Reference is made to the announcement made by Stone Master Corporation Berhad ("SMCB" or "the Company") on 17th December 2018, 4th December 2018, 28th August 2018, 5th July 2017 and 16th March 2018 where the Company had on 19 June 2017 through its independent solicitors filed a Writ and Statement of Claim filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Summons No. WA-22NCC-232-06/2017 ("Suit 232") to pursue legal actions against Dato' Koh Mui Tee (as 1st Defendant), Datuk Lee Hwa Cheng (as 2nd Defendant), Datin Chan Chui Mei (as 3rd Defendant) and Starfied Capital Sdn Bhd (as 4th Defendant).

The Board of Directors of SMCB wishes to inform that the 1st Defendant, Dato’ Koh Mui Tee and the 2nd Defendant, Datuk Lee Hwa Cheng's Striking out Application dated 21st November 2018 had been dismissed by the High Court with cost of RM1,000.00 on 7th January 2019 and an Appeal has been filed by the 1st and 2nd Defendant against the said Order.  The Court had vacated the Trial Dates fixed on 22nd January 2019 to 25th January 2019 and had tentatively fixed the Trial on 7th March 2019, 18th March 2019 and 19th March 2019.

However, a further case management was held on 10th January 2019 to finalise the trial dates, and the High Court has given the following directions :-

1. That the Trial dates which was fixed on 7th March 2019, 18th March 2019 and 19th March 2019 has been vacated;

2. That the new Trial dates have been fixed on 8th April 2019, 9th April 2019 and 10th April 2019; and

3. The final case management date is fixed on 11th March 2019 for parties to comply with all the pre-trial direction given.    

Further Announcement on any material development on this Suit 232 will be made in due course.

This Announcement is dated 18th January 2019.