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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2006<br />

MISR FOR CLEARING, SETTLEMENT & CENTRAL DEPOSITORY<br />

AFFILIATE MEMBER<br />

The largest central registry firm among the<br />

major and emerging markets in the world,<br />

MCSD’s goal is a secure, stable and<br />

encouraging investment environment<br />

Mohamed S. Abdel Salam<br />

Deputy Chairman & Managing Director<br />

MCSD was established at the end of 1994 to<br />

complete the infra structure of the Egyptian<br />

capital market. In time, MCSD has become<br />

the largest central registry firm among the<br />

major and emerging markets in the world.<br />

MCSD’s does not spare any efforts to<br />

maintain the highest standard of services<br />

provided to the Egyptian market. As a result<br />

of its qualified performance, MCSD was<br />

awarded the International Gold Star for<br />

Quality in Geneva in 2001. For significant<br />

contribution to the business world, for high<br />

standing and professionalism demonstrated<br />

by prestigious performance, Business<br />

Initiative Directions (BID), presented its<br />

special recognition award to MCSD. Also<br />

MCSD was granted the highest level of<br />

efficiency, following the results of an<br />

assessment panel of depository companies<br />

conducted by JPMorgan-Chase, with a score<br />

of 1.25 points on a scale of 1 to 3 where<br />

depository that closely resemble the<br />

best practice is rated 1, meet some of the<br />

requirements but not fully meet the preferred<br />

practice rated 2 and finally depositories that<br />

are deficient are rated 3.<br />

The assessment revealed that MCSD has<br />

abided by all the rules and high standards<br />

set by the SEC in Rule 17f-5 which have<br />

been developed to be more strict as<br />

compared to Rule 17f-7 in order to secure<br />

American foreign investments. A secure,<br />

stable and encouraging investment<br />

environment is the goal of MCSD.<br />

Role of the Depository<br />

MCSD is the sole Egyptian CSD providing<br />

clearing and settlement services to the Cairo<br />

and Alexandria Stock Exchanges (CASE).<br />

MCSD operates both the depository and the<br />

clearing house. It is a not for-profit private<br />

company owned by the stock exchanges,<br />

local banks and its participants. It was<br />

incorporated under the Capital Market Law<br />

No 95 of 1992, commenced operations in<br />

October 1996 and is currently governed by<br />

the Depository and Central Registry Law No<br />

93 of 2000. It is regulated by the Capital<br />

Markets Authority (CMA). Use of the central<br />

depository in the market for settlement and<br />

safekeeping is compulsory by law, where<br />

securities in the depository are held in<br />

certificated form. Equities are held via bookentry,<br />

with certificates immobilized in MCSD's<br />

vaults. All securities are treated as fungible<br />

and may be transferred or pledged by<br />

bookkeeping entry without actual physical<br />

delivery. MCSD’s authorized capital is LE 50<br />

million, issued capital is LE 40 million and<br />

paid capital is LE 18.75 million.<br />

MCSD main activities & services<br />

1. Clearing and settlement of operations<br />

executed at CASE.<br />

2. Central depository and registry of all listed<br />

and unlisted securities<br />

3. Management of securities accounts for<br />

custodian banks and issuers.<br />

4. Handling corporate actions (cash and<br />

stock dividends etc) according to the<br />

issuers’ assemblies’ decisions.<br />

5. Management of the Settlement Guarantee<br />

Fund to eliminate suspended movements<br />

due to brokers’ defaults (securities and/or<br />

cash).<br />

6. Management of a pledge system for all<br />

securities lodged into the central depository.<br />

7. Repatriation of international investors’<br />

funds.<br />

8. Customer servicing through the MCSD’s<br />

front office, the call center, the internet, the<br />

SMS and finally through direct phones or<br />

faxes.<br />

Legal Status<br />

Private Joint-Stock Company<br />

Type of Commercial Entity<br />

Not for-profit company<br />

Regulated by<br />

Depository and Registry law number 93 of<br />

year 2000<br />

Form of Securities<br />

Immobilized in the book entry form<br />

Form of Settlement<br />

Net cash settlement, gross securities<br />

settlement<br />

Settlement Dates<br />

T+1 Treasury Bonds<br />

T+2 Active securities<br />

T+3 Dematerialized securities<br />

T+4 Physical securities<br />

CONTACT INFORMATION<br />

Contact Name Mohamed S. Abdel Salam E-mail m.abdsalam@mcsd.com.eg Website www.mcsd.com.eg<br />

Address 70 El-Gomhoria St., P.O. Box 1536 Attaba, Cairo, Egypt<br />

Phone +202 5971 522-505-506-509 Fax +202 5971 670-523<br />

* Please refer to page 70 for the Egypt country report.<br />

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