Listing of Palms Sports, Zee Stores, Easy Lease from late Dec
By Amit Chettupuzha
ABU DHABI/December 17-2020: Three subsidiaries of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)-listed International Holding Company (IHC) will be listed on the exchange’s ‘Second Market’ commencing late December 2020.
The companies going for Second Market listing are Palms Sports, Zee Stores and Easy Lease.
It will give current and new investors an opportunity to participate in the growth of the companies, as well as benefitting IHC as a result of increased profile raising and higher visibility from these companies.
Palms Sports will start trading on December 21 under the trading symbol PALMS. The company’s nominal value of share capital is AED150 million, with each share having a nominal value of AED1. The company had assets valued at AED344.5 million as at the end of September 2020 and over 700 employees.
Zee Stores: The second of the companies to list is Zee Stores, which will debut on December 23 under the trading symbol ZS. The company, which trades and imports fresh consumables as well as canned, preserved and frozen foods, has a nominal share capital of AED100 million, with each share having a nominal value of AED1.
Founded in 2002, Zee Stores has assets of AED189 million as at the end of September 2020.
Easy Lease, a supplier of rental motorcycles to the fast-growing delivery and courier sector, will list after December 27. The company has a nominal share capital of AED30 million, with each share having a nominal value of AED1.
Easy Lease, which was established in 2011, had assets of AED74.1 million as at the end of September 2020.
Diversified holding company
Syed Basar Shueb (seen in the picture), CEO and Managing Director of IHC, said that IHC has developed into a diversified holding company with global interests.
“However, many of our fastest growing companies are homegrown in the UAE and are benefitting from shifting consumer and investment trends in the country,” Basar Shueb said.
He also said that by listing on the ADX’ Second Market, these ambitious companies are offering investors an exceptional opportunity to participate directly in the early to mid-stage growth phase of their corporate development.
Listed on ADX since 2005, IHC is today a powerful holding company that has expanded its operations to encompass nine verticals including real estate, healthcare, food and agriculture. In the second half of this year, IHC and its subsidiaries have announced several new investments.
