Agreement with Globexbank

CCH International plc 29 August 2006 Press Release 29 August 2006 CCH International Plc ('CCH' or 'the Company') CCH enters into a Sharia compliant US$20,000,000 Morabaha facility with Globexbank CCH International plc, the trade finance group, is pleased to announce an agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary CCH Europe GmbH and Globexbank, Moscow to provide a US$20,000,000 Sharia compliant Morabaha facility; a facility typically utilised in the supply and sale of goods at an agreed price, plus a profit mark up. The repayment of the Morabaha facility is guaranteed by Globexbank. The first two payments totalling US$15,000,000 have already been funded with the last payment to be made during August / September 2006. In structuring this transaction, CCH Europe GmbH, acting as the agent for a Middle Eastern based Islamic bank, has issued the amount of the Morabaha facility and is the beneficiary under a Standby Letter of Credit issued by Globexbank. Eren Nil, Managing Director of CCH International plc commented: 'This is the first Morabaha facility extended to a Russian institution by an Islamic bank. Islamic financial institutions have virtually no exposure to Russian risk and therefore the market is of great interest to CCH. Given the size of the Russian market and its need for liquidity, we are confident of arranging further Sharia compliant transactions for Russian institutions in the future.' For further information, please contact: CCH International Plc www.cch-international.com Eren Nil, Managing Director/ Tel: +44 (0) 20 8334 0871 Richard Fossett, Director and COO eren@cch-international.com r.fossett@cch-international.com Media enquiries Abchurch Communications Heather Salmond / Franziska Bohnke Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 franziska.boehnke@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to editors CCH International offers a range of finance products to institutions and corporations wishing to raise finance or to sell on trade receivables either through conventional means or through its own internet based brokerage facility www.cch-etrade.com. The Company is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. CCH International is also a specialist in Islamic Finance and has the ability to arrange for Morabaha, Ijara, Istisna and other compliant facilities. CCH International has offices in England, Germany and Bahrain, as well as strategic partnerships / affiliates / relationships in Australia, UAE, Turkey, and the USA. Further information on the Company is available at www.cch-international.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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