Date: July 22, 2010

Mr. Manoj Bahadur Shrestha, Chairman of Himalayan Bank Limited (HBL) today inaugurated Bank's Gorkha Branch amidst a function. This is the 31st Branch of the Bank.

Addressing the function, Mr. Shrestha expressed that opening of Banks Branch in this area is an important milestone from the perspective of valuable business that Bank has anticipated to get. He opined it as an opportunity to serve the inhabitant of Gorkha and its surrounding areas with its technically advance, globally recognized but practically simplified versions of banking products and services.

Mr. Kamal Mani Kafle, Chief District Officer of Gorkha; Mr. Ram Joshi, president of Gorkha Chamber of Commerce and Industries; local business men, other distinguished dignitaries and Senior Executives of the Bank were also present at the inauguration function.