PDIC hereby issues the attached Implementing Guidelines of the PDIC Investor-Investee Helpdesk. The establishment of the Helpdesk is in line with PDIC’s mandate of promoting a sound and stable banking system by encouraging mergers and consolidation of banks.

The Helpdesk is a facility whereby investor banks and non-bank financial institutions looking for banks to acquire, merge or consolidate with, or invest in, may be introduced to banks seeking interested acquirers/investors. To enroll in the facility, interested applicants should submit to PDIC the duly accomplished registration forms (Investor and Investee Registration Forms attached as Annexes 1 and 2) and required supporting documents indicated in Section 4 of the Guidelines.

For inquiries, please contact PDIC’s Bank Statistics Department (formerly Insurance & Risk Assessment Data Department). You may also send your application to the following address:

We look forward to your active support and participation in this facility.

Date : 6 January 2010