KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Trading in the shares of LTKM Bhd will be suspended on Thursday and Friday (April 7 and 8), pending a material announcement.

In a bourse filing on Wednesday, LTKM said Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has approved the company's request for the suspension.

LTKM is principally involved in poultry farming and is one of the leading egg producers in the country, with a fully integrated poultry farming operation involving feed processing, production of eggs, processing and trading of organic fertilisers.

LTKM shares closed up 12 sen or 8.11% at RM1.6 on Wednesday (April 6), giving the group a market capitalisation of RM229 million. Over the past one-year, the counter has rallied 63% from 98 sen.