MEDIA RELEASE 20TH DECEMBER 2011

REVISION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE MILANKA PRICE INDEX (MPI) 1ST JANUARY 2012 TO 30TH JUNE 2012

The composition of the companies in the MILANKA Price Index with effect from 1st January 2012 is as follows:

Proposed for the 1st Half, 2012 BANKS , FINANCE & INSURANCE HEALTH CARE Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC Central Finance Company PLC DFCC Bank PLC Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC LB Finance PLC PLC PLC PLC

BEVERAGES , FOOD & TOBACCO INVESTMENT TRUSTS Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Environmental Resources Investment PLC

DIVERSIFIED LAND & PROPERTY PLC Colombo Land and Development Company PLC Free Lanka Capital Holdings PLC PLC Richard Pieris and Company PLC The Colombo Fort Land and Building Company PLC Vallibel One PLC Softlogic Holdings PLC

MANUFACTURING TRADING Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC Brown & Company PLC Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC

POWER & ENERGY Laugfs Gas PLC

New Inclusions for the 1st Half 2012 Exclusions from the 2nd Half 2011 Central Finance Company PLC Dialog Axiata PLC Colombo Land and Development Company PLC Hemas Holdings PLC DFCC Bank Janashakthi Insurance PLC Free Lanka Capital Holdings PLC John Keells Hotels PLC Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC Vallibel One PLC Nawaloka Hospitals PLC Union Bank of Colombo PLC Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC Softlogic Holdings PLC Seylan Bank PLC