EGX will be reviewing list of stocks meeting criteria for specialized activities twice a year instead of once. This will be at the same timing of the periodic review of the components of the key indicators Egyptian Stock Exchange (January and July of each year).

This comes after approval of the Financial Supervisory Authority on EGX proposal in this concern.

The amendments come in the framework of the keenness of EGX's management to increase the depth and efficiency of the market through the unification of the rules applicable to EGX, considering the effect of reducing the period of study when calculating these standards.

As part of the periodic review of existing stocks that meet criteria for specialized activities, EGX decided the following:

First: the following stocks will be added to the list effective 15/01/2014:

Atlas for land reclamation and agricultural industrialization

North Cairo Flour Mills

Arab Aluminum

Swedy Electric

Egypt Duty Free Shops

Union National Bank - Egypt

Exports Development Bank of Egypt

Delta Insurance

North Africa real estate investment

Reacap Financial Investments

Marsa Marsa Alam Tourism Development

ElWady Tourism Investment

Second: the following stocks will be deleted from the list as of 16/02/2014:

Cairo Poultry

Cairo Development and Investment

Egyptian Real Estate Group "Bearer"

El Nasr for Manufacturing Agricultural Crops

Orascom Construction Industries

Al Baraka Bank of Egypt

Housing & Development Bank

Glaxo Smith Kline

Juhayna Food Industries

Trans Oceans Tours

Kafr El Zayat Pesticides and Chemicals

Nozha International Hospital

Mina Pharm and Chemical Industries

Source: EGX.