The Board of Directors of HELP International Corporation Berhad (“HIC”) is pleased to announce that HELP University College Sdn Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary company of HIC has been officially invited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for HELP University College (“HUC”) to be upgraded to full-fledged university status.

Y.B. Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Minister of Higher Education presented the Certificate of Invitation to HUC at a ceremony held at Putrajaya today.

This announcement is dated 6 September 2011.