Tanzania Cigarette Company

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Tanzania Cigarette Public Limited Company
Company type Public limited company
DSE:  TCC
ISIN TZ1996100032
Industry Tobacco
Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
HeadquartersDar es salaam, Tanzania
Area served
Tanzania and Neighboring countries
Key people
Mr. Takashi Araki
(Chairman & CEO)
Products Cigarettes
RevenueIncrease2.svg TSh 499.5 billion (2016)
Decrease2.svg TSh 95.3 billion (2016)
Increase2.svg TSh 68.7 billion (2016)
Number of employees
445+ [1]
Parent Japan Tobacco International
Subsidiaries TCC (Kenya) Ltd.
Website TCC PLC Profile

Tanzania Cigarette Company Ltd. ("TCC"; DSE: TCC) is a tobacco company operating in Tanzania. The company started operations in 1961 as the East African Tobacco. Years later the government bought a large stake in the company and nationalized the company during the Ujamaa movement in 1975. [2] [3]

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TCC has been listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange since 16 November 2000. 75% of the company is owned by Japan Tobacco International. [4]

History

Incorporation

The Company was established as East African Tobacco in 1961. [3] The factory was officially opened by Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere on December 4, 1961. [5] The Company now British American Tobacco (BAT) operated the company post-independence. In 1967, the government of Tanzania acquired a 60% stake in the company. During the socialist movement in Tanzania, in 1975 the government acquired the renaming 40% of the stake from the company and becomes the sole owner of the company. The company is renamed to Tanzania Cigarette Company ltd. [5]

Privatization

After years of poor operation and management, the government sells 51% of its stake in the company to RJ Reynolds in 1995. As part of its purchase of some of the assets of RJ Reynolds in 1999, Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) acquired a 51% interest in TCC. In September 2000, JT purchased an additional 24% of the shares through its international tobacco division, Japan Tobacco International (JTI), increasing its holdings to 75% of the shares. [3] [6]

Public offering

Months after the acquisition of TCC by Japan Tobacco International, TCC was listed on the Dar Brouse with JTI still holding a 75% majority stake.

Corporate affairs

Brands

In 2005 a dispute over the "Supermatch" trademark was resolved against Burundi Tobacco Company (BTC) by the High Court of Tanzania. BTC had resistered the trademark in 1990, but did not renew it when it expired in 1997. TCC applied to register "Supermatch" as its trademark, but was refused by the Registrar. In 2002 BTC said it assigned the trademark to Mastermind Tobacco (Tanzania). The court ruled to BTC had abandoned the trademark, which should be granted to TCC. [7]

TCC is the only producer of cigarettes in the country. In 2011 TCC brands conquer 90% of the Tanzanian market, while 5% is controlled by British American Tobacco whose factory is in neighboring Kenya, and 5% by foreign brands. [8]

Ownership

Tanzania Cigarette Company (TCC:DSE) is traded on the Stock Exchange since November 2000. Japan Tobacco International has held majority stake of 75% since September 2000. [9]
As of December 2016 the stock of TCC is owned by the following institutions: [5]

ShareholderInterest
JT International Holding B.V. 75.0%
Kingsway Fund9.3%
General Public7.0%
Parastatal Pension Fund (PPF)3.0%
Government of Tanzania 2.2%
Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF)1.0%
Others2.5%

Below are the recent business trends for TCC. TCC financial year ends on 31 December.

2010201120122013201420152016
Gross Turnover (TSh million)321,777376,778422,594445,633461,720496,675499,457
Net Sales (TSh million)211,008250,344281,419290,601283,910300,550300,962
Net Income (TSh million)60,20070,94285,94178,05868,60065,71168,669
Debt Ratio (TL/TA)27%27%27%27%28%24%27%
Dividend per share (TSh)300/=600/=750/=750/=650/=600/=600/=
Notes/sources [5] [5] [5] [5] [10] [5] [11] [12] [5] [11]

Brands

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  2. ↑ Greenberger, Robert S. "New Leaders Replace 'Big Men' As Privatization Sweeps Africa". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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