Company Name

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SIME DARBY BERHAD
Stock Name

:

SIME  
Date Announced

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13/01/2012


Type

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Announcement
Subject

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Description

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1. Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No. D-22NCC-2379-2010 ("O&G Suit")
2. Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No. D-22NCC-2391-2010 ("Bakun Suit")

Announcement Details/Table Section :

Further to the announcements dated 23 December 2010, 24 December 2010, 14 March 2011, 21 March 2011, 27 May 2011, 15 July 2011, 25 July 2011 and 15 December 2011 on the above matters, Sime Darby Berhad ("the Company") wishes to announce that on 12 January 2012, the Company has been informed by its solicitors that Dato' Mohamad Shukri Baharom, the 2nd Defendant in the Bakun Suit, has filed a Notice of Appeal against the High Court's decision on 13 December 2011 which allowed the application by third parties to strike out the 2nd Defendant's third party statement of claim, set aside the third party notices and dismiss the third party proceedings.

The Notice of Appeal against the subsidiaries of the Company, Sime Engineering Sdn Bhd and Sime Darby Holdings Berhad, the 12th and the 13th third parties in the Bakun Suit, were served through the Company's solicitors on 12 January 2012.

The Company will make further announcements on any material development on this matter from time to time.

This announcement is dated 13 January 2012.