• Sime Darby Property achieved a major milestone in corporate excellence by ranking fifth in the NACGSA Top 50 Public Listed Companies and received the Industry Excellence Award for the Property sector.

• Reflecting strong consumer trust, Sime Darby Property also secured its fourth consecutive Platinum Award at the Putra Brand Awards.

ARA DAMANSARA, 29 January 2026 – Sime Darby Property Berhad (“Sime Darby Property” or the “Group”) has been recognised for its leadership and excellence across governance, brand trust and sustainability, reinforcing the Group’s disciplined approach to value creation and long-term stewardship in real estate development.

A testament to upholding consistent standards in governance, disclosure, and transparency, Sime Darby Property was ranked fifth among the Top 50 Public Listed Companies at the National Corporate Governance & Sustainability Awards 2025, making it the highest ranked property developer on the list. The award was accepted by Sime Darby Property’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Seri Azmir Merican (centre).

At the National Corporate Governance & Sustainability Awards 2025 (“NACGSA”), Sime Darby Property received the Industry Excellence Award (Property) and ranked fifth among the Top 50 Public Listed Companies, making it the highest-ranked property developer on the list. This also marks the Group’s inaugural recognition at NACGSA.

Sime Darby Property also won the Industry Excellence Award (Property), recognising its excellence on corporate governance within the real estate sector. Accepting the award on behalf of Sime Darby Property was its Group Company Secretary, Noreen Melini Muzamli.

Organised by the Minority Shareholder Watch Group (“MSWG”), NACGSA evaluates publicly listed companies through a structured and transparent assessment framework covering board leadership, shareholder rights, disclosure practices, sustainability performance, and stakeholder engagement. Sime Darby Property’s recognition builds on its earlier achievement at the ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards 2025, where the Group was also ranked among the Top 50 Public Listed Companies, reflecting consistent standards in governance, disclosure, and transparency.

Further strengthening its brand credentials, Sime Darby Property also received the Platinum Award in the ‘Property’ category at the Putra Brand Awards 2025, marking the Group’s fourth consecutive Platinum win, and fifth overall Platinum Award win. The win reflects sustained consumer confidence and trust in the Sime Darby Property brand.

Sime Darby Property’s Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Datuk Lai Shu Wei (centre), accepting the coveted Platinum Award in the ‘Property Development’ category at the Putra Brand Awards 2025, demonstrating the trust Malaysians place in Sime Darby Property as a leading property developer.

Organised by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents of Malaysia ("4As") in partnership with Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands ("MMVB"), winners of the Putra Brand Awards are determined solely by consumers through an in-depth nationwide survey involving more than 20,000 unique respondents across various product and service categories.

Adding to this momentum, Sime Darby Property was also recognised as the ‘Best EV Friendly Property Development Company’ at the Malaysia Car of the Year (“MCOTY”) Awards 2025, in acknowledgement of the Group’s continued efforts to integrate EV-ready infrastructure and support greener mobility across its developments. This category recognises property developers that demonstrate leadership in planning and delivering EV-ready infrastructure, contributing to greener transportation and sustainable communities.

Dato’ Seri Azmir Merican, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Sime Darby Property, said, “These recognitions reflect the collective efforts across the Group to uphold strong standards. Being recognised for governance excellence while remaining a trusted brand among consumers signals that our focus on operational rigour, sustainability and long-term value creation is translating into tangible outcomes. We sincerely thank MSWG, 4As and MCOTY for these awards as we remain focused on delivering outcomes that create lasting value for our stakeholders, guided by our Purpose: to be a Value Multiplier for people, businesses, economies and the planet.”

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About Sime Darby Property Berhad

With over 50 years of experience, Sime Darby Property leads in creating master-planned communities, setting the benchmark for quality, innovation, and sustainability in residential, integrated and high-rise projects within its 26 townships and developments across Malaysia. 

As it transitions into a real estate company by 2025, the company drives the industrial and logistics segment in Elmina Business Park, Bandar Bukit Raja, and Hamilton Nilai City. Propelling its recurring income portfolio, Sime Darby Property is also the first public-listed property developer in Malaysia to venture into the creation of development funds in the industrial and logistics sector. 

The company has pledged to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, referencing the science-based target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. A consistent champion for biodiversity, Sime Darby Property is a constituent of the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index with an MSCI ESG Rating of BBB, is rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project, and has been re-included in both the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index and the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index, affirming its commitment to strong ESG practices. 

Part of the respectable Malaysian consortium that successfully regenerated the iconic Battersea Power Station in the United Kingdom, Sime Darby Property also owns the multi-award-winning Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, which hosts the prestigious LPGA-sanctioned Maybank Championship. 

Driven by its Purpose to be a Value Multiplier for people, businesses, economies, and the planet, Sime Darby Property, through its philanthropic arm, Yayasan Sime Darby, continuously creates positive social impacts for the communities it serves. 

Sime Darby Property has been recognised as Malaysia’s number one property developer at ‘The Edge Malaysia’s Top Property Developers Awards 2025’, with other notable achievements, including Gold and Silver wins at the prestigious FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards 2023, number one in the All-Stars Award at the StarProperty Awards 2025, a number one ranking for the Top of The Chart Award in the RM1 billion and above market capitalisation category at the Malaysia Developer Awards 2024, a Top 10 Developers (Malaysia) Award at the BCI Asia Awards 2024, a Platinum ranking in the Property Development category at the Putra Brand Awards 2023, and a People’s Choice Award at the PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia 2024. Apart from that, Sime Darby Property is listed on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list, one of only 89 Malaysian companies to be featured on the inaugural listicle.

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