FirstCaribbean is a major Caribbean bank offering a full range of market-leading financial services in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Credit Cards, Wealth Management, Capital Markets and Treasury. It is the largest, regionally-listed bank in the English-speaking Caribbean, with assets of over US$12 billion and market capitalization of US$3 billion. The Bank has over 3,500 staff; 100 branches and banking centres, and offices in 17 regional markets, serving 800,000 active accounts.

FirstCaribbean has maintained an “A- Stable” rating by Standard & Poor’s from inception, the highest rating of any commercial bank in the Caribbean Community. It was formed in 2002 with the merger of CIBC West Indies Holdings and Barclays Bank PLC Caribbean operations. As at December 22nd 2006, CIBC acquired Barclays stake and became the majority shareholder in FirstCaribbean.

In 2004, 2005 and 2006, FirstCaribbean was named “Best Emerging Market Bank” by Global Finance magazine of New York. Also in 2006, Euromoney Magazine conferred its Best Bank Award of Excellence on a Pan-Caribbean bank, ranking FirstCaribbean among the most outstanding financial institutions in the Americas.

FirstCaribbean International Bank is committed to partnering with communities in the 17 territories in which it operates. An active contributor to Community Relations through the FirstCaribbean International Comtrust Foundation, FirstCaribbean International Bank commits to dedicate 1% of its prior year profits (pre-tax) to Community Partnership causes each year.

More information about FirstCaribbean can be found at: www.firstcaribbeanbank.com