MELEWAR

MARUICHI MALAYSIA STEEL TUBE BERHAD

EX-date	20/08/2002
Entitlement date	22/08/2002
Entitlement time	05:00:00 PM
Entitlement subject	Bonus Issue
Entitlement description:	Proposed bonus issue of 79,046,000 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each on the basis of one (1) new ordinary share for every one (1) existing ordinary share held in Maruichi Malaysia Steel Tube Berhad.
Period of interest payment	to
For year ending/Period ending/ended	31/01/2002
Share transfer book & register of members will be closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlements	23/08/2002 to
Registrar's name ,address, telephone no:	Systems & Securities Sdn Bhd 6th Floor, South Block, Wisma Selangor Dredging 142-A,Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Payment date
a) Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of ordinary transfers	22/08/2002
b) Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c) Securities bought on KLSE on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the KLSE
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)	79046000
Entitlement indicator	Ratio
Ratio	1 : 1
Rights Issues/Offer Price

Company Name	MARUICHI MALAYSIA STEEL TUBE BERHAD
Stock Name	MARUICH
Date Announced	2 Aug 2002
Category	Entitlements (Notice of Book Closure)
Reference No	CA-020802-37636