<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Choy Cheng Choong has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of OCB Bhd after he disposed of a 2.92% stake in the instant noodle maker.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>According to a bourse filing on Wednesday, Choy disposed of three million shares in OCB on Monday (Sept 4), trimming his stake to 4.89% or 5.03 million shares.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>Prior to the disposal, Choy held a 7.81% stake in the OCB and was the company’s second-largest shareholder behind Ng Kok Yin and Ho Kit Yen who jointly own a 28.75% stake via Rangkai Kartika Sdn Bhd.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>OCB’s other substantial shareholder is Patricia Woon Lai Ching @ Lee Yah Seng with 5.46 million shares or a 5.31% stake.</div>

Choy Cheng Choong has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of OCB Bhd after he disposed of a 2.92% stake in the instant noodle maker.

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