National Savings Organization, Pakistan

RIZE BONDS

Prize Bonds are bearer type of security available in the denominations of Rs.100, Rs.200, Rs.750, Rs.1,500, Rs.7,500, Rs.15,000, Rs.25,000 and Rs.40,000. These bonds are issued in series. Each series consist of one less than 1,000,000 bonds. No fixed return is paid but prize draws are held on quarterly basis. The draws are held under common draw method and the number of prizes are same for each series. It means that if 50 series of Rs.200 Prize Bond are in circulation. Then on each draw we have 50 winners of 1st prize and 250 winners of 2nd Prize and so on. The number and amount of prizes on various denomination of prize bonds for each series is shown in the following table*:

Denomination (Rs)	First Prize		2nd Prize		3rd Prize
	No.	Amount(Rs)	No.	Amount(Rs)	No.	Amount(Rs)
100/-	01	700,000	03	200,000	1,199	1,000
200/-	01	750,000	05	250,000	2,394	1,250
750/-	01	1,500,000	03	500,000	1,696	9,300
1,500/-	01	3,000,000	03	1,000,000	1,696	18,500
7,500/-	01	15,000,000	03	5,000,000	1,696	93,000
15,000/-	01	30,000,000	03	10,000,000	1,696	185,000
25,000/-	01	50,000,000	03	15,000,000	1,696	312,000
40,000/-	01	75,000,000	03	25,000,000	1,696	500,000

*  For the prize bond draws to be held on or after 15th February, 2009.