In accordance with Law 195 of 1981, Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced today that on 18 January
2013, the Company received a Share Exchange Offer from OCI N.V., a Dutch company listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, for all of OCI's outstanding Regulation S Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) in exchange for ordinary shares in OCI N.V. shares on a one-to-one basis.
OCI N.V. also intends to launch a mandatory tender offer (MTO) to acquire all of OCI's ordinary shares in exchange for OCI N.V. shares, or a cash alternative at EGP 280 per OCI share on the same terms as the Share Exchange Offer, in compliance with chapter XII of Capital Markets Law 95 of 1992.
OCI is one of Egypt's largest corporations employing more than 90,000 people in 35 countries around the globe. The OCI Fertilizer Group owns and operates nitrogen fertilizer plants in Egypt, the Netherlands, the United States, and Algeria and has an international distribution platform spanning from the Americas to Asia. The OCI Fertilizer Group ranks among the world's top fertilizer producers with a production capacity which will exceed 7.0 million metric tons in 2012. The OCI Construction Group provides international engineering and construction services primarily on infrastructure, industrial and high-end commercial projects in Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa for public and private clients. The OCI Construction Group ranks among the world's top global contractors.
For additional information contact:
OCI Investor Relations Department:
Omar Darwazah
Email: omar.darwazah@orascomci.com
Erika Wakid
Email: erika.wakid@orascomci.com
Hassan Badrawi
Director
Tel: +202 2461 1036/0727/0917
Fax: +202 2461 9409
For additional information on OCI:
www.orascomci.com
OCI stock symbols: OCIC.CA / OCIC EY / OCICqL / ORSD / ORSCY
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) Nile City Towers - South Tower
2005A Corniche El Nil
Cairo, Egypt
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