VIVA Kuwait’s stock debuts trading on Kuwait Exchange today

14/12/2014 Argaam

The listing and trading of VIVA Kuwait Telecommunication Company’s shares start trading today in Kuwait Stock Exchange as the first listing this year since the listing of Warba Bank in September, 2013.
 

The company is 26% owned by the Saudi telecommunication Company, STC.
 

With this listing the number of telecommunication companies in Kuwait exchange increase to four companies and the total number of listed companies increase to 194 excluding the parallel market’s companies.
 

According to Argaam; VIVA Kuwait sold 250m shares or 50% of its KWD 49.94m capital in an IPO in 2008.

 

Company’s Profile

July 22, 2008

Establishment date

Kuwait Telecom Company-VIVA

Company

Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)

Stock Market

Provides mobile services as a 3nd mobile operator in Kuwait

Company’s core business

Active

Company status

KWD 49.94mn

Company’s capital

499.4 mn shares

Number of shares

Fils 100

Nominal value

 

VIVA’s owners

stake %

Number of shares (mn)

Owner

%26

mn shares129.84

Saudi Telecom Company- STC

%24

mn shares119.86

Kuwait government

%50

mn shares249.70

Public

%100

mn shares499.4

Total

 

 

 

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