Statement re Bonus Shares Distribution

TRASNLATION

Announcement on the Bonus Shares Distribution

After receiving the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) approval, EFG Hermes will distribute (1) bonus share for every (4) held, by increasing its issued capital from EGP1,913,570,000 to EGP2,391,473,750 (a capital increase of EGP477,903,750) distributed over 95,580,750 shares and financed from the retained earnings account as at 12/31/2010. The distribution will exclude 391,000 treasury shares which are not entitled to the bonus shares distribution.

The distribution of bonus shares came according to the resolutions of its Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting held on 13/06/2011.

Record date: October 2nd, 2011.

Ex-date (distribution date): October 3rd, 2011.