Highlights of the Public Bank Group’s Performance

· Net profit attributable to shareholders was RM2.52 billion as compared to　RM2.58 billion in 2008. Excluding the one-off goodwill income from ING in　2008, the Group’s underlying operating net profit increased by 3.3%.

· Net return on equity remained strong at 26.1%.

· Earnings per share was 73.3 sen, showing an uptrend on a quarter-to-quarter　basis, with 17.4 sen in the first quarter, 17.7 sen in the second quarter, 18.5 sen　in the third quarter and 19.7 sen in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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Highlights of the Public Bank Group’s Performance for the Fourth Quarter as compared to the Third Quarter of 2009

· Profit before taxation grew by 5.1% or RM44 million to RM900 million from　RM856 million for the third quarter of 2009.

· Net profit grew by 6.1% to RM678 million.
· Net interest and financing income achieved a strong growth of 7.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009, due to continued healthy loans and deposits growth.

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