Public Mutual declares distributions for 13 funds as at 30 June 2011

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual, declared distributions for
13 of its funds. The gross distributions declared for the respective funds for the
financial year ended 30 June 2011 are as follows:

1)Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund = 4.00 sen per unit
2)PB Growth Fund = 8.50 sen per unit
3)PB China ASEAN Equity Fund = 6.00 sen per unit
4)PB Asia Equity Fund = 3.50 sen per unit
5)PB Singapore Advantage-30 Equity Fund = 0.65 sen per unit
6)PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund = 0.75 sen per unit
7)PB Balanced Fund = 7.50 sen per unit
8)PB Islamic Bond Fund = 5.75 sen per unit
9)PB Fixed Income Fund = 5.25 sen per unit
10)PB Infrastructure Bond Fund = 3.25 sen per unit
11)Public Islamic Money Market Fund = 2.50 sen per unit
12)PB Cash Management Fund = 2.50 sen per unit
13)PB Islamic Cash Management Fund = 2.25 sen per unit

Public Mutual Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said the above funds
have performed well and have delivered respectable returns in its categories for the
period ended 10 June 2011.
According to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table dated 20 June 2011, Public Far-East
Consumer Themes Fund has generated a one-year return of 16.03% for the period
ended 10 June 2011.
Meanwhile, PB Growth Fund, PB China ASEAN Equity Fund, PB Asia Equity
Fund and PB Singapore Advantage-30 Equity Fund have generated one-year returns
of 23.14%, 12.99%, 12.91% and 10.17% respectively for the period ended 10 June
2011. PB Growth Fund is an award-winning fund, having received a total of seven
awards in its category from The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards and The
Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment Fund Awards Malaysia. For the same period,
PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund generated a one-year return of 12.98%.
Meanwhile, PB Balanced Fund has generated a one-year return of 16.76% for the
same period. PB Balanced Fund is also an award-winning fund, having received a
total of 17 awards in its category from The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards,
Morningstar Fund Awards (Malaysia) and The Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment
Fund Awards Malaysia.
At the same time, PB Islamic Bond Fund, PB Fixed Income Fund and PB Infrastructure
Bond Fund have generated one-year returns of 11.80%, 6.95% and 5.93%
respectively for the same period. PB Islamic Bond Fund won awards from the
Dubai-based, Failaka Islamic Fund Awards 2010 and Morningstar 2010 Fund
Awards (Malaysia)
As for our money market funds, Public Islamic Money Market Fund, PB Cash
Management Fund and PB Islamic Cash Management Fund have generated oneyear
returns of 2.57%, 2.51% and 2.43% respectively for the same period. The
money market funds provide an option for investors with low tolerance to risk who
wish to park their money on a short-term basis while waiting for opportune time to
investing in or switching back to equity, balanced or bond funds.
PB Growth Fund, PB Balanced Fund, PB Islamic Bond Fund, Public Islamic Money
Market Fund and PB Cash Management Fund are open for EPF Members
Investment Scheme.
All funds are distributed via Public Bank branches nationwide with the exception of
Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund and Public Islamic Money Market Fund,
which are distributed by Public Mutual unit trust consultants.
Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 86 funds under
management. It has over 2.4 million accountholders and as at 31 May 2011, the
total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM43.95 billion.