HAFEEZ TO ADDRESS ROAD SHOW FOR IPO OF OGDCL AT LAHORE ON OCTOBER 21

Islamabad, October 18, 2003

The Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will address the third Road Show for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of GoP's 2.5 % shares in Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on October 21, 2003 (Tuesday).

Road shows held during the past two weeks at Islamabad and Karachi received enthusiastic response from the general public and the investors and had generated great interest among the potential individuals and the institutions for this offer.

The Road Shows scheduled at other important cities of the country i.e. Gujaranwala, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Mirpur (AJK), Quetta, Hyderabad etc; are being held successfully under the auspices of Privatisation Commission and the Lead Manager KASB Securities at the respective Chambers of Commerce.

Preference will be given to the smaller applicants for the minimum lot of 1000 shares for 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.