FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 May 2018

RHB BANK ENHANCES FOOTPRINT IN RHB Bank JB City Square Branch relocates to KOMTAR JB City Centre

Johor – RHB Bank Berhad, ("RHB Bank" or "RHB") ’s fourth largest fully integrated financial services group, relocated its City Square branch to its new premises at KOMTAR Johor Bahru City Centre (KOMTAR JBCC). RHB KOMTAR JBCC will be offering the full suite of banking products and services.

The opening of RHB KOMTAR JBCC by Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli, Group Managing Director, RHB Banking Group, marks another milestone for the Group as the bank enhances its presence across the country to serve customers better. RHB Bank has 21 branches in the Southern Region of Johor Bahru, and RHB KOMTAR JBCC is one of 16 RHB branches located in Johor Bahru’s city centre.

“RHB is pleased to be able to position ourselves at the epicentre of JB’s business activities and to provide customers with better access to financial solutions and conveniences. Johor Bahru holds excellent potential for us to grow our business with its 3.7 million population, and its current rapid development and transformation as the new economic powerhouse in the southern corridor of Peninsular Malaysia,” said Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli, Group Managing Director, RHB Banking Group, in his speech at the branch opening.

KOMTAR JBCC was chosen due to its central location with high visibility and easy accessibility for customers, and to capitalise on the robust commercial activities in the rapidly developing economic hub of JBCC. The location is close to Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) through which approximately 300,000 Malaysians and tourists pass on a daily basis.

The branch will be able to support the business activities in the vicinity by providing customers with versatile financial products and services in view of existing as well as upcoming residential and commercial property developments within and around JBCC.

The RHB Bank KOMTAR JBCC Branch will be led by Encik Shahrol Salim, who will be assisted by 28 staff, including 3 Personal Bankers and 3 Relationship Managers, who are ready to provide financial advisory services to suit customers’ business and personal banking needs.

Issued on behalf of RHB Bank Berhad Group Corporate Communications Department. For more information, please contact Norazzah Sulaiman at 03-9280 2125/ [email protected] or Cynthia Blemin at 012-249 4071/ [email protected]

About the RHB Banking Group

The RHB Banking Group, with RHB Bank Berhad as the holding company, is the fourth largest fully integrated financial services group in Malaysia. The Group’s core businesses are structured into seven main business pillars, namely Group Retail Banking, Group Business & Transaction Banking, Group Wholesale Banking, RHB , Group Shariah Business, Group International Business and Group Insurance. Group Wholesale Banking comprises Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Group Treasury & Global Markets, Asset Management and Private Equity. All the seven business pillars are offered through the Group’s main subsidiaries – RHB Investment Bank Berhad, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad and RHB Insurance Berhad, while its asset management and unit trust businesses are undertaken by RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd and RHB Islamic International Asset Management Berhad. The Group’s regional presence now spans ten countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong/China, Vietnam, Lao PDR and Myanmar.

For more information, please visit www.rhbgroup.com