September 2, 2014

Company announcements: ASTRO

ASTRO - OTHERS CLARIFICATION ON THE MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS LIMITED

Announcement Type: General Announcement
Company NameASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD  
Stock Name ASTRO  
Date Announced2 Sept 2014  
CategoryGeneral Announcement
Reference NoAM-140829-BC2EC

TypeAnnouncement
SubjectOTHERS
DescriptionCLARIFICATION ON THE MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS LIMITED

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (“AMH”) refers to the media statement issued by Astro All Asia Networks Limited ("AAANL") that the Central Bureau of Investigation, India (“CBI”) has on 29 August 2014 filed a charge-sheet in relation to, among other things, AAANL's acquisition of shares in Sun Direct TV Private Limited in 2007. The media statement states that AAANL has learnt from media reports in India that the charge-sheet names AAANL, Mr. T. Ananda Krishnan and Mr. Augustus Ralph Marshall, amongst others.

Mr. T. Ananda Krishnan has a deemed substantial indirect interest in both AMH and AAANL while Mr. Augustus Ralph Marshall is a non-executive director of AMH as well as a director of AAANL.

We wish to clarify that AAANL is a separate and distinct legal entity and is not a member of the AMH Group of Companies.

This charge does not implicate, nor impact AMH, the entity listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

This announcement is dated 2 September 2014.



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