"We attempt to widen the outreach of our services to meet our clients' needs in addition to extending our financial services to the retail sector" Hussein Choucri

Cairo, May 6th 2015

reflecting its expansionary vision, HC securities and investment organizes a press conference to announce the launch of 3 new HC Brokerage branches in Cairo & Upper Egypt. This strategic decision comes in line with the company's plan to extend its reach throughout Egypt and to attract new individual investors to the securities market.

In this respect, Hussein Choucri - Chairman and Managing Director, HC Securities & Investment - stated that "the expected market growth during the coming period encouraged us to launch these new branches in Cairo and Upper Egypt with the aim of acquainting potential investors with the stock market through sharing our expertise with them."

Hassan Choucri - Managing Director, HC Brokerage - mentioned that "we are working very hard on implementing an expansionary strategy in the retail sector through extending HC's proficiency and long practice in the market to individual investors. This plan initially involves launching 3 branches - specifically in Maadi - Mohandessein and Suhag - is targeting to reach 12 branches by the end of 2016".

It is worth noting that HC played the role of financial advisor of several important financial transactions during 2015. In short, HC was the advisor to Middle East Glass on the capital increase at fair value with a total of EGP 205 million. In addition to being the financial advisor to Triquera B.V. on their acquisition of 27% Minapharm Pharmaceuticals and 15% of its subsidiary Minapharm ProBioGen with a total valuation for the acquired shareholdings of EGP 168 million. HC is currently working on a number of mergers and acquisitions' transactions in diverse sectors.

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About HC:
HC Securities & Investment ("HC") is a leading financial institution in the Middle East & North Africa, offering its clients a wide range of services in Investment Banking, Asset Management, Securities Brokerage, Research, online trading, and Custody.

HC began operation in 1996 with activities in Portfolio Management and Investment Banking. Securities Brokerage was added as a line of business in 1999, followed by Fund Management in 2001.

With multiple setups in Egypt and the UAE, HC's leadership in the market has played a key role in the overall development of the region's capital markets and investment environments. The firm's commitment to integrity enables it to build permanent relationships with clients, with trust defining these long lasting partnerships. Its passion driven team is dedicated to deliver a world class performance while fostering client relations. HC's diversified expertise and professionalism standards together with its vast network of relationships with the region's largest companies, prominent individuals and influential decision makers achieve that fine balance between international best practices and local know-how.

About HC-B:
HC Brokerage ("HCB") has rapidly developed into one of the top ten brokerage firms in Egypt established since 1999 and it is considered one of HC securities& investments subsidiaries - established in 1996.

HC Securities & Investment is a leading financial institution in the Middle East & North Africa, offering its clients a wide range of services in Investment Banking, Asset Management, Securities Brokerage, Research, Custody and Online Trading.

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