Defining the Trading Hours of Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announced that trading in the shares of Saudi Arabian Mining Company will commence on Monday 28/7/2008. For the first day of trading (Monday 28/7/2008), entry and maintenance of orders will commence at 10:00 AM, and trade execution will commence at 10:30 AM and continue until 3:30 PM. For all subsequent trading days, the order entry and trading hours in the shares of Saudi Arabian Mining Company shall be that of the standard Tadawul trading day, unless otherwise announced. Please note that order entry and trading hours in all other companies listed at Tadawul will remain as currently arranged. This procedure is in line with TADAWUL’s approach of ensuring that investors and traders can enter, maintain and execute their orders securely and smoothly.