KUALA LUMPUR, 7  November 2022 – Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima” or the “Group”), Malaysia’s leading and largest integrated media group, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded ‘Industry Excellence Award for Corporate Governance (CG) Disclosure’ at the MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Award 2021, organised by the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (“MSWG”).

This marks Media Prima’s second consecutive win after being awarded ‘Industry Excellence’ in the Telecommunications and Media sector at the MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Award 2020. Media Prima also ranks in the List of Top 100 Companies for CG Disclosure 2021, rising from 32nd to 29th. 

Since 2012, the annual MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Award has recognised leaders in good corporate governance among public listed companies in Malaysia. For the Corporate Governance Award 2021, the MSWG evaluated 864 Malaysian public-listed companies based on the ASEAN CG Scorecard methodology and publicly available information including annual reports, corporate governance reports, and sustainability reports. 

Datuk Seri (Dr) Syed Hussian Aljunid, Group Chairman of Media Prima, said: “Media Prima is proud to be ranked amongst the best in Malaysia and the region for its commitment to uphold the highest levels of corporate governance. We are honoured to receive this award from MSWG and we remain committed to meet the very best standards for corporate governance and corporate responsibility. We would like to express our appreciation to MSWG for this recognition.” 

Rafiq Razali, Group Managing Director of Media Prima, said: “It is a great honour to be given this award by the MSWG as Media Prima places strong emphasis on good governance while ensuring business sustainability and enhancing shareholder value. We are also a constituent company of Bursa Malaysia’s FTSE4Good Index Series which further validates this commitment from our board, management and employees. Media Prima plays a vital role in our society and we must lead the way in ensuring strong CG standards.” 

In addition to the award from MSWG, Media Prima has been recognised for “Top 10 Companies Malaysia Board Diversity Index” by the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) and Willis Towers Watson in 2021. At the 2020 Malaysia Investor Relations Association (MIRA) Awards, Media Prima was awarded the Best IR Professional for Investor Relations (Small-Cap). Media Prima was awarded Gold at the Australasian Reporting Awards 2020.