Celcom and TRI including TSDTR and BR (“Defendants”) wrongfully and unlawfully conspired with each other to injure Celcom and TRI by causing and/or committing them to enter into the 2002 Supplemental Agreement and the ARSA with DeTe. This litigation is in relation to Celcom and TRI’s claim to seek damages for conspiracy from the Defendants including TSDTR and BR.

Axiata wishes to announce that the High Court have today allowed the Leave Applications with costs to be borne by Celcom and TRI.

Axiata will make further announcements from time to time in respect of any material developments on these 2 matters.

The announcement is dated 31 July 2018.

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