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The Star
a day ago
- Business
- The Star
Bursa Malaysia reprimands PIE Industrial and 2 directors
PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has publicly reprimanded P.I.E. Industrial Bhd (PIE) and two of its directors for breach of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements. The two directors were imposed total fines amounting to RM150,000, it said. According to Bursa Malaysia Securities, PIE had failed to make an immediate announcement when the company's unit had secured an overseas customer / manufacturer which specialises in servers and switches Mar 31, 2024. "PIE had only made the announcement that the company had secured the manufacturer on Apr 19, 2024 and announced the expected revenue on April 23, 2024," it said in a statement. The market regulator said there was also a breach in Paragraphs 9.08(2) & (5) of the listing requirements. PIE's managing director Mui Chung Meng had a total public reprimand and fine of RM100,000 while its executive director Lan, Kuo-Yi amounting to RM50,000. It said the finding of breach and imposition of the above penalties on PIE and the directors were made upon completion of due process and after taking into consideration all facts and circumstances of the matter including the materiality of the breaches, impact of the breaches to PIE and shareholders/investors and the roles, responsibilities, knowledge, involvement and conduct / action / inaction of the directors. "Bursa Malaysia Securities views the contraventions seriously as timely disclosure of material information that might affect investors' interests is key to a transparent, orderly and fair market. 'Further, the obligation to ensure no selective disclosure is of paramount importance to ensure fairness and equal access to material information regarding the business and affairs of listed companies towards maintaining investor confidence and market integrity," it added.
Barnama
a day ago
- Business
- Barnama
Bursa Reprimands P.I.E. , Fines Directors Over Disclosure Breaches
BUSINESS KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd (Bursa Malaysia) has publicly reprimanded P.I.E. Industrial Bhd (PIE) and two of its directors for breaching Main Market listing requirements (Main LR). The exchange said PIE failed to make an immediate announcement after its wholly owned unit, Pan-International Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (PIESB), secured an overseas customer specialising in servers and switches on March 31, 2024. 'The largest plant of PIESB will be allocated entirely for the manufacturer, with pilot production scheduled by end-2024 and mass production in 2025. 'The expected revenue for the financial years ending Dec 31, 2025, and Dec 31, 2026, was RM2.5 billion,' the exchange said in a statement. PIE only announced the award on April 19, 2024, and disclosed the expected revenue on April 23, 2024. Bursa Malaysia noted that PIE's managing director had disclosed material information to Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd on April 17, 2024, and to The Edge Malaysia on April 18, 2024, ahead of the official announcements to the exchange. It added that two PIE directors at the material time permitted the company to commit the breaches. It stated that managing director Mui Chung Meng was publicly reprimanded and fined RM100,000, while executive director Lan Kuo-Yi was also publicly reprimanded and fined RM50,000. 'Bursa Malaysia has reminded PIE and its board of directors of their responsibility to maintain the appropriate standards of corporate responsibility and accountability to its shareholders and the investing public,' it added.
