DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Revenues
All companies on the list are derived from the published accounts submitted to the Muscat Securities Market (MSM). Therefore, closed Joint Stock Companies and private companies and establishments are excluded from this list. These companies are, in the first instance, ranked by Revenues. All the other rankings shown on the table do not consider any other companies that do not make the list on the basis of Revenue. In the case of banks the Gross Interest Income as well as Other Operating Income together is considered as their Revenue for this purpose. In the case of Insurance companies, the Gross Premium Written as well as Investment Income together is considered as their Revenue for this purpose. All figures are for the year ended 31 December 2006, unless otherwise stated. All figures are rounded off.

Profits
Profits are shown after taxes and all charges including extra-ordinary charges. Figures in brackets indicate a loss. All losses and negative growth are also ranked where possible.
 
Assets
Assets shown are as per the balance sheet at the end of the year. It is the total of Fixed as well as the current assets.

Shareholders Equity
Shareholders Equity is the paid up capital of the company, retained earnings, and statutory and all other reserves as well as share premium.

Market Cap
Market Capitalization figure has been arrived at by multiplying the total number of outstanding shares of the company by the price per share as of close of business on 2 April 2007.

Earnings per share
The earnings per share are as declared by the company in its published financial statements.

Dividend Yield
The dividend yield figure is calculated on the basis of dividend declared in the financial statements for 2006 against the share price at close of business on 31 December 2006.

Price Earnings ratio
This ratio has been calculated by dividing the earnings per share for the year 2006 by the share price on 2 April 2007.

NOTES
*S This symbol denotes that in 2006 these companies have undergone a stock split at the rate of 1:10 and the share prices have been accordingly adjusted to reflect the stock split.

*S1 Bank Muscat has declared a stock dividend of 10%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S2 Renaissance Services has declared a stock dividend of 10%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S3 National Bank of Oman has declared a stock dividend of 15%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S4 Oman International Bank has declared a stock dividend of 10%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S5 Bank Dhofar has declared a stock dividend of 15%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S6 The financial statements of OHI are as at 31 March 2005, which is their financial year-end. OHI has declared a stock dividend of 30%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S7 Al Hassan Engineering has declared a stock dividend of 12%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

*S8 The financial statements of ONIC Holding are as at 31 March 2005, which is their financial year-end. ONIC has declared a stock dividend of 10%, which has not been taken into account in the calculation of dividend yield.

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