October 27, 2010

Company announcements: MANULFE

MANULFE - MANULFE-Trading Halt

Announcement Type: Listing Circular
Company Name: MANULIFE HOLDINGS BERHAD
Stock Name: MANULFE
Date Announced: 27/10/2010

Announcement Detail:
Subject: MANULFE-Trading Halt

Contents: Kindly be advised that trading in the above Company's shares has been halted with effect from 10.15 a.m., Wednesday, 27 October 2010.

Trading in the Company's shares will resume with effect from 11.15 a.m., Wednesday, 27 October 2010.

Your attention is drawn to the Company's announcement dated 27 October 2010.


MANULFE - General Announcement

Announcement Type: General Announcement
Company Name: MANULIFE HOLDINGS BERHAD
Stock Name: MANULFE
Date Announced: 27/10/2010

Announcement Detail:
Type: Announcement

Subject: MANULIFE HOLDINGS BERHAD ("MANULIFE" OR "THE COMPANY")
- TAKE-OVER OFFER BY MANULIFE CENTURY HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS) B.V. ("MCHN") THROUGH CIMB INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD TO ACQUIRE ALL THE REMAINING ORDINARY SHARES OF RM0.50 EACH IN MANULIFE HOLDINGS BERHAD("MHB") NOT ALREADY HELD BY MCHN ('OFFER SHARES") AT A CASH OFFER PRICE OF RM3.22 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE ('OFFER")

Contents: We act for and on behalf of Manulife.

We refer to the notice of the Offer ("Notice") and press notice dated 13 October 2010 in relation to the above

Pursuant to Section 25(1) and Section 32(3) of the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers, 1998 ("Code"), the Board of Directors ("Board") of Manulife wishes to announce, on behalf of MCHN, that MCHN has dealt in the ordinary shares of RM0.50 each in MHB ("MHB Shares") for its own account on 26 October 2010, details of which are as per the table attached below.

As at the date of the Notice, MCHN held 98,467,923 MHB Shares representing approximately 48.66% of the issued and paid-up share capital of MHB. MCHN had between 14 October 2010 and 26 October 2010 acquired an aggregate of 2,883,100 MHB Shares, resulting in the increase of MCHN's equity interest in MHB from 48.66% to 50.08%, Accordingly, as MCHN now holds, in aggregate (including such MHB Shares that are already acquired, held or entitled to be acquired or held by MCHN, if any) more than 50% of the voting shares of MHB, the Offer will be made unconditional as to acceptances.

In addition, arising from the MCHN's direct interests in 101,351,023 MHB Shares representing 50.08% of the issued and paid-up share capital of MHB, MHB has now become a subsidiary of MCHN.

This announcement is dated 27 October 2010.



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