SEC Division of Corporation Finance no-action letter: Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad

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200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166~4193 Letterhead P: (212) 294~6700 (212) 294~4700 CHARLOTTE CHICAGO GENEVAn LONDON LOS ANGELES MOSCOW NEW YORK NEWARK PARIS SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D,C. WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL 2122944711 September 10, 2010 VUE-MAIL Mr. Paul Dudek

Office of International Corporate Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N,E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Application for Designation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Bonds Sdn Bhd as a "Designated Offshore Securities Market" Dear Mr. Dudek:
We are writing to request that the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") (i) designate Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities"), a company established under the Companies Act of 1965 of Malaysia (the "Companies Act"), as a "designated offshore securities market" ("DOSM") within the meaning of Rule 902(a) of Regulation S ("Regulation S,,)1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and (ii) designate an electronic trading platform operated by Bursa Malaysia Bonds Sdn Bhd ("Bursa Bonds"), a company established under the Companies Act, as a DOSM for the limited purpose of permitting the secondary market trading of certain "Shelf￾Listed Bonds" (issued in Malaysia, as described below) that will be listed on Bursa Securities (the "Shelf-Listed Bonds"), and are either traded on Bursa Bonds, or if not traded on Bursa Bonds, are reported to Bursa Bonds, 1 See 17 C.F.R. § 230.901-905 (2000).