Notes

1.	The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in the quarterly financial 	statements as compared with the annual financial statements as at 31 March 2000.

2.    There is no exceptional item for the current financial year to date.

3.    There is no extraordinary item for the current financial year to date.

4.	There is no deferred tax and/or adjustment for under or over provisions in respect of prior years, for the current financial year to date.

5.	 There is no pre-acquisition profits for the current financial year to date.

6.	The net profit realised on the disposal of quoted investments for the current financial year to date amounted to RM306,000. There is no sale of properties during the period.

7.	Particulars on the purchase or disposal of quoted securities is not provided as the activities of the Group comprises principally of stockbroking and related services.

8.	There is no change in the composition of the Company for the current financial year to date.

9.	There is no corporate proposals announced but not completed as at 2 August 2000. 

10.	The results of the Group is dependent on the performance of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

11.	There is no issuances and repayment of debt and equity securities, share buy-backs, share cancellations, shares held as treasury shares and resale of treasury shares for the current financial year to date. 

12.	There is no Group’s borrowings and debt securities as at the end of the reporting period except for an unsecured advance of RM638,000 maturing on 28 February 2003 from an Affiliated Company.

13.	The contingent liability of the Group as at 2 August 2000 relates to a guarantee of RM1.0 million to a bank in respect of banking facilities granted to Securities Clearing Automated Network Services Sdn Bhd.

14.	As at 2 August 2000, the Group does not hold any financial instruments with off balance sheet risk.

15.	There is no material litigation pending as at 2 August 2000.

16.	Segmental reporting is not provided as the activities of the Group comprises principally of stockbroking and related services in Malaysia.

17.	The Group’s profit before tax of RM2.39 million for the quarter reported on, is lower than the preceding quarter’s figure of RM24.32 million by RM21.93 million due mainly to the lower volume of transactions in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for the quarter reported on as compared to the preceding quarter. 

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18.	Beside the matter highlighted in Note 17, there are no other material factors affecting the earnings  and/or revenue of the Company and the Group.
There  is also no material factor and /or significant trend or event which has occurred, between          the end of the reporting period and 2 August 2000, affecting the earnings and/or revenue of the       Company and the Group.

19.	The Board of Directors is of the opinion that barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Group’s performance for the current financial year will be satisfactory in relation to the performance of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

20.	The explanatory notes on variance of actual profit from forecast profit and/or shortfall in profit guarantee is not relevant to the Group.

21.	No interim ordinary dividend is declared for the current financial year.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

WENDY CHIN NGEOK MUI
(MAICSA NO : 7003178)
Company Secretary

Kuala Lumpur
8 August 2000

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