NIG Prospectus - London Stock Exchange

Level: 8 – From: 8 – Thursday, August 9, 2007 – 2:20 pm – mac5 – 3776 Section 10b : 3776 Section 10bmonitors the key factors that affect stock and bond market movements, including analysis of theoperational and financial performance of investees.Liquidity riskLiquidity risk is the risk that the group will be unable to meet its liabilities when they fall due. Tolimit this risk, management has arranged diversified funding sources, manages assets withliquidity in mind, and monitors liquidity on a daily basis.33 Segmental analysisFor management purposes the group’s primary format for reporting segment information isbusiness segments, with secondary information reported geographically.Business segmentsThe parent company and local subsidiaries primarily operate in two business segments:investment and building materials. The investment activities are both in and outside Kuwait. Thebuilding materials activities of the group are conducted wholly within the State of Kuwait.The major overseas subsidiary companies of the group principally operate in one businesssegment, the specialist engineering sector, the activities of which are conducted overseas,principally in Europe and the Americas.Revenue, profit for the year, total assets, total liabilities and net assets of the group are analysedby business activity as follows:Investment Building materials Specialist engineering Total11112111112 11112111112 11112111112 11112111112200611112200511112200611112200511112200611112200511112200611112200511112KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000 KD ‘000Segment revenue ...................... 100,294 11112188,202 1111230,138 1111231,062 1111266,737 1111271,661 11112197,169 290,925Less:Income from investments ........ (90,772) (173,009)Share of profits of associatesand joint ventures.................. (9,522) (15,193)Unallocated sales ...................... 2,866111122,01711112Sales, per consolidatedstatement of income ................ 99,741 11112104,74011112Segment profit/(loss) ................ 162,583 11112248,474 111128,108 111128,955 111124,045 11112(28,432) 11112174,736 228,997Less:Finance costs ............................ (30,990) (18,735)Unallocated income/(expenses) 2,91411112(2,126)11112Profit for the year, perconsolidated statement ofincome .................................. 146,660 11112208,13611112Segment assets ........................ 1,343,968 1,024,572 39,407 23,400 72,537 59,622 1,455,912 1,107,594Segment liabilities .................... (26,433) (14,954)11112 11112(8,808) (7,905)11112 11112(23,240) (25,323)11112 11112(58,481) (48,182)Segment net assets .................. 1,317,535 111121,009,618 1111230,599 1111215,495 1111249,297 1111234,299 111121,397,431 1,059,412Unallocated assets .................... 1,230 1,366Loans and other unallocatedliabilities ................................ (519,964) (334,741)Bonds and Musharaka bondspayable .................................. (45,857) (52,527)11112 11112Net assets, per consolidatedbalance sheet ........................ 832,840 11112673,51011112F-45