Intial Public Offering of OGDCL Shares Witnesses Encouraging Response

Islamabad, November 12, 2003

Three days after the opening of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) for the public subscription commenced from November 10, 2003, has witnessed enthusiastic and very encouraging response from the general public and the investors. The application forms are being obtained from all the banks to offer, stock exchanges of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad and from the web sites of: www.privatisation.gov.pk , www.ogdcl.com , www.kasb.com Forms are also available in the national dailies of Monday 10 November 2003 issue. Photo copies of these forms are also acceptable. The IPO will remain open till November 14, 2003 during banking hours. The large scale participation of general public being noticed for this issue reflects the peoples interest in this lucrative investment opportunity, which will also deepen the capital market and broaden the base of base of ownership. People from all walks of life within the country and the overseas Pakistanis are participating in this offer.

Preference will be given to the smaller applicants for the minimum lot of 1000 shares i.e. Rs. 32,000/= only for subscription in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 2.5 % shares (107.5 million shares) of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) with a green shoe option of additional 2.5 % shares in case of over subscription, being offered at a price of Rs. 32/ = per share.

Domestic bankers to offer include ABN AMRO Bank, Allied Bank Limited, Askari Commercial Bank Limited, Bank Alfalah Limited, Bank Al Habib Limited, Citibank N.A, Faysal Bank Limited, First Women Bank Limited, Habib Bank Limited, KASB Bank Limited, Metropolitan Bank Limited, Muslim Commercial Bank Limited, National Bank of Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank, The Bank of Khyber, Union Bank Limited and United Bank Limited.

For overseas Pakistanis in Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and United Arab  Emirates Habib Bank Limited, while United Bank Limited in Bahrain, Qatar and  United Arab Emirates are providing the OGDCL-IPO processing facilities.