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Issue 9 - September 2016
www.bahrainbourse.comBHB BECOMES THE SHARE REGISTRAR FOR BAHRAIN NATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY’S SHARES
An agreement was signed on
Thursday, 25th August 2016 be-
tween Bahrain Bourse (BHB)
and Bahrain National Holding
Company (BNH) to assign Bah-
rain Bourse as a Share Registrar
for the shares of the company.
The agreement was signed by
the Chief Executive Officer of
Bahrain Bourse, Shaikh Khal-
ifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa,
and Mr. Sameer Al-Wazzan,
the Chief Executive Officer of
Bahrain National Holding Co.
According to the agreement, Bah-
rain Bourse will provide BNHwith
a variety of services that includes
maintaining a record of the share
register that holds the shares in
electronic form, and updating the
data of the registry resulted from
dealing on the company’s shares
in accordance with the rules and
regulations of Bahrain Bourse.
In addition, the bourse will pro-
vide BNH with online services
that include real-time share-
holding confirmations with the
percentage of investors’ hold-
ings, key persons’ dealings, in-
vestors’
account
statements,
and other periodical reports.
It is worth mentioning that Bah-
rain Bourse issued a resolution
regarding amending the listing
requirements of the listed share-
holding companies on the Main
Board in Bahrain Bourse, which
includes registering and depos-
iting the issued shares in the
Clearing, Settlement, Central
Depository & Registry system in
the Bourse, and requires that the
establishment and management
of the shareholders’ record in the
company is in line with the elec-
tronic registry system licensed
by the Central Bank of Bahrain.
The new website was launched
with a new look and boasts a
modern, colorful design with
characteristics similar to that of
advanced stock exchanges. The
website displays the main data of
BHB and its listed companies in
detail, and presents BHB’s various
services in a professional manner.
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim
Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive Offi-
cer of Bahrain Bourse said that
the launch of the new version of
the website goes in line with the
implementation of BHB’s com-
prehensive strategy that aims to
develop all aspects of work at
the bourse, and this milestone
represents a unique focal change
that we all at BHB are proud of.
“While developing the design of
the new website, we were keen to
use the latest technology in this
field to transfer BHB, through its
new website, from a traditional
website with information about
the bourse to an advanced and
innovative website with an inter-
active interface that provides com-
prehensive solutions to its clients.
Issuers of securities, investors, and
other related parties can easily
find all the data, information, and
documents that can help them
benefit from the services pro-
vided by BHB, and assists them
in making decisions regarding
their investment portfolios that
contain financial instruments
listed at the bourse based on up-
to-date, reliable and credible in-
formation,” Sh. Khalifa added.
“We have cooperated with spe-
cialized companies, both in tech-
nical analysis and financial and
economic news to enhance the
content of the website and max-
imize its benefits to users. We
hope that the website contributes
to facilitating the accessibility of
investors from all over the world
to Bahrain Bourse and benefit
from the services and opportu-
nities available. The launch of the
website goes in line with BHB’s
various initiatives that were in-
troduced in the past couple of
years to make it more competi-
tive in attracting local and foreign
investments,” Sh. Khalifa added.
Bahrain Bourse’s new website
encompasses various informa-
tion, data, and services along
with advanced searching tools
that helps save time and enhanc-
es the decision-making process
for related parties by displaying
tables of prices, performance of
shares, indices, and an informa-
tion board. The website also of-
fers technical analysis and quick
access to advanced charts for
share prices for durations up to
three years by using advanced
technology provided by “NetDa-
nia”, one of the globally leading
companies in the field of analysis.
The newwebsite allows investors to
create their own page and custom-
ize it to directly view their portfo-
lios and any shares, bonds/sukuk,
and Treasury Bills deposited in
the account. Investors can also see
the transactions they have made,
and use an electronic calculator
to calculate the fees related to the
settlement and central depository.
Users can also view the latest
news regarding companies’ dis-
closures, market messages issued
by the bourse, as well as the latest
GCC, Arab, and global financial
news that are displayed in coop-
eration with CNBC News, one of
the leading channels for economic
and financial news. In addition,
the website allows investors to
view detailed information about
their orders according to price
and volume as well as detailed
tables on transactions accord-
ing to price, volume, and timing.
BAHRAIN BOURSE LAUNCHES ITS NEW WEBSITE