Maxis neither denies nor confirms U Mobile merger report

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Maxis Bhd neither denied nor confirmed a media report of a merger today but acknowledged that it is always evaluating strategic opportunities and partnerships that are value accretive.

The telecommunications company said this in response to Bloomberg’s news report today on a possible merger with U Mobile Sdn Bhd.

“Should there be any material corporate development, we will make the necessary disclosures to the market in a timely manner,” Maxis said in response to Bernama’s query.

According to its website, Maxis currently has a market capitalisation of US$6.7 billion to US$6.9 billion (RM27.2 billion to RM28.3 billion) as of October 2026.

Meanwhile, Maxis share price closed 14 sen lower at RM3.51 with 4.83 million shares traded.

Earlier, Bloomberg was quoted as saying the potential merger could create the country’s largest wireless operator by market value. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 28 日讯——Maxis Bhd 今天既未否认也未证实有关合并的媒体报道，但承认公司一直在评估能够增值的战略机会和合作伙伴关系。

这家电信公司就彭博社今天关于可能与 U Mobile Sdn Bhd 合并的新闻报道作出了上述回应。

Maxis在回应马新社的询问时表示：“如有任何重大公司发展，我们将及时向市场披露相关信息。”

根据其网站信息，截至 2026 年 10 月，Maxis 的市值约为 67 亿美元至 69 亿美元（272 亿至 283 亿令吉）。

与此同时，Maxis 股价收盘下跌 14 仙，报 3.51 令吉，成交量为 483 万股。

此前，彭博社援引报道称，此次潜在合并可能打造马来西亚市值最大的无线运营商。——马新社

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