(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Fitch Ratings-Paris-January 21:

Fitch Ratings has assigned Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company's (Mumtalakat; BB-/Stable/B) USD500 million senior unsecured sukuk certificates due on 21 January 2027 (ISIN: XS2103157991) a 'BB-' rating. The certificates are issued through Mumtalakat Sukuk Holding Company (MSHC) under Mumtalakat Sukuk Trust Certificate Issuance Programme. The rating is in line with Mumtalakat's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating.

MSHC is the issuer of the certificates and trustee. MSHC is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated in the Cayman Islands, which has been established for the sole purpose of issuing the certificates, and is owned by Mumtalakat.

Fitch understands that the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Key Rating Drivers

The trust certificate rating is driven solely by Mumtalakat's IDRs. This reflects Fitch's view that default of these senior unsecured obligations would reflect the default of Mumtalakat in accordance with Fitch's rating definitions.

Fitch has given no consideration to any underlying assets or any collateral provided, as we believe that the issuer's ability to satisfy payments due on the certificates will ultimately depend on Mumtalakat satisfying its unsecured payment obligations to the issuer under the transaction documents described in the prospectus.

In Fitch's view, Mumtalakat would be required to ensure full and timely repayment of MSHC's sukuk obligations due to Mumtalakat's various roles and obligations under the Mumtalakat Sukuk Trust Certificate Issuance Programme's structure and documentation.

On each wakala distribution determination date, Mumtalakat as service agent shall pay into the relevant transaction account amounts standing to the credit of the collection account, which is intended to fund an amount equal to the aggregate of the periodic distribution amounts payable by the trustee under the certificates of the relevant series on the immediately following periodic distribution date. Fitch notes that Mumtalakat can take other measures to ensure that there is no shortfall and that funding of the principal payment and the portfolio income is paid in full, and in a timely manner.

On any dissolution or default event, the aggregate amounts of deferred payment price then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable; and the trustee will have the right under the purchase undertaking to require Mumtalakat to purchase all of its rights, title, interests, benefits and entitlements in, to and under wakala assets at the relevant exercise price.

The exercise price payable by Mumtalakat to the trustee and the aggregate amounts of the deferred sale price then outstanding, are intended to fund the dissolution amount payable by the trustee under the certificates, which should equal: the sum of the face amounts then outstanding and the accrued and unpaid periodic distribution amounts on the certificates (if any) to the date of redemption, together with any amounts specified in the applicable final terms.

Mumtalakat as a service agent under the service agency agreement in case of total loss irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay any total loss shortfall amount.

The payment obligations of Mumtalakat (in any capacity) under the transaction documents will be direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and (subject to the negative pledge provisions) unsecured and shall at all times rank at least equally with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Mumtalakat.

The sukuk issuance includes a negative pledge provision, as well as Mumtalakat's dissolution events including cross-default terminology.

Certain aspects of the transaction will be governed by English law while others will be governed by Bahraini law and Cayman Islands law. Fitch does not express an opinion on whether the relevant transaction documents are enforceable under any applicable law. However, Fitch's rating on the certificates reflects the agency's belief that Mumtalakat would stand behind its obligations.

When assigning a rating to the certificates, Fitch does not express an opinion on the certificates' compliance with sharia principles.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The certificates' rating is linked to any changes in Mumtalakat's IDRs. The rating may also be sensitive to any changes in the roles and obligations of Mumtalakat under Mumtalakat Sukuk Trust Certificate Issuance Programme.

Date of Relevant Committee

24 June 2019

Mumtalakat Sukuk Holding Company

----senior unsecured; Long Term Rating; New Rating; BB-

Contacts:

Primary Rating Analyst

Christophe Parisot,

Managing Director

+33 1 44 29 91 34

Fitch France S.A.S.

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Paris 75008

Secondary Rating Analyst

Margaux Vincent,

Analyst

+33 1 44 29 91 43

Committee Chairperson

Raffaele Carnevale,

Senior Director

+39 02 879087 203

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Applicable Criteria

Government-Related Entities Rating Criteria (pub. 13 Nov 2019)

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10099139

Rating Criteria for International Local and Regional Governments (pub. 13 Sep 2019)

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10087140

Sukuk Rating Criteria (pub. 22 Jul 2019)

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10082827

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Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/site/pr/10108021#solicitation

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https://www.fitchratings.com/regulatory

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