REPUBLIC Earnings Update

The Board of Directors has recommended 12.50% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2013. The Board has also decided to issue Rights shares @ 1R:1 (i.e. 1 Rights share for every 1 share) at an issue price of Tk. 15.00 each (including a premium of Tk. 5.00 each) subject to approval of the shareholders and the Regulatory Authorities. Date of AGM: 16.04.2014, Time: 10:00 AM, Venue: Trust Milonayaton, 545 Old Airport Road, Dhaka. Record Date: 31.03.2014. The Company has also reported net profit after tax of Tk. 61.22 million, EPS of Tk. 2.76, NAV per share of Tk. 13.98 and NOCFPS of Tk. 5.56 for the year ended on 31.12.2013. Another record date for entitlement of the proposed rights shares to be notified later after obtaining approval from BSEC.