ELEVEN PARTICIPATED IN PRE-BID MEETING FOR SALE OF MINIMUM OF 90% SHARES OF LYALLPUR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS LIMITED (LCFL)

Islamabad, April 29, 2006

A pre-bid meeting was held here today for creating better understanding of the bidding process and to respond to the queries of the prospective bidders regarding the sale of minimum of 90% shares of Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (LCFL). Out of 17 parties Eleven (11) parties participated in the pre-bid meeting, which included 1. Akbari Group, 2.  Chanar Sugar Mills, 3. Amjad Textile Mills, 4. Rijas Fashion (Pvt) Ltd, 5. 4B Industries, 6. Malik Ghee & Cooking Oil Mills, 7. Umar Group, 8. Al Hamd Chemicals, 9. Colony Group, 10. ATC Processing (Pvt) Ltd and 11. Star Consortium.

Seventeen (17) pre-qualified parties had already completed the due diligence of the transaction. PC had invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from prospective investors (fertilizers companies, industrial companies and groups, consortium of investors who can demonstrate their ability to efficiently manage and operate the company located at Jaranwala.

National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan Limited (NFC) is the owner of Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (LCFL), which is an unlisted public company registered under the Companies Ordinance 1984. The authorized, issued and paid up capital of the company is Rs. Ten (10) million with one (1) million share of Rs. 10/- each.

LCFL produces Powdered Single Super Phosphate (SSP) and Zinc Sulphate. The Sulphuric Acid required for the production of both SSP and Zinc Sulphate is also produced within the unit. The plant was rehabilitated and re-commissioned in May 1999. The unit production capacity include Single Super Phosphate (Powdered) 72,000 Metric Ton Per Annum, Sulphuric Acid 30,000 Metric Ton Per Annum and Zinc Sulphate1, 500 Metric Ton Per Annum. The marketing of the products is carried out by NFC's subsidiary company, National Fertilizer Marketing Limited (NFML).