THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (INSTITUT AKAUNTAN AWAM BERTAULIAH )

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DATE : November 2, 2012

TITLE : sweeps NACRA awards

Maybank sweeps NACRA awards : Malayan Banking Bhd NACRA's objective is to promote excellence Maybank) was the big winner at the National in corporate reporting, greater transparency Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) and accountability by respective parties in 2012, bagging Platimtm in the Overall their financial reporting. Excellence Award besides sweeping the high­ the awards are to acknowledge and recog­ est number of awards. nise high quality corporate reporting. The Gold and Silver awards for Overall NACRA is open to all companies incorporat­ Excellence went to Public Bank Bhd and ed or registered in Malaysia as well as the Bhd. respectively. public sector and other organisations estab­ Public Bank also emerged as the top winner lished in Malaysia. • for the Best Annual Report in Bahasa Malaysia Themed "Towards Excellence and by winning the Platinum award. Accountability", the competition is reflective The Platinum award for Best Corporate of the need to create a corporate Malaysia that Social Responsibility was won by Nestle exceeds global benchmarks and cultivate (Malaysia) Bhd. greater confidence in our economy. Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia won NACRA Adjudication Committee chairman the Special Award for non-listed organisations. Stephen Oong said that annual reports were The awards were presented by Domestic powerful message bearer of a company. Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism "It must be written, presented, designed and Minister Datuk Seri . packaged in such a way that create jnterest NACRA is jointlyorganised by and attract the reader's attention. These Bhd, Malaysia Institute ofAccountants, and the attributes are what a good annual report Malaysia Institute of Certified Public should have, and are what the adjudicators Accountants. look for:' he said.

THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (INSTITUT AKAUNTAN AWAM BERTAULIAH MALAYSIA)

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DATE : November 2, 2012

TITLE : Maybank takes top honours for overall excellence

All awaras were presented by Do­ mestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Maybank Ismail Sabri Yaakob. "Today, having an understanding of current issues and having a clear takes top strategy in place to respond to the changing business landscape is es­ sential to maintain a competitive honours edge. "This is where corporate and fi­ nancial reports are a crucial plat­ for overall form to communicate these strate­ gies to stakeholders. "Today, mere information alone excellence isn't enough. It must be relevant, insightful, reliable and most KUALA WMPUR: Malayan Banking importantly, credible," said Loh Bhd. Public Bank Bhd and Telekom Lay Choon, alternate chairperson Malaysia Bhd have topped the Na­ of Nacra 2012 organising commit­ tional Annual Corporate Reports tee. Awards (Nacra) 2012 Overall Excel­ Nacra is an event jointly organised lence Awards. by Bursa Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia In­ Maybank emerged as the overall stitute of Accountants and the + excellence award winner in the Malaysia Institute ofCertified Public Platinum category, while the Gold Accountants. and Silver awards for the overall ex­ The event is to promote cellence annual report went to Pub­ excellence in corporate reporting, lic Bank and Telekom Malavsia re­ greater transparency and account­ spectively. . ability. Perbadanan In urans Deposit It is open to all companies Malaysia (PIDM) won the special incorporated in Malaysia as award for non-listed organisation, well as public sector and other or­ while Nestle (Malay ia) Bhd won the ganisations established in the coun­ Platinum Award for best corporate try. social resRonsibility.

THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (INSTITUT AKAUNTAN AWAM BERTAULIAH MALAYSIA)

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DATE : November 6, 2012

TITLE : Excellence in governance Bank wins highest number of awards

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Proud moment: (From left) Chua Kong Khai of Bursa Malaysia. Maybank president and CEO Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar with the Overall Excellence Platinum Award, Ismail Sabri and Loh. Excellence in governance Bank wins highest number of awards wo financial institutions and one telco topped the Nacra 2012 TOverall Excellence Awards at the National Annual Corporate Report Awards 2012 presentation ceremony recently. Maybank, Malaysia's largest banking group, emerged as winner of the overall excellence award in the Platinum cat­ egory. Maybank also swept the highest number of awards in the competition by winning the following categories: corporate reporting. Best Designed Annual Report. Best Alternate chairperson of Nacra 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility, Best organising committee Loh Lay Choon Annual Report in Bahasa Malaysia. and said, understanding current issues the Industry Excellence Award for Main and having a clear strategy in place to Board company in the finance category. respond to the changing business land­ The gold and silver awards for the scape was essential to maintain a com­ overall excellence Annual Report went to petitive edge. Public Bank Bhd and Telekom Malaysia This is where corporate and financial Bhd respectively. reports are a crucial platform to commu­ Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia nicate these strategies to stakeholders. (PIDM) once again won the Special She added: "Today, mere information Award for Non-Listed Organisations. alone isn't enough. It must be relevant, Meanwhile, the Platinum Award for insightful, reliable and most importantly, Best Corporate Social Responsibility was credible." won by Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd. Chairman of the Nacra Adjudication Public Bank Bhd, which has been Committee Stephen Oong said annual Nacra's top contestant for the past few reports are powerful message bearers of years, emerged as the top winner for the a company. Best Annual Report in Bahasa Malaysia He pointed out that adjudicators not by winning the Platinum Award. Six only look for annual reports that comply companies were also presented with with regulatory requirements, standards, Certificates of Merit. and provide information but also those All awards were presented by Minister that are written, presented, designed of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and and packaged in such a way that cre­ Consumerism Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri ate interest and attract the attention of Yaakob at the Nacra 2012 Awards pres­ readers. entation ceremony which was held in "These attributes are what a good Kuala Lumpur. annual report should have, and are what Nacra is jointly organised by Bursa the adjudicators look for". Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia Institute of Nacra is open to all companies incor­ Accountants (MIA) and The Malaysia porated or registered in Malaysia as well Institute of Certified Public Accountants as the public sector and other organisa­ (Micpa). tions established in Malaysia. The key objective of Nacra is to pro­ Themed "Towards Excellence and mote excellence in corporate reporting, Accountability", the competition is greater transparency and accountability reflective of the need to create a corpo­ by respective parties in their finan­ rate Malaysia that exceeds global bench­ cial reporting and the awards are to marks and cultivates greater confidence acknowledge and recognise high-quality in our economy.