Iranian Entity: Bank Melli Iran Investment Company

BMIIC

Owned or controlled by Bank Melli (see separate entity record); added to the Specially Designated National (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on March 03, 2009, freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, BMIIC's portfolio includes investments in more than 100 companies across a variety of business sectors including, but not limited to, petrochemicals, industrial contracting, non-ferrous minerals, and financial intermediaries; owns or controls BMIIC International General Trading Ltd., Melli Investment Holding International (MEHR), Cement Investment and Development Company (CIDCO), Mazandaran Textile Company, and Melli Agrochemical Company (see separate entity records); First Persian Equity Fund and MEHR Cayman Ltd. (see separate entity records) are owned or controlled by or act for or purport to act for or on behalf of BMIIC and MEHR; Business Registration Number: 89584.