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Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore. On April 14, 2004,
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was renamed as Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

1930 First formal securities business organisation established in Malaysia - the Singapore
Stockbrokers' Association

1937 Re-registered as the Malayan Stockbrokers' Association

1960 The Malayan Stock Exchange was established, and the public trading of shares
commenced. The board system had trading rooms in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur,
linked by direct telephone lines.

1964 The Stock Exchange of Malaysia was established.

1965 The Stock Exchange of Malaysia became known as the Stock Exchange of Malaysia
and Singapore, with the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.

1973 The Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore was divided into the Kuala Lumpur
Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore with the cessation of
currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore.

1976 The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was incorporated on December 14, 1976, as a
company limited by guarantee and took over the operations of the Kuala Lumpur
Stock Exchange Berhad (KLSEB) in the same year.

1994 The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was renamed ‘Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange’.

1997 The Shariah-compliant securities list is introduced in June by the Shariah Advisory
Council (SAC) of the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC). Shariah-compliant
securities are securities which are screened against a clear set of guiding principles.

1999 Launch of Kuala Lumpur Shariah Index (KLSI) in April to meet the demands from
investors seeking Shariah-compliant investments. It acts as a benchmark for tracking
the performance of Shariah-compliant securities.

2004 On April 14, 2004, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange changed its name to Bursa
Malaysia Berhad, following a demutualisation exercise, the purpose of which was to
enhance competitive position and to respond to global trends in the exchange
sector by making the Exchange more customer-driven and market-oriented.

2005 • On 18 March 2005, Bursa Malaysia listed on the Main Board of Bursa
Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Source: Bursa Malaysia, Corporate History.2017.

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