Friday, 7 November 2008, Kuching – Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad’s Annual Report 2007 was named winner of the coveted Overall Excellence Award presented by the Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)’s Annual Corporate Report Awards 2008.

Presentation of the award was made at the SCCI’s 57th Anniversary Dinner held in Kuching here this evening.

This new win marks the fifth time that CMS has won the top prize for exemplary corporate conduct in the 10 years that SCCI has been running the corporate report awards programme to increase the standard of corporate reporting and presentation amongst Sarawak companies.

CMS won the Overall Excellence Award in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and now in 2008. CMS received consolation awards in 2002 and 2003.

According to the SCCI, “The Overall Excellence Award is presented for the Annual Report which displays the highest standards of corporate reporting and presentation. It represents the leader and reporting model in the areas of compliance with mandatory disclosures and presentation, as well as offering additional information for shareholders and the general public in wanting to know about the operations and conduct of the company.”

This year’s theme for judging the annual corporate awards was “Corporate Unification Towards Excellence”. A total of 33 companies public-listed companies were judged by an independent panel of finance professionals and others, based on various criteria.

According to Datuk Phillip Ting, Organising Chairman of the SCCI Annual Corporate Report Awards 2008, “Apart from mandatory disclosures and overall presentation, this year the Committee put a heavier emphasis on disclosure of additional information which would benefit the corporate report reader to gain

a better understanding of the organisation. This included more information on the company’s practices towards the environment, management of its human resources and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards the community.”

On winning the Award again, Dato’ Richard Curtis, CMS Group Managing Director said “Winning this Overall Excellence Award for our Annual Report 2007 is another recognition of our improved corporate governance and transparency - very important factors towards building CMS’ reputation for integrity and as a Pride of Sarawak.”

In late 2006, CMS launched the ROAR Strategy, an internal campaign to align the Group’s businesses and activities towards building performance capability. Also launched was a new Vision – To be the Pride of Sarawak, and a new Mission which included an emphasis on building a reputation for delivering “On Spec & On Time” and increasing integrity and respect.