KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): UEM Edgenta Bhd’s (KL:EDGENTA) wholly owned subsidiary Edgenta Mediserve Sdn Bhd (EMSB) has entered into an interim agreement with the government of Malaysia to provide hospital support services.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Friday, UEM Edgenta said that under the agreement, EMSB shall continue to provide the hospital support services on an interim basis for a period of 36 months, commencing from April 1, 2025, and expiring on March 31, 2028.

“The agreement also comes with an option to extend for one year, and a further extension of one year thereafter,” it said. 

Recently, EMSB has agreed to accept the extension of the concession agreement dated April 1, 2015, for the provision of hospital support services at contract hospitals in Perak, Penang, Kedah and Perlis, via the interim agreement.

The concession agreement is due to expire on March 31, 2025.

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