<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/5169" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">HOHUP</a>) said it has five days to issue its annual report for 2025 or face suspension of its shares on Nov 10.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company failed to meet the end-October deadline for the annual report’s issuance and will now have to submit it by Nov 7 or risk the suspension of its securities, said the construction outfit in a bourse filing on Monday (Nov 3).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>If suspended, the trading restriction will be lifted on the market day following the issuance of its annual report, unless otherwise determined by Bursa Securities.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>However, if Ho Hup fails to issue its annual report within six months from the end-October deadline — by end-April 2026 — the bourse regulator will commence delisting procedures against the company.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Ho Hup said its annual report is in the final stages of completion and expects issuance by Nov 7.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The remaining steps relate to the compilation and verification procedures that are undertaken prior to issuance by the company and auditor,” it noted.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares in Ho Hup ended half a sen or 12.5% lower at 3.5 sen, valuing the company at RM18.14 million.</p></div>


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