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The Affin Bank Group is a financial services conglomerate. The Group's activities focus on commercial, Islamic and investment banking services, money broking and underwriting of life and general insurance business.

Proposed Acquisition of The Life Insurance Business Of Tahan Insurance Malaysia Berhad ("Proposed Acquisition")

Type

Announcement
Subject AFFIN HOLDINGS BERHAD ("AFFIN")

PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF THE LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS OF TAHAN INSURANCE MALAYSIA BERHAD ("PROPOSED ACQUISITION")

Contents :

We refer to our announcements on the Proposed Acquisition dated 16 March 2005, 17 August 2005 and 18 November 2005.


The Board of AFFIN wishes to announce that Bank Negara Malaysia had notified vide its letter dated 19 January 2006 that the Minister of Finance had approved the proposed transfer of the life insurance business of Tahan Insurance Malaysia Berhad ("Life Business") for a total consideration of RM121 million to AXA AFFIN Life Insurance Berhad, a joint venture company to be incorporated by AFFIN (51%) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (49%) which will thereafter operate the Life Business.

This announcement is dated 20 January 2006.

 


Announcement Info

Company Name AFFIN HOLDINGS BERHAD  
Stock Name AFFIN    
Date Announced 20 Jan 2006  
Category General Announcement
Reference No CC-060120-61299