FINAL ROAD SHOW FOR UBL IPO AT MULTAN ON SATURDAY (TOMORROW)

Islamabad, June 3, 2005

The final road show is being held under the auspices of Privatisation Commission (PC) at Holiday Inn, Multan on June 4, 2005 (Saturday) to create awareness regarding Initial Public Offering (IPO) of United Bank Limited (UBL) shares. The show is open for the general public. PC has already conducted similar road shows at Karachi, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Lahore, Quetta, Sukkur and Faisalabad, which were largely attended by the people of the respective areas. The subscription for Initial Public Offering (IPO) of United Bank Limited (UBL) shares opened today (Friday) witnessed long ques in the banks and the stock exchanges, which will continue till June 8, 2005 (Wednesday) during banking hours.

The offer is being made to the general public at the rate of Rs.50/- per share. With a view to benefiting a larger cross section of the general public, only 200 shares per applicant are being offered requiring a total investment of Rs.10,000/- only. The offer will benefit 388,500 Pakistani citizens. Continuing on the "Privatisation for the People" program of divestments shares of United Bank Limited ('UBL') through Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges and offer 10% shares to the general public with a green shoe option of additional 5% shares. The application forms can be downloaded from PC web site: www.privatisation.gov.pk or from the newspapers of June 3, 2005.

The Pakistani citizens, both, resident as well as overseas are being regularly advised, to get their Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) and open their Bank and CDC accounts to avoid any inconvenience while submitting their applications. The Bankers to the offer have been issued instructions to guide and facilitate the applicants in this regard.