Egypt Kuwait Holding Company SAE Announces Cash Dividends Distribution Dates for FY 2011; Appoints New Chairman of the Board

Egypt Kuwait Holding Company SAE announced that the cash dividends of USD 0.05 per share for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 will be distributed on March 22, 2012. Beneficiaries of the dividend are the Company's shareholders whose names are on the shareholders register after the close of trading session on March 19, 2012. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Al Moutazz Adel Mahmoud Al Alfi as the Company’s new Chairman of the Board, effective March 3, 2012. Previously, Mr. Al Alfi served as Acting Chairman of the Board, succeeding the late Mr. Naser Mohammed Abdul Mohsen Al Kharafi, who passed away on April 17, 2011.