Dubai World increases size of DP World IPO

Notes and media contacts

DP World is the fourth largest marine terminal operator in the world by capacity and throughput. The Company is also one of the most geographically diversified container terminal operators. Its network of terminals had, in their ongoing business, a gross capacity of 48.6m twenty-foot equivalent units (''TEUs'') as of December 31, 2006. The Company generated gross throughput of 36.8m TEUs and 20.3m TEUs for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.

DP World is a pure play marine terminal operator in the ports business focusing its management and resources on the operation and development of ports around the world under long-term concession arrangements.

DP World highlights include:
• a truly global portfolio of 42 terminals in 22 countries
• a significant bias towards handling the more stable and higher margin origin and destination (import/export) cargo, with only around a quarter of current volumes being transhipment cargo
• a pure play port operator with long term, stable business model
• the company is growing faster than the market; DP World volumes grew approximately 18% in 2006 compared with market growth of approximately 11%
• strong growth has continued into the first half of 2007
• strong pipeline of new projects and expansions expected to nearly double capacity to around 90m TEU (twenty-foot equivalent container units) in 10 years.

Financials
For the year ended December 31, 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2007, DP World generated Proforma Revenue from operations (not including revenue attributable to its joint ventures and associates) of $2,076.0m and $1,209.0m, respectively, and Proforma Adjusted EBITDA of $705.3m and $453.7m, respectively.

Lead Managers
Deutsche Bank AG, Merrill Lynch International, Millennium Finance Corporation and SHUAA Capital PSC are acting as Joint Global Co-ordinators and Joint Lead Managers to the listing. The receiving banks for the UAE retail offer are Mashreq Bank PSC, Emirates Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and First Gulf Bank. Mashreq Bank PSC is the lead receiving bank.

Enquiries:
DP World
Sarah Lockie, Head of Corporate Communications
Fiona Piper, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +971 4 8811110

Bell Pottinger
Tom Mollo
Tel: +971 (0) 50 550 4203
Elaine Boucher
Tel: +971 (0) 50 422 9680

World View Communications
Sana Maadad
Tel: +971 (0) 50 552 2610

Brunswick Group LLP
Jon Coles / Chris Blundell
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Deutsche Bank AG
Iain Macleod
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure EMEA

Melanie Saluja
Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7545 8000

Merrill Lynch International
Justin Anstee
Managing Director, Head of European Transport

Lorcan O'Shea
Director, Equity Capital Markets
Tel: +44 (0) 20 628 1000

Millennium Finance Corporation
Alexandre Markarov
Managing Director, Investment Banking

Lachlan Davidson
Head of Legal
Tel: +971 4 363 4200

SHUAA Capital PSC
Salam Saadeh
Managing Director, Investment Banking Group
Tel: +971 4 319 9730

Makram Kubeisy
Managing Director, Investment Banking Group
Tel: +971 4 319 9782

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