Commercial Bank Informs National Bank of Oman It Does Not Support Merger of NBO with Bank Dhofar

December 20, 2018

The Commercial Bank holds 34.9% of the shares in National Bank of Oman. As previously disclosed the Board of Directors of National Bank of Oman commenced discussions with Bank Dhofar in July 2018 to explore the possibility of a merger between the two entities. Following careful consideration, as a major shareholder in NBO, CB confirms that they have advised NBO that CB does not support the merger.