اﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﷲ رب اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ و اﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻰ رﺳﻮﻟﻪ اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ وﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ و أﺻﺤﺎﺑﻪ أﺟﻤﻌﻴﻦ Pronouncement of the HSBC Amanah Central Shariah Committee In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Cherisher of the world Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet of Allah, on his family and all his companions HSBC Amanah Securities Services The HSBC Amanah Central Shariah Committee (the ‘Shariah Committee’) has reviewed the services, documentation and reporting of HSBC Amanah Securities Services, which will provide the following services which will be Shariah compliant, subject to the review and approval of local client on-boarding documents: ` Global Custody: includes the safekeeping of assets through Shariah compliant cash accounts linked to custody, registration of securities/shares, settlement, corporate actions, customised reporting, tax services and market information. ` Fund Administration: includes Shariah compliant traditional and alternative fund administration and transfer agency services. ` Banking & Treasury: includes Shariah compliant banking and treasury products and services. ` Shariah Advisory: includes Shariah compliant advisory services relating to the structuring of a fund, legal documentation and other related processes in a Shariah compliant manner. The Shariah Committee, on a periodic basis, will review the services being provided by HSBC Amanah Securities Services and provide a Shariah compliance certificate. Therefore, the Shariah Committee hereby declares that the services being provided by HSBC Amanah Securities Services conform to the requirements of Shariah. ___________________ Sheikh Nizam Yaquby ____________________ Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgari HSBC Amanah Central Shariah Committee 49CSC/4901/11 th 17 January, 2011 ___________________________ Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani