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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.

Dubai Islamic insurance & Reinsurance Company (AMAN) (PSC) (the “Company”) is a public shareholding Company and is registered under the Commercial Companies Law of 1984 (as amended). The Company carries out general Takaful (insurance) business in accordance with the teachings of Islamic Sharia’a. The Company is also licensed to engage in reinsurance and life Takaful business. The Company obtained its commercial license on 12 March 2003 and commenced operations on 8 April 2003. The Company mainly issues short term Takaful contracts in connection with motor, marine, fire and engineering, general accident risks and Company life and medical risks (collectively known as general Takaful). The Company also invests in investment securities and properties. The Company’s business activities are subject to the supervision of its Fatwa and Sharia’a Board consisting of nine members appointed by the shareholders, the Sharia’a Board performs a supervisory role in order to determine whether the operations of the Company are conducted in accordance with Sharia’a rules and principles.