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Kuwait Projects Company Sukuk Ltd

14 December 2023

Kuwait Projects Company Sukuk Limited

Completion of sale of KIPCO group's stake in Gulf Insurance Group

Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) K.S.C.P. (KIPCO), the Obligor of Kuwait Projects Company Sukuk Limited, announced that KIPCO and its group companies (Overland Real Estate Company, Kuwait United Consulting Company, and United Industries Company) have successfully completed the sale of their equity stake aggregating to 46.32% of the issued and paid-up capital in its associate company, Gulf Insurance Group, to a Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited's group entity namely Fairfax (Barbados) International Corp., for a consideration of US$860 million (less KIPCO Group's share of dividend of GIG for the financial year 2022 of KD7.12 million) so that the net sale amount is equivalent to KD256.5 million (price per share of KD2 less 54 Fils or KD1.946 per share), to be paid as a down payment of KD54.5 million and the remaining balance in four equal annual installments payable commencing the first anniversary of the closing.

KIPCO Group will recognize a realized net profit of approximately KD73 million, which will be included in the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

Kindly refer the press release available at:

https://kipco.com/kipco-completes-the-sale-of-its-46-stake-in-gig-to-fairfax-financial-holdings/

For further information, please contact:

Investors, Press and Media:

Eman Al-Awadhi

49(th) Floor

KIPCO Tower, Khaled Bin Al-Waleed St, Sharq

P.O. Box 23982

Safat 13100

Kuwait

Tel: +965 2294 3416

Email: eman.alawadhi@kipco.com

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