Material Litigation

BackJan 11, 2022
Type Announcement
Subject MATERIAL LITIGATION
Description

Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No. WA-22NCvC-221-04/2021 AND WA-22NCvC-781-12/2021 filed by Thirteen Wings Sdn Bhd, Ashwin Kumar Kandiah (trading under Sivam Kandiah Enterprise, Ashwin Kandiah Enterprise and Skan Ventures), Astrike Sdn Bhd, Axcend Sdn Bhd, Turbo Booze Sdn Bhd; and Hops Sdn Bhd (collectively "Plaintiffs") against Heineken Malaysia Berhad ("HMB" or "the Company") and Heineken Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd ("HMM")

For consistency purposes, definitions and abbreviations used throughout this announcement shall have the same meanings as those previously defined in the Company’s announcements dated 16 April 2021 and 10 December 2021 in relation to the Suit and the Claim filed by the Plaintiffs against HMB and HMM ("Companies") respectively.

Further to the Company’s announcements on 16 April 2021 and 10 December 2021, the Company hereby announce that on 10 January 2022, the Companies have filed their defence and counterclaim against the Plaintiffs. In the counterclaim, the Companies are claiming that the Plaintiffs have breached the Contract with HMM and have failed to remedy the breaches. The Companies are claiming from the Plaintiffs, among others, the sum of RM36,984,913.66.

The case management of the Claim is fixed on 14 February 2022.

The Company will make further announcement on any material development of the above matter as and when necessary.

This announcement is dated 11 January 2022.




Announcement Info

Company Name HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD
Stock Name HEIM
Date Announced 11 Jan 2022
Category General Announcement for PLC
Reference Number GA1-11012022-00035