PRESS RELEASE

CBB Sukuk Al-Ijara Fully Subscribed

Manama, Bahrain -14th August 2012The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been fully subscribed by 145%.Subscriptions worth BD 29 million were received for the BD 20 million issue, which carries a maturity of 182 days.The expected return on the issue, which begins on 16th August 2012 and matures on 14th February

Press Release

August 14, 2012

Manama, Bahrain -14^th August 2012

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been fully subscribed by 145%.

Subscriptions worth BD 29 million were received for the BD 20 million issue, which carries a maturity of 182 days.

The expected return on the issue, which begins on 16^thAugust 2012 and matures on 14^th February 2013, is 1.36%.

The Sukuk Al-Ijara are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

This is issue No.84 (BH0004147H00) of the short-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series.

Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB)
Contact: External Communications Unit
Tel: +973 17547357/17547360
E-mail: media@cbb.gov.bh
Website: www.cbb.gov.bh