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Zetrix AI Faces RM2 Billion Sukuk Test After Founder Stake Falls

Zetrix AI faces a potential sukuk covenant breach after forced share sales reduced founder Wong Thean Soon's stake to 1.895%.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 16 October 2026 – Zetrix AI Berhad disclosed a potential covenant breach under its RM2 billion Sukuk Wakalah programme after forced share sales reduced founder and group managing director Wong Thean Soon’s combined direct and indirect holding to 1.895%. The decline meant he was no longer the company’s single largest shareholder, a condition attached to the financing.

For Malaysian investors, the event links equity volatility directly to credit risk. The shareholding change and covenant concern are confirmed in the company’s exchange filing; whether a formal default occurs depends on remedial action, sukukholder consent and the terms applied by the programme’s trustee and financiers.

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