We refer to our earlier announcement dated 15 April 2013.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of AFFIN, we are pleased to announce that AFFIN has entered into an exclusivity agreement (“Agreement”) dated 4 September 2013 with Hwang-DBS, in relation to the proposed acquisition by AFFIN of 100% interest in HwangDBS Investment Bank Berhad and HDM Futures Sdn Bhd, 70% interest in Hwang Investment Management Berhad and 49% interest in Asian Islamic Investment Management Sdn Bhd (“Proposed Acquisition”).

Under the Agreement, both Parties will proceed to make their respective applications to Bank Negara Malaysia.

Further announcements on the Proposed Acquisition will be made at the appropriate time.

This announcement is dated 4 September 2013