Eveready East Africa

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Eveready East Africa
Company type Public
KN: EVRD
IndustryConsumer goods
Founded6 March 1967;57 years ago (1967-03-06)
Headquarters
Nairobi
,
Kenya
Products Batteries
Website Homepage

Eveready East Africa is a Kenyan manufacturer and marketer of battery brands. It is headquartered in Nairobi, while maintaining a plant in Nakuru, Kenya. [1]

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Overview

Eveready East Africa is an affiliate of the American Eveready Battery Company. [2] In addition to manufacturing and marketing batteries, Eveready East Africa also distributes a wide range of products such as shaving razors, blades and accessories under brand names Schick and Clorox household products. [3] Eveready East Africa is one of Africa's largest battery manufacturers, and is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. [4]

History

Eveready East Africa was founded on 6 March 1967 as Union Carbide Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of US based Union Carbide Corporation. In the same year, ICDC and ICDC Investments (now Centum Investments) joined in as minority shareholders. [5]

The firm's name was changed to Eveready Batteries Kenya Limited on 24 October 1986. Sameer Group acquired a majority stake in the company in 1988 through its wholly owned subsidiary East Africa Batteries. [5]

2004 saw the company diversify into other consumer products, under the Schick brand, following the acquisition of Schick-Wilkinson Sword by Energizer Holdings. In the same year, the company name was changed to its current name of Eveready East Africa. [5]

The shares of Eveready East Africa were listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in 2006 through an initial public offering, which was over subscribed by 733%. [6]

Member companies

Other than battery manufacturing, Eveready East Africa has invested in real estate through its wholly owned subsidiary, Flamingo Properties. Flamingo Properties is based in Kenya, and in turn has a subsidiary, Flamingo Properties Uganda Limited, which is domiciled in Kampala, Uganda. [7]

Shareholding

The stock of Eveready East Africa is listed on the NSE, where it trades under the symbol EVRD. As of September 2015, the ten largest shareholders in the Group's stock are depicted in the table below: [7]

Eveready East Africa PLC Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1East Africa Batteries Limited58.64
2Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation29.22
3Other12.14
Total100.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Eveready East Africa 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Eveready East Africa. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Eveready East Africa". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Eveready East Africa. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. ↑ "NSE - Listed companies". Nairobi Securities Exchange. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  5. 1 2 3 "Eveready East Africa IPO prospectus" (PDF). Eveready East Africa. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  6. ↑ "CMA 2007 Annual report". 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. 1 2 "EEA 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Capital Markets Authority. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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