Solidere Listing date: September 30, 1996 Number of listed shares Class A 100,000,000 Class B 65,000,000 Opening price Solidere A (Ten to one stock split on 06/01/1997) $113.5 Solidere B (Ten to one stock split on 06/01/1997) $116 Market capitalization (as of 31/12/05, source BSE) Solidere A $1.8 billion Solidere B $1.2 billion Solidere was incorporated in 1994 as company for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District (BCD). The firm’s capital was formed land and cash. Property owners in the downtown received share allocations based on judicial appraisals, the A Shares. Investors subscribing to the Solidere Initial Public Offering received B Shares. Initial restrictions differentiating the share types were later removed and A and B shares have traded in very similar ranges in recent years. Solidere shares are listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange and, since March 2005, on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. Work on the BCD
