Company Secretary Change

NEW APPOINTMENT

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Ms. Afshan Akhtar joined Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. as the new General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on 14 August 2011. Ms. Akhtar was born and raised in London and studied law as an undergraduate at The London School of Economics following which attended Law School at the College of Law in London. She joined Clifford Chance as a trainee lawyer and qualified as a lawyer to practice in their Banking and Finance sector for six years and achieved the position of Senior Legal Counsel. Prior to joining Alba, Ms. Akhtar was Senior Legal Counsel in Kuwait Finance House, Bahrain.

Note:

Alba has been consistently ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, and is known for its technological strength, global competitiveness and innovative policies. Alba produces more than 860,000 metric tonnes per annum of aluminium which meet or exceed the industry standard for purity, with products including standard and T-ingots, extrusion billets, rolling slab, propertzi ingots, and molten aluminium. It has also maintained a strong track record of operational safety and environmental compliance.

For any information please contact:

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.

Tel: +973 17 835 121

Email: [email protected]