Public Mutual declares distributions for 10 funds as at 31 May 2011

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual, declared distributions for ten funds totalling over RM573 million. The gross distributions declared for the respective funds for the financial year ended 31 May 2011 are as follows:

1) Public Ittikal Fund = 8.00 sen per unit
2) Public Islamic Equity = Fund 2.00 sen per unit
3) Public Islamic Select Treasures Fund = 1.50 sen per unit
4) Public Far-East Select Fund = 1.75 sen per unit
5) Public Regional Sector Fund = 1.75 sen per unit
6) Public Global Select Fund = 0.75 sen per unit
7) Public Dividend Select Fund = 3.00 sen per unit
8) PB ASEAN Dividend Fund = 1.50 sen per unit
9) Public Balanced Fund = 7.00 sen per unit
10)Public Select Bond Fund = 4.50 sen per unit

Public Mutual Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said the above funds have performed well for the period ended 31 May 2011.

Public Ittikal Fund and Public Islamic Equity Fund have generated one-year returns of 20.01 percent and 15.47 percent respectively for the period ended 31 May 2011, according to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table dated 23 May 2011. Public Ittikal Fund, which was launched in 1997, is an award-winning fund, having received a total of 22 awards in its category including from The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards and Failaka Islamic Fund Awards.

Another Shariah-compliant fund, Public Islamic Select Treasures Fund, which was launched in 2008, has generated a one-year return of 21.86 percent within the same period.

As for our regional and global funds, Public Far-East Select Fund and Public Regional Sector Fund have generated one-year returns of 24.25 percent and 23.69 percent respectively for the same period.

Whereas, Public Global Select Fund has generated a one-year return of 8.59 percent for the period ended 31 May 2011, according to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table. Meanwhile, Public Dividend Select Fund and PB ASEAN Dividend Fund have generated one-year returns of 21.67 percent and 21.65 percent respectively for the period ended 31 May 2011.

At the same time, Public Balanced Fund, which was launched in 1995, recorded a one-year return of 15.01 percent for the period ended 31 May 2011, while Public Select Bond Fund recorded a one-year return of 3.65 percent according to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table.

Public Ittikal Fund, Public Islamic Equity Fund, Public Islamic Select Treasures Fund, Public Balanced Fund, Public Dividend Select Fund and Public Select Bond Fund are open for EPF Members Investment Scheme. With the exception of PB ASEAN Dividend Fund, which is distributed via Public Bank branches nationwide, all other funds mentioned are distributed by Public Mutual unit trust consultants. Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 85 funds under
management. It has over 2,440,000 accountholders and as at 29 April 2011, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM43.4 billion.