Further to the announcement made on 24 November 2011, Bonia Corporation Berhad ("Bonia" or "the Company") wishes to announce that its 60% owned subsidiaries, Apex Marble Sdn Bhd (the "1^st Plaintiff") and Mcore Sdn Bhd (the "2^nd Plaintiff") had on 12 January 2012 re-filed the civil suit in the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur against Mr. Leong Tat Yan ("the Defendant") in connection with the joint venture business in Vietnam ("JV business").

The Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim will be served to the Defendant upon extraction of the sealed copies of the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim are extracted from the Registry of the High Court.

The Plaintiffs' claims are set out and particularised in the Statement of Claim dated 12 January 2012  and seek the following relief:

(I)                The 1^st Plaintiff's claims against the Defendant: 

(i)         The sum of RM946,496.37 being the proceeds of sale from the JV business owed by the Defendant to the 1^st Plaintiff.

(ii)        An inquiry as to damages and an order for payment of all sums found due upon the making of such inquiry together with interest thereon.

(iii)       An account of profits and an order for payment of all sums found due upon the taking of such account together with interest thereon.

(iv)       General damages to be assessed.

(v)        Aggravated damages.

(vi)       Exemplary damages.

(vii)      Interest.

(viii)     Costs.

(ix)       Further or other relief.

(II)             The 2^nd Plaintiff's claims against the Defendant: 

(i)         The sum of RM2,249,751.08 being the proceeds of sale from the JV business owed by the Defendant to the 2^nd Plaintiff.

(ii)        An inquiry as to damages and an order for payment of all sums found due upon the making of such inquiry together with interest thereon.

(iii)       An account of profits and an order for payment of all sums found due upon the taking of such account together with interest thereon.

(iv)       General damages to be assessed.

(v)        Aggravated damages.

(vi)       Exemplary damages.

(vii)      Interest.

(viii)     Costs.

(ix)       Further or other relief.

The civil suit is filed against the Defendant essentially for breach of contract, tort and fiduciary duties.

The Board of Directors of the Company will make the necessary announcement in respect of the development of the abovementioned suit in due course.

This announcement is dated 16 January 2012.