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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ID="Table1"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="15"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=15 border=0></TD> <TD CLASS="txt"> <CENTER> <h3>"37 Years of Trust"</h3> </CENTER><!-- CLASS="tt" --> <P>Established in 1974, AROPE has become one of the major players in the insurance industry in Lebanon. Since its foundation, AROPE has maintained continuous growth and sustained development, backed by a solid financial background and an excellent track of good reputation and credibility. Operating in all lines of insurance, AROPE is committed to stay ahead in product development and client servicing.</P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3px"><B CLASS="hd1">Shareholders:</B> </P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px"><B><IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle > </B>BLOM Bank S.A.L. 88.87% <BR> <B><IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle > </B>SCOR 9.89% <BR> <B><IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle > </B>BLOM Shareholders 1.24% </P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3px"> <B CLASS="hd1">BLOM Bank s.a.l.</B></P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px"> <IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle> Holding 88.87% of AROPE Insurance shares, BLOM Bank s.a.l. has grown to become a leader in the Banking sector of Lebanon &amp; the Middle East.</P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px"> <IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle> The bank has the widest foreign presence among Lebanese Banks, and is currently present in the following 12 countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, UAE, France, UK, Switzerland, Romania, Cyprus, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.</P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px"> <IMG height=11 src="images/bul.gif" width=8 align=absMiddle> BLOM conducts its worldwide operations, either directly or through its subsidiaries: Bank of Syria and Overseas (BSO), BLOM Bank France, BLOM Bank (Switzerland), BLOM Bank Egypt, BLOM Egypt Securities, Syria and Overseas For Financial Services, BLOM Bank Qatar, BLOMINVEST Saudi Arabia, BLOMINVEST Bank, BLOM Development Bank (Islamic Bank), AROPE Insurance, Syria International Insurance (AROPE Syria), AROPE Insurance for Properties and Liabilities (Egypt) and AROPE Life Insurance (Egypt).</P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3px"> <B CLASS="hd1"><A HREF="http://www.scor.fr">SCOR</A></B></P> </P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px">Holding around 10% of Arope, SCOR is one of the first class international reinsurers in the World. During 2010, SCOR continued to combine growth with profitability registering a Net Income of USD 589 million driven by a solid technical performance and a Total Premium more than USD 9 billion.</P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3px"><B CLASS="hd1">First Class Reinsurers</B></P> <P STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 25px">Arope Business is covered by prominent and highly-rated international reinsurers, including:</P> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" STYLE="MARGIN-TOP: 3px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 40px" WIDTH="40%" ID="Table2" CLASS="txt"> <TR> <TD class="bggrey"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=10 align=absMiddle border=0>SCOR </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="bglightblue"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=10 align=absMiddle border=0>Munich Re</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="bggrey"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=10 align=absMiddle border=0>Allianz </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="bglightblue">&nbsp; CCR</TD></TR> <TR> <TD class="bglightblue"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=10 align=absMiddle border=0>Mapfre Re </TD></TR> <TR> <TD class="bglightblue"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=10 align=absMiddle border=0>Gen Re </TD></TR> <TR> <TD class="bglightblue">&nbsp; and others </TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15"><IMG height=1 src="images/spacer.gif" width=15 border=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="15">&nbsp;</TD> <TD CLASS="txt">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="15">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE></BODY></HTML>