Aamal’s IR website ranked third in 2019 Annual Investor Relations Excellence Program
Aamal’s IR website ranked third in 2019 Annual Investor Relations Excellence Program
Doha, Qatar – 6 February 2020 – Aamal Company Q.P.S.C. (“Aamal”), one of the region’s leading diversified companies, is pleased to announce that its investor relations (“IR”) website has been ranked third, according to the results of the 2019 Annual Investor Relations Excellence Program announced in an awards ceremony which took place on Wednesday, 5 February 2020.
This is the fifth year of the QSE’s Annual Investor Relations Excellence Program which has become a highly regarded symbol of excellence to recognize those QSE-listed companies with the best quality and most influential IR websites, while also encouraging IR alignment with international best practice.
H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Faisal Al Thani, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Aamal, commented:
“This is yet another proud moment in Aamal’s continuous development as we keep up with the latest trends and maintain the highest standards of international best practice Investor Relations. I would like to express my gratitude to the Qatar Stock Exchange for its continuous support through its Investor Relations Excellence Program, an initiative we highly value and support. We are delighted to receive this recognition which is testimony to our commitment to build a relationship based on trust with all our stakeholders. We look forward to refining our IR practice still further as Aamal continues to grow and develop.”
Mr. Imran Chughtai, Chief Financial Officer of Aamal, said: “It is with pride and gratitude that we receive this award of Excellence. At Aamal we believe very strongly in the importance of Investor Relations and in having a best practice IR website. Our website is a primary point of contact with the investment community and it’s important that through it we clearly demonstrate the strength of our business model, financial performance and commitment to the highest levels of governance. We are committed to constantly developing and refining our IR website through different tools and exercises, always adhering to QSE’s disclosure standards and IR best practice. This recognition reflects the success of our approach as we continue to find innovative solutions to further enhance Aamal’s Investor Relations.”
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For Further Information:
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Aamal Company |
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Arwa Goussous, Corporate Communications Manager (tel # +974 4422 3888) |
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Mira Al Ahmad – Senior Corporate Communications Officer (tel # +974 3366 9640) |
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Laura Ackel – Corporate Communications Officer (tel # +974 6671 6576) |
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About Aamal Company Q.P.S.C.
Aamal is one of the Gulf region’s most diversified conglomerates and has been listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange since December 2007. As at 6 February 2020, the Company had a market capitalisation of QAR 5bn (US$ 1.37 bn).
Aamal’s operations are widely diversified and comprise 26 active business units (subsidiaries and joint ventures) with market leading positions in the key industrial, retail, property, managed services, and medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors, thereby offering investors a high quality and balanced exposure to Qatar’s wider economic growth and development. Aamal is focused on self-financed and profitable growth, delivering an average increase in underlying profits in excess of 11.1% (i.e. before fair value gains on investment properties) over the twelve years to end-2018.
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