Distribution For the Financial Year ending 31 January 2009

Public Mutual will be declaring distributions its funds for the financial year ending 31 January 2009.

Distributions will be applicable to unit holders of Public Index Fund (PIX), Public Money Market Fund (PMMF), Public Enhanced Bond Fund (PEBF) and Public Islamic Optimal Growth Fund (PIOGF) respectively, who remains in the Register as at 31 January 2009.

The rate of distributions will be as below:

PIX 5.00 sen

PMMF 3.00 sen

PEBF 2.00 sen

PIOGF 0.30 sen

The continuous declaration of distributions of Public Mutual funds during this tough times is a sign of its strength in the unit trust industry.

Investment Clock: The Cycle

List of Additional Non-Business Days for Foreign Funds: China Funds

28-Jan-09 (Wednesday)
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Occasion: Chinese New Year 3rd Day

10-Apr-09 (Friday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Good Friday

13-Apr-09 (Monday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Easter Monday

28-May-09 (Thursday)
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Occasion: Tuen Ng Festival

01-Jul-09 (Wednesday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: HK SAR Establishment Day

01-Oct-09 (Thursday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: China National Day

26-Oct-09 (Monday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Chung Yeung Festival

China Funds:
1. Public China Select Fund
2. Public China Titans Fund
3. Public China Ittikal Fund
4. PB China Pacfic Equity Fund

List of Additional Non-Business Days for Foreign Funds: Far East/Asia Funds

Far East/Asia Funds

28-Jan-09(Wednesday)
Occasion: Chinese New Year 3rd Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong, Taiwan

10-Apr-09(Friday)
Occasion: Good Friday
Countries Involved: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore

13-Apr-09(Monday)
Occasion: Easter Monday
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

05-May-09(Tuesday)
I)Occasion: Children's Day
Countries Involved: Japan, Korea

II)Occasion: Coronation Day
Countries Involved: Thailand

28-May-09(Thursday)
Occasion: Tuen Ng Festival
Countries Involved: Hong Kong, Taiwan

01-Jul-09(Wednesday)
Occasion: HK SAR Establishment Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

01-Oct-09(Thursday)
Occasion: China National Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

26-Oct-09(Monday)
Occasion: Chung Yeung Festival
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

31-Dec-09(Thursday)
Occasion: Bank Holiday
Countries Involved: Japan, Philippines

Occasion: New Year's Eve
Countries Involved: Indonesia, Thailand

List of Far East/Asia Funds
1. Public Far-East Select Fund
2. Public Asia Ittikal Fund
3. Public Regional Sector Fund
4. Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
5. Public Far-East Dividend Fund
6. Public Islamic Asia Balanced Fund
7. Public Far-East Balanced Fund
8. Public Far-East Property & Resorts Fund
9. Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund
10. Public Far-East Telco & Infrastructure Fund

Public Index Fund (PIX): September 2008 Review

Public Index Fund

Fund objective:
To achieve long-term capital appreciation while at the same time attempting to outperform the KLCI

Investor's Risk Profile:
Moderate

Lipper Leaders Rating:
3 for Consistent Return
3 for Preservation
3 for Total Return

Morningstar Rating: 3 STAR
Morningstar Category: Malaysia Equity

Financial Year End: 31 January

Approved Fund Size: 1.5 billion units

Current Fund Size:
NAV: RM 487.18 million
Units: 802.23 million

Public Index Fund (PIX) posted a -16.48% compared to the benchmark KLCI's -18.34% in the 6 months ending 30 September 2008. Since launched on 2nd March 1992, PIX has at all time, outperformed the benchmark KLCI.

The Top 5 Sectors where the PIX invested in:

1) Financial (25.98%)
2) Consumer, Cyclical (10.92%)
3) Industrial (10.20%)
4) Communications (9.90%)
5) Utilities (9.12%)

Top 5 Holdings

1) Public Bank Berhad (9.87% of NAV)
2) Malayan Banking Berhad (6.17%)
3) Sime Darby Berhad (5.59%)
4) Tenaga Nasional Berhad (5.58%)
5) UMW Holdings Berhad (5.52%)

Asset Allocation

1) Equities & Derivatives (86.17%)
2) Money Market Instruments & Others (9.33%)
3) Fixed Income Securities (4.50%)