Pentamaster Corporation Berhad (“PMCB” or “the Company”) wishes to announce that it has on 26January 2017 received a letter from Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“PHEIM”) informing the Company that the substantial shareholder notifications (Form 29A and Forms 29B) that PHEIM had sent to the Company had been done in error. The Form 29A and Forms 29B were received from PHEIM and duly announced by the Company during the period from 22 September 2016 to 23 January 2017.

PHEIM informed that it has been advised that PHEIM had at no time been a substantial shareholder of PMCB nor had any of the funds under its management. Shares purchased by PHEIM had been for the account of its various managed funds which individual holding had been all below the 5% reporting threshold during those reporting periods.

This announcement is dated 26 January 2017.