APICORP NEW SUKUK MANDATE

Dammam – Saudi Arabia, October 18, 2017: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) a Multilateral Development Bank, rated Aa3 (stable outlook) by Moody’s, has mandated Bank ABC, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, KFH Capital and Standard Chartered Bank as Joint Lead Managers/Joint Bookrunners, to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings commencing 19th October. A fixed rate regulations USD Benchmark 5 year Sukuk issuance will follow subject to market conditions. ICMA/FCA Stabilisation applies.

APICORP – Roadshow Schedule

Thursday 19th October – Riyadh (1x1s)
Sunday 22nd October – Abu Dhabi and Dubai (1x1s)
Monday 23rd October – London (afternoon only) (1x1s)
Tuesday 24th October – London (1x1s)

APICORP – Representatives

• Hesham Farid – Executive Vice President, Head of Treasury & Capital Markets
• Richard Burnell –Senior Vice President, Treasury & Capital Markets and Bahrain Branch Manager
• Ajay Kumar Jha – Head of Risk Management & Compliance

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