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Saturday, November 21 - 2009

Gulf Finance House confirms early receipt of $150m rights issue capital

Gulf Finance House (GFH), the leading Middle Eastern Islamic investment bank, confirmed today it has already received in excess of $150m from investors in its rights issue. The announcement comes with a week still to run in the capital raising initiative and just days after GFH Group CEO Ahmed Fahour confirmed approximately $100m in commitment offers in a press conference at the Bank's Bahrain headquarters.

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    Ahmed Fahour.
The GFH rights issue is one component in a three part capital management plan that includes two $100m convertible murabaha tickets, the first of which Macquarie Group have signaled their intention to take-up, and the planned sale of non-core assets.

The capital raising is designed to strengthen GFH's balance sheet and provide the liquidity necessary to engage in compelling high value investment opportunities derived from the global economic downturn.

GFH Group CEO Ahmed Fahour commented on today's announcements saying:
"I'm delighted by the progress we've made in our rights issue. These are huge steps towards the realization of our vision and clear proof that our shareholders believe in the strategy we've designed to ensure the future prosperity of their Bank. With further announcements anticipated shortly we now have every reason to be excited about the work ahead."


Today's announcement follows several announcements from GFH in recent weeks including a strategic alliance with Macquarie Group, the appointment of Bank of America Merrill Lynch as Financial Advisor and Corporate Broker, the beginning of our de-risking and value realization from our legacy real estate portfolio and the restructuring of the bank's operations ahead of a new planned phase of regional and international expansion.
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About Gulf Finance House:

Founded in 1999, Gulf Finance House has grown rapidly to become one of the leading Islamic investment banks in the Middle East region in terms of the quality and innovation of its product offering. Over a decade, Gulf Finance House has successfully launched initiatives across economic infrastructure, venture capital, private equity and asset management with an aggregate end value exceeding $30 billion. Its shares are actively traded on the London Stock Exchange (GDR), the Kuwait Stock Exchange, the Bahrain Stock Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market.

Reflecting its international reputation, Gulf Finance House has won numerous local and international awards, such as "Best Investment Bank" for three years in a row in 2005, 2006 and 2007, awarded by The Banker Middle East, "Bank of the Year 2006" awarded by the Arabian Business Magazine, "Mena Investment Bank of the Year 2008" by Acquisitions Monthly, and "Best Investment Bank 2008", by Islamic Banking and Finance; and "Best Islamic Finance House" at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2009.

For further information please contact:

Ahmed Al-Derazi
Public Relations - Corporate Communications Team
Gulf Finance House (GFH)
Tel: +973 17 538538 Ext (ext. 274)

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