Kuwait City, April 27, 2015

KAMCO, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, and winner of the prestigious Kuwait Asset Manager of the Year Award 2015, announced today that its KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund (KREYF) has successfully distributed cash dividends of 1.7% to investors. The dividends mark a period of the fund's initial establishment until the end of the first quarter of 2015.

The dividends' distribution reflects the fund's positive performance and attractive return achieved since its establishment. The KREYF consists of five core investments with targeted markets including the Kingdom of Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

KREYF, which is one of the first local funds in Kuwait to receive CMA approval for fund raising in late 2013, invests in the real estate sector directly and indirectly and sells, buys and leases locally and regionally (GCC and / or MENA countries).

Considering the importance of real estate investments in the targeted markets, the Fund manager focuses on the fund's strategic approach emphasizes investing in unique low-risk real estate assets that have attractive yields. KREYF is an open-ended real estate investment fund that follows a cautious and return-yielding approach, and is denominated in USD with a variable capital ranging between USD 18 million to USD 550 million.

Mr Mounir Samir Ezzeddine, Senior Vice President, Alternative Investment Department  at KAMCO said, "KAMCO continues to provide varied investment opportunities that are simultaneously secure and income generating. The KREYF is characterized by its prudent investments, aiming to generate steady cash flows during the investment period, via the distribution of quarterly cash dividends. "

KAMCO website www.kamconline.com provides more information on the prospectus and articles of association of the Fund as well as all contact details necessary for investors KAMCO representatives can be reached at 185 26 26.

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About KAMCO
KAMCO Investment Company is a premier investment company based in Kuwait that is regulated by the Capital Markets Authority with one of the largest AUMs in the region.  Established in 1998 and listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 2003, KAMCO is a subsidiary of United Gulf Bank (UGB) and the asset management and investment banking arm of Kuwait Projects Holding Company (KIPCO). It has become a leading regional company within its sector offering innovative products and services for its clients, holding over USD 12 billion of client AUM and over 82 of successfully completed investment banking transactions worth over USD 12 billion as of 31 December 2014.

After many years of conducting business in Kuwait's dynamic investment industry, KAMCO has successfully established a robust reputation for solidity, characterized by its prudent, conservative investment philosophy and spirit of transparency which has consistently commanded the goodwill of a wide patron-base.

The company will further aggressively build upon its core competencies to offer MENA-wide investment management consultancy and services, backed by its proven track-record in stringent risk mitigation, investment product innovation, and a cautious investment approach towards local, regional and international capital markets.

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