For Immediate Release

HC Participates in Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange Conference At Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt -April 11th, 2006- HC, one of the leading investment and brokerage firms in the country, announced its participation in the Cairo Alexandria Stock Exchange Conference that was held from 2-9 April 2006 at Ain Shams University.

The conference aimed to promote awareness of university students with regards to the importance of the stock exchange role and its effect on the economic activity. The participation of HC in this conference comes out of the company’s firm belief in the importance of increasing youth knowledge about the rules of investment banking and stock exchange.

HC Brokerage held two educational sessions, consisting of fundamentals analysis and valuation and technical analysis Entitled “Why Prices Change; Fundamental & Technical Analysis,” the two sessions included information about the presenter, its main activities, products and services, employment process, and corporate culture.

“It is our role to work towards enhancing market efficiency through the provision of a superior research product to our clients and investors in Egypt and abroad, to enable informed decision making and industry growth. The financial services industry in any country is nothing but a reflection of the caliber and integrity of the group of professionals and regulators who operate in it. This means that we all share the social responsibility to promote awareness of this industry in universities as they in turn will provide the industry's future professionals.” said Hussein El Sherbiny, Chairman and Managing Director of HC Brokerage.

Mr. Hussein El Sherbiny then added that this is not the first time for HC to participate in conferences targeting university students. Over the past year, HC has presented at a number of other conferences organized by the CASE at Cairo University, Ain Shams University, the German University in Cairo (GUC) and at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

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