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Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) Dubai Financial Market (DFM) – PJSC (the “Company”) is a Public Joint Stock Company incorporated in the Emirate of Dubai – United Arab Emirates, pursuant to decree No. 62 for the year 2007 issued by the Ministry of Economy on February 6, 2007, and is subject to the provision of the UAE, Federal Law No. 8 for the year 1984 and its amendments. The licensed activities of the company are trading in financial instruments, acting as commercial, industrial and agricultural holding and trust company, financial investment consultancy, and brokerage local and foreign shares and bonds. In accordance with its Articles of Association, the Company complies in all its activities, operations and formalities with the provisions of Islamic Shari’a and shall invest its entire fund in accordance with these provisions. The company’s shares are listed on the Dubai Financial Market (“DFM”). The company currently operates the Dubai Stock Exchange, related clearing house and carries out investment activities on its own behalf. The ultimate parent and controlling party is the Government of Dubai which owns 80% of DFM through Borse Dubai Limited (the “parent”), a Government of Dubai entity.

Country of Origin: Kingdom of BahrainIthmaar Holding B.S.C. (“Ithmaar Holding or Ithmaar”) is licensed as an investment firm and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and is listed on the Bahrain Bourse, and Dubai Financial Market. The Company’s main activities are to (1) manage its affiliated companies or to participate in the management of other companies in which it has shares, and to provide the necessary support for such companies, (2) offer loans, guarantees and financing to its affiliated companies, (3) invest its funds in shares, bonds and other securities, (4) own real estates and other assets necessary or undertaking Its activities within the limits permitted by law, and (5) own industrial property rights including patents, trade and industrial marks, concession and other Intellectual rights, and to use and lease them to its affiliated companies or to other companies.