Warning against Meridian Capital Enterprises Ldt.

I N V E S T O R W A R N I N G

(Vienna, 29 August 2009)
Pursuant to Article 4 para. 7 of the Bankwesengesetz (BWG; Banking Act), the Financial Market Authority (FMA) is entitled in individual cases to disclose to the general public by publication in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung”, or in any other official bulletin with nationwide circulation, the name of a company not entitled to carry out certain banking transactions (Article 1 para. 1 no. 3 BWG as well as Article 1 para. 1 no. 18 lit b BWG).

By publication in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung” of 29 August 2009, the FMA is exercising this right and warns against the conclusion of banking transactions requiring a licence with the following provider:

Meridian Capital Enterprises Ltd.
www.meridian-capital.com
info@meridian-capital.com
info.de@meridian-capital.com

Burjuman Business Tower
18th Floor
43695 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +97 1 4509 6703
Fax: +97 1 4509 6797

bzw.

Tower 42
25 Old Broad St.
EC2N 1HN London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7877 0540
Fax: +44 20 7877 0708

This provider does not possess a licence issued by the FMA to carry out certain banking transactions in Austria pursuant to Article 1 para. 1 no. 3 BWG (credit business) and to Article 1 para. 1 no. 18 lit b BWG (brokering of transaction). Therefore, the provider is neither allowed to conclude loan agreements nor to grant loans (credit business) nor to broker transactions on a commercial basis.