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General Announcement
Reference No BD-070803-61064

Company Name	:	BINA DARULAMAN BERHAD
Stock Name	:	BDB
Date Announced	:	03/08/2007


Type	:	Reply to query
Reply to Bursa Malaysia's Query Letter - Reference ID	:	KM-070801-59815
Subject	:	(I) PROJECT KNOWN AS 'CADANGAN MEROBOH SEBAHAGIAN HOTEL SEDIADA (HOTEL SP INN) DAN MEMBINA SEMULA BANGUNAN HOTEL 6 TINGKAT DI BANDAR SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH DARULAMAN" (II) PROJECT KNOWN AS "CADANGAN MENYIAPKAN PUSAT PERANGINAN GUNUNG JERAI MUKIM YAN, DAERAH KUALA MUDA, KEDAH DARUL AMAN" COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "TRANSACTIONS"

Contents :

We refer to your letter dated 2nd August 2007 on the abovematter and furnish herewith the following additional information for public release:-

(i) The Transactions shall not require shareholders approval because they are awarded by Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK) our holding corporation on behalf of the State Government which fall under the Exempted Transactions pursuant to provision 9(i) of Amended Provisions of the Listing Requirements. A letter of confirmation from PKNK shall be forwarded to you in due course. These transactions are not subject to approval by relevant government authorities.

(ii) Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB) is the only listed flagship of PKNK which operates in various business sectors through its subsidiaries. Kedah Sato Sdn Bhd (KSSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of BDB is a Class A General and building contractor which has todate accomplished a total of RM1.0 billion worth of projects to its credit. Premised on this background, PKNK has awarded the projects to KSSB which are expected to contribute earnings of 5.19% and 6.77% to the Group earnings for the financial year ended 2007 and 2008 respectively.

(iii) Salient terms of the Interim Letters of Award among others are as follows:-

(I)

Cadangan Meroboh Sebahagian Hotel Sediada (Hotel SP Inn) dan Membina Semula Bangunan Hotel 6 Tingkat di Bandar Sungai Petani, Kedah Darul Aman

(a)

Scope of Works

The scope of work is to demolish a part of the existing hotel (SP Inn Hotel) and the construction of a 6 storey hotel at Bandar Sungai Petani, Kedah Darulaman.

(b) Contract Sum

The estimated contract sum is RM10,500,000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia: Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Only). The final contract sum is still subject to negotiations and is expected to be finalized soon through the issue of the Letter of Award.

The completion date shall be 31st May 2008 which is fourteen (14) months from the date of site possession which was on 1st April 2007.

(d) The performance bond of five (5) percent of the contract sum shall be furnished before the commencement of the work.

(II)

Cadangan Menyiapkan Pusat Peranginan Gunung Jerai, Mukim Yan, Daerah Kuala Muda, Kedah Darul Aman

PKNK is in the process of issuing the Letter of Award to KSSB. The Interim Letter of Award dated 11th June 2007 only stipulates briefly the estimated project cost of RM12,000,000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia: Twelve Million Only) which are still subject to negotiations and with the date of site possession on 1st July 2007.

The Letters of Award may be inspected at the Registered Office of the Company located at Aras 9, Menara BDB, 88 Lebuhraya Darulaman, 05100 Alor Star, Kedah during office hours from 8.30 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday.

(iii) BDB does not forsee any risks in relation to the Transactions because being government projects they are funded by the federal government fund allocation.

Query Letter content :
We refer to your announcements dated 31 July 2007 in respect of the aforesaid
Transactions.
In this connection, kindly furnish Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa
Securities") with the following additional information for public release:
(i) Whether the Transactions are subject to the approval of shareholders and
relevant government authorities and the estimated time frame for submission of
the application to the relevant authorities.
(ii) The rationale for the Transactions including any benefit which is expected
to accrue to Bina Darulaman Berhad ("BDB").
(iii) Salient terms of the Interim Letters of Award and the time and place
where such document may be inspected.

(iv) The risks in relation to the Transactions.
Please furnish Bursa Securities with your reply within one (1) market day from
the date hereof.

Yours faithfully

INDERJIT SINGH
Head, Issuers
Listing Division
Group Regulation

IS/CKM
Copy to: Securities Commission (via fax) (Attention: Mr Chung Tin Fah)