KIPCO

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Kuwait Projects Company (Holding)
Company type Public
Industry Holding company
Founded2 August 1975 as Kuwait Investment Projects Company
HeadquartersKIPCO Tower,
Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street,
Sharq, Kuwait City
Area served
GCC & MENA Region
Key people
Sheikh Hamad Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (chairman)
Faisal Hamad Al Ayyar (vice chairman)
ProductsCommercial banking, AMIB, insurance, real estate, industrial, investment, media & technology
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$2,553 million (2018) [1]
Increase2.svg US$93 million (2018) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$34 billion (2018) [1]
Total equity Decrease2.svg US$3.3 billion (2018) [1]
Number of employees
16000 [2]
Website www.kipco.com 29°22′33″N47°59′11″E / 29.37583°N 47.98639°E / 29.37583; 47.98639

Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), known as KIPCO, is an investment holding company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with consolidated assets of US$34.2 billion as of 31 December 2018. The group has significant ownership interests in a portfolio of over 60 companies operating across 24 countries. The group's main business sectors are financial services, media, real estate and manufacturing. Through its core companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, KIPCO also has interests in the education and medical sectors. [3]

Contents

History

KIPCO was incorporated on 2 August 1975 under Article 94 of the Kuwaiti Commercial Companies Code, Law No. 15 1960. [4] Since incorporation, the company has grown substantially and made significant investments in a diversified portfolio of companies operating throughout the GCC and the wider MENA region.

Milestones

1988Acquisition of United Gulf Bank (UGB) [5]
1995Acquisition of stake in United Real Estate Company (URC) [6]
1995Acquisition of stake in Burgan Bank
1995Formation of Gulf DTH (Showtime)
1996Acquisition of stake in Gulf Insurance Company (GIC) – now Gulf Insurance Group [7]
1996Acquisition of United Industries Company (UIC)
1996Acquisition of SADAFCO - Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company - by UIC
1998Formation of KAMCI – KIPCO Asset Management Company [8]
1999Acquisition of stake in Wataniya Telecom [9]
2006Establishment of US$2 billion EMTN programme [10]
2007Sale of Wataniya Telecom
2009Merger of Showtime and Orbit to create OSN [11]
2009Completion of a 7-year US$500 million bond issue under EMTN programme [12]
2010Completion of a 7-year US$500 million bond issue under EMTN programme [13]
2010Sale of 39.2% stake in GIC to Fairfax [14]
2010KIPCO acquires 34% direct stake in URC by subscribing to rights issue in Dec’10 [15]
2010Acquisition of 40.3% stake in UIC, 28.4% during rights issue and 11.9% from KAMCO in Sep’10 [16]
2012Burgan bank acquires 99.3% in Eurobank Tekfen (rebranded as Burgan Bank – Turkey) [17]
2013OSN acquires 100% stake in Pehla (region's largest provider of South Asian pay TV content) [18]
2013 Burgan Bank & UGB jointly acquired ~49% stake in Fimbank, Malta [19]
2013UIC purchases additional 10.8% stake in Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company(QPIC) [20]
2013UIC divests 29% stake in SADAFCO for KD66 mn [21]
2014Completion of a 5-year US$500 million bond issue under EMTN programme [22]
2014UIC divests remaining 11% stake in SADAFCO for KD25mn
2014Burgan Bank completed the issuance of US$500mn perpetual bond [23]
2014Burgan Bank successfully raised capital worth KD102.6 million through a rights issue [24]
2015OSN secures second Syndicated Financing Facility for US$400 million [25]
2015KIPCO through its subsidiary acquired 51.2% stake in Jordan Kuwait Bank from Burgan Bank [26]
2016KIPCO repays KD 80 million bond [27]
2016Completion of a 7-year US$500 million bond issue under EMTN programme [28]
2016Burgan Bank completed the issuance of a KWD 100 million Tier 2 Capital issuance [29]
2016GIG acquires 90% stake in Turkish non-life insurer [30]
2016Burgan Bank successfully completed issuance of 5 year, US$500mn bond under its Medium term notes programme [31]
2016KIPCO repaid US$500mn bond issued under the EMTN programme in October 2016
2017Successfully completed issuance of 10 year US$500mn bond under its EMTN programme with simultaneous tender of ~53% of its EMTN 2019 [32]
2017URC announces 40% acquisition in Insha'a Holding. [33]
2017United Gulf Bank (UGB) has undergone corporate reorganization (in September 2017) and has split its operations across a holding company - United Gulf Holding Company B.S.C. (UGHC) and the regulated banking entity- UGB. [34]
2017Completed first ever seven-year corporate dinar bond issue of KD 100 million maturing in December 2024 [35]
2018Completed a five-year KD 100 million corporate dinar bond issue maturing in November 2023 [36]
2019Announced a rights issue of 453 million fully underwritten shares [37]
2019Repaid US$ 500 million bond issued under EMTN program matured in February 2019 [38]
2019KIPCO Completed its rights issue & raised KD 95.08 million in equity [39]

Corporate governance

KIPCO is a strong supporter of promoting transparency of operations, thereby launching its annual Shafafiyah (transparency) investors’ forum in 2004. [40] In this forum, KIPCO and its Group companies shed light on ethical and responsible decision making methods, while safeguarding the integrity of financial reporting. KIPCO has made timely and balanced disclosures, while efficiently recognising and managing risk.

Board of directors

NamePosition
Sheikh Hamad Sabah Al Ahmad Al SabahChairman
Faisal Hamad Al AyyarVice chairman
Abdullah Yacoub BisharaBoard director
Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al SabahBoard director
Sheikha Futtouh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al SabahBoard director [40]

Executive management

NamePosition
Faisal Hamad Al AyyarVice chairman (executive)
Samer Subhi KhanachetGroup chief operating officer
Tariq Mohammad AbdulsalamChief executive officer, investments
Pinak MaitraGroup chief financial officer
Khaled Abdul Jabbar Al SharradGroup chief HR and administration officer, board secretary
Eric SchumacherGroup treasurer
Mohsen Ali HusainGroup chief audit executive
Mazen Isam HawwaDeputy group chief operating officer and group executive vice president – finance
Joe KawkabaniGroup chief strategic initiatives officer
Adel Jassem Al WaqayanTreasurer
Osama Talat Al-GhousseinSenior vice president, banking
Tawfiq Ahmad Al JarrahExecutive director - Hessah Al Mubarak District
Eman Mohammad Al AwadhiGroup communications director
Robert DroletConsultant

[41]

Shareholding structure

KIPCO's principal shareholder is Al Futtooh Holding Company (AFH), a Kuwaiti holding company owned by members of the Kuwaiti ruling family, with a direct holding of 44.7% as of 30 June 2019. The remainder of the shares are primarily held by institutions, equity funds, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors.

The following table sets out the percentage holdings of the company's shareholders as at 30 June 2019: [42]

 Percentage holding
Al Futtooh Holding Company K.S.C. (Closed)
44.7
Investment companies and other institutions
44.3
Investment funds
2.6
High-net-worth individuals and retail investors
6.3
Treasury shares (KIPCO parent)
2.1

Group structure

The principal subsidiaries and associates of KIPCO are in the financial services and real estate sectors, and KIPCO also has a joint venture in the media sector. The remaining companies of the group and its associates operate in the service and industrial sectors.

The table below sets out the KIPCO's principal companies:

 Financial servicesMediaReal estate
 United Gulf Holding CompanyGulf Insurance GroupBurgan BankOSNUnited Real Estate Company
Geographic presence in MENA
9 countries
11 countries
7 countries
25 countries
9 countries
Shareholding
93.0%
45.4%
63.0%
87.6%
72.5%

Principal companies/ key subs and associates

Business strategy

The key elements of the group's strategy are to: [4]

Regional presence

The group and its associates have a presence in the following countries in the MENA region: [4]

CompanyPresent in
Burgan BankKuwait, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Malta and Lebanon (branch of Bank of Baghdad)
United Gulf Holding Co.Bahrain, Kuwait, Tunisia, UAE, Syria, Malta, Morocco, Iraq and USA
Gulf Insurance GroupKuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE, Iraq, Algeria and Turkey
Panther Media Group Ltd (PMG)Licensed to operate in 25 countries in the MENA region; however, it currently focuses on 7 core markets
United Real Estate CompanyKuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Oman, Syria, UAE, Lebanon, Morocco and UK
Jordan Kuwait BankJordan, Cyprus and Palestine
United Industries CompanyKuwait
United Education CompanyKuwait

Credit rating

KIPCO [43] S&PMoody's
Long Term
BBB-
Baa3
Short Term
A3
Prime 3
Outlook
Negative
Stable

Corporate social responsibility

The Protégés Program

The Protégés is a mentorship program designed to provide young people with opportunities to learn life and leadership skills, through combination of travel, lectures, group activities, challenges and games for around 6 weeks. Around 25 Protégés are selected based on a thorough screening process ensuring that they meet high standards of excellence. KIPCO is the strategic partner of the program and is supported by nine Group companies. [44]

Dyslexia Campaign

Dyslexia Campaign is KIPCO's initiative for public awareness about Dyslexia. The campaign – which featured TV and press advertising to highlight the problems faced by those people suffering from dyslexia – was the first of its kind in the Persian Gulf region. [45] In 2008 KIPCO won an award for the campaign on dyslexia at Kuwait's first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards. [46]

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  2. ↑ KIPCO Overview, KIPCO Website 28 March 2018
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  4. 1 2 3 4 "EMTN Programme 2018" KIPCO Website 28 March 2018
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  17. ↑ "Burgan Bank Concludes Purchase of Eurobank Tekfen" Bloomberg.com, 23 December 2012
  18. ↑ "OSN acquires Pehla" Khaleej Times, 27 August 2013
  19. ↑ "Kuwait's KIPCO takes majority stake in Malta's Fimbank" Reuters.com, 30 May 2010
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  40. 1 2 KIPCO Annual Report-2016
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