RHB CAPITAL BERHAD SYARIAH COUNCIL CLASSIFIES PLUS EXPRESSWAY BERHAD AS SYARIAH COMPLIANT

21 June 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Berhad ("RHB Sakura") is pleased to announce that the Syariah Council of RHB Capital Berhad Group has today classified PLUS Expressways Berhad ("PLUS Expressways") to be Syariah compliant with effect from 1 June 2002 following the completion of Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Bhd's debt restructuring scheme on 31 May 2002.

RHB Sakura is the Financial Adviser and Managing Underwriter to PLUS Expressways for the retail and restricted offerings of the PLUS Expressways IPO and Joint Lead Manager and Joint Book Runner for the institutional global offering of the PLUS Expressways IPO.

The retail and restricted offerings for the PLUS Expressways IPO closes Monday 24 June 2002 at 8pm. Copies of the forms and prospectus are available from all RHB Bank branches, MIDFCCS, Signet Share Registration Services and at selected toll plazas

Issued by RHB Public Affairs & Communications. For further information, please contact Celina May Ong at Tel:03-92802535.