Kuwait- 21 April, 2012: The countdown to the Al Danah 250,000 Dinar draw has begun and only 9 days are left for customers to increase their deposits or to open an Al Danah account by April 30th, to enhance their chances of winning, and be eligible for the second quarterly draw, in which one customer will win KD 250,000.

Opening Al Danah account merely requires a minimum balance of KD 200 deposited in the account to allow active participation in the Al Danah draws. Minors wishing to open an account require their parents or their legal guardian to open the account on their behalf. Customers are advised to maintain the minimum balance, allowing them to automatically enter the weekly and quarterly draws, as well as the annual draw.

Gulf Bank's Al Danah offers weekly draws of KD 1,000 each to ten winners. The first quarterly draw winner wins KD 125,000, KD 250,000 in the second quarterly draw,KD 500,000 during the third quarterly draw, and finally the grand prize of 1 Million Dinars during the fourth quarter.

Gulf Bank has set up 6 Al Danah Express Banking stands in various branches to increase customer convenience and to make opening an Al Danah account as fast, simple and easy as possible.

The Al Danah Express Banking stands are in the Fahaheel, Mubarak Al Kabeer, Shuwaikh, Hawally, Mishref and Audailiya branches. The stands are available for customers seeking to open an Al Danah account, as well as existing Al Danah customers looking for a convenient way to make deposits using any ATM card.

Gulf Bank would like to remind its customers that opening an Al Danah Account is quick and simple through its 56 branches strategically located throughout Kuwait. Customers are encouraged to go to their nearest Gulf Bank branch or call the Customer Contact Center on 1805 805 and our Customer Care Center representatives will be delighted to assist you with any further information or questions that you may have on Al Danah or on any of the Bank's products and services. Customers can also log on to Gulf Bank's bilingual website

www.e-gulfbank.com/aldanah for further information.