Unless otherwise defined, the abbreviations used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the announcements made by the Company on 14 November 2023, 23 January 2024 and 24 January 2025.
The Board of Directors of the Company wishes to announce that the Company had on 9 July 2026 successfully issued its Third Tranche of Sustainability Sukuk Wakalah of RM150.0 million in nominal value, in the format of an ASEAN Social SRI Sukuk Wakalah ("Third Tranche"), under the Sukuk Wakalah Programme and in accordance with LBS' Sustainability Financing Framework. The unsecured Third Tranche was issued with a tenor of 7 years (maturing on 8 July 2033) and carries a periodic distribution rate of 4.25% per annum.
MARC Ratings Berhad had on 31 December 2025 affirmed the AA-IS rating with a Stable outlook on the Sukuk Wakalah Programme. The proceeds raised from the Third Tranche shall be utilised by LBS for the purposes as set out in LBS' Sustainability Financing Framework and in accordance with the following guidelines or frameworks or standards, as amended from time to time under which such ASEAN Social SRI Sukuk Wakalah are issued:
(a) the Sustainable and Responsible Investment Sukuk Framework pursuant to the Guidelines on Unlisted Capital Market Products under the Lodge and Launch Framework issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia;
(b) the ASEAN Social Bond Standards issued by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum; and
(c) the Social Bond Principles issued by the International Capital Market Association.
HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and RHB Investment Bank Berhad are the Joint Lead Managers for the Third Tranche.
This announcement is dated 9 July 2026.