Annoucement

RNS Number : 1987L

Commercial Intnl Bank (Egypt) SAE

02 July 2014

 



Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.

Publication of Prospectus and Expected Listing and Admission of up to 500,000,000 Additional Global Depositary Receipts

The following prospectus (the "Prospectus") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Prospectus dated 1 July 2014

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. - Prospectus in relation to the listing and admission to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange of up to 500,000,000 Additional Global Depositary Receipts

For details of how the full document can be viewed, please consult the following URL:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1987L_-2014-7-2.pdf

 

The Prospectus is available for viewing at the registered office of Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. ("CIB") (Nile Tower Building, 21/23 Charles de Gaulle Street, Giza, P.O. Box 2430, Cairo, Egypt).

In addition, a copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The listing and admission to the Official List and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange of up to 500,000,000 Additional Global Depositary Receipts is expected to occur on 4 July 2014 ("Admission"). The Admission will bring the total number of Global Depositary Receipts listed by CIB to up to 680,000,000.

No Global Depositary Receipts have been or are being offered or marketed to the public in the United Kingdom or elsewhere in connection with the Admission.

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

This announcement does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering of shares, or Global Depositary Receipts representing such shares, in CIB nor an invitation to the public in connection with any offer. No action has been or will be taken in any country or jurisdiction that would permit a public offering of securities, or the possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the securities in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The acquisition of securities may be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. CIB takes no responsibility for any violation of any such restrictions by any person.

This announcement is not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. Securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive. In any EEA Member State that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and any amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in any relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the relevant Member State.

This announcement is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom; (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"); or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

 

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