2.  Encourage investing in the domestic market.  Provide issuers with ability to raise funding at the most competitive rates.  Concentrate securities trading into a singe transparent, organized and regulated market.  Provide Reliable clearing, settlements, depository and registration services.

3.  Liberalization of market entry.  Centralized post trading system.  Advanced technology.  Future growth  Future industry structures

4.  Legal status ◦ Close holding company with capital SR 1,200 Billion (272 Billion $).  Regulator: Capital Market Authority  Market Cap (446 Billion $)  Listed Companies (116)  Shareholders 3.7 Million  Members of exchange (22)

5.  Irrevocable trade.  Order driven market  Single market  Instruments ( Equity-Sukuk-Bond)  Real Market data.  Real STP.  80% of activities thru E-Trading.  FIFO Market

6.  ATM  IVR  Mobile Phone  Internet

7. 7 Number of Listed Companies Number of Members Number of Transactions Volume Traded Value Traded Index Close Index Change Saudi Stock Exchange ) أداء ومقارنة الأسواق الخليجية مع الأسواق العالمية ( 116 23 4,300,836 5,402,723,845 201,652,230,630 10,066.16 (%8.81-) (Market Statistics of April 2008)

8. 8 Equities Fixed Income Sukuk ETFs Stock Futures Index Futures Options Debt Futures Int. Rate Commodities OTC~ BRIC Brazil x x xx Russia x India x x China x x*x SAUDI ARABIA xxxxxxxx * Formally announced intent to operate (but not yet launched) In operation x Not currently offered CASH MARKET DERIVATIVE MARKET ~ OTC: market is regulated by the exchange with support services  Comparison between Saudi stock exchange and other Emerging Markets

9.  Fully Electronic.  Fully dematerialized.  Real time settlement.  Zero unsettled trade.  Clearing thru SARIE (RTGS) in net basis.  Tightly coupled with trading system.  Short sell not permitted

10.  Accounts holders (3,669,528) investors (31/12/2007).  Full range of corporate actions.  Other CSD Services  Pledging  Movement + Transfer  Custody services  Full range share book download to all companies  Cash payments