Memorandum of Association

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Articles of Association
 In The Name of Allah, The Merciful, The Compassionate

Decree 45 for the year 1982,

Incorporating a Qatari Joint Stock Company

in the name of Qatar Islamic Bank

We, Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar,

After having perused the temporary, amended basic ordinance, and in particular articles 23 and
34 thereof and,
- Law No. (7) for the year 1973, establishing the Qatar Monetary Agency, and the amending laws
thereof and,
- Law No. (11) for the year 1983, issuing the Commercial Companies Act, and,
- The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Qatar Islamic Bank [a Qatari
Joint Stock Company] made in Doha on 22.07.1400 Hijri, corresponding to 05.06.1980, and,
- Upon the proposal of the Minister of Economy & Commerce and,
- The Project-Decree submitted by the Council of Ministers,

Have decreed the following:

Article One
The Department of Awqaf (Endowments) represented by The Deputy President of The Sharia
Courts & Religious Affairs Presidency and Others [ names of The Founding Shareholders], are
hereby granted the license to incorporate in Qatar, a Joint Stock Company, under the name of Qatar
Islamic Bank with a Declared Capital of QR. 200.000 ( Qatari Riyals Two Hundred Million).

Article Two
Founders shall abide by the provisions of The Memorandum of Association of the Company
and its Articles of Association, copies of both instruments are herewith enclosed, and shall adhere
to the provisions of law (7) for the year 1973 establishing the Qatar Monetary Agency and the
amending laws thereof, and law (11) for the year 1981, enacting the Commercial Companies Act
and the other laws in force.

Article Three
All parties, each within its limits of competence, are instructed to implement the present
Decree, which shall be acted upon as of its date of issue, and will be published in the States official
Gazette.

Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani

The Emir of Qatar.
Issued at : The Palace of Doha
On : Ramadan 17th, 1402 H. Corresp. to: July 8, 1982 G.

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 Memorandum of Association
Qatar Islamic Bank
(A Qatari Joint Stock Company)

On Thursday, the 22nd of Rajab, 1400 H, corresponding to the 5th day of June, 1980G, the below
given undersigned parties agreed as follows:

Name Nationality Address

- The Awqaf (Endowments) Affairs Dept. Qatari Doha
(Represented hereby by The Deputy President
of The Sharia Courts & Religious Affairs Presidency) and,
- Others (Founding Shareholders)
Article 1
The undersigned have agreed to form themselves into a group for the incorporation of a Qatari
Joint Stock Company, licensed by The Government in compliance with the laws in force and the
Articles of Association appended to this Memorandum of Association.

Article 2
The proposed Company will bear the name of: Qatar Islamic Bank

Article 3
The purpose of establishing this Company is to carry out the following activities:

First: Banking :
Exercising all kinds of banking activities, for its own as well as for third parties account,
whether in Qatar or abroad, on a non usury-taking basis. Said activities will comprise:
1. Opening L/Cs, Current Accounts and Term Deposits
2. Accepting various forms of cash deposits whether as custody or for investment purposes.
3. Dealing in stocks, bonds, orders, promissory notes, drafts, bills of lading and other negotiable
instruments or commercial papers.
4. Undertaking Forex transactions on spot basis.
5. Accepting subscriptions in IPOs of stock companies and trade in stocks for the account of
the Company and/or third parties.
6. Issuing Bank Guarantees and Letters of Guarantee.
7. Offering Safe-keeping services for all kinds of money, precious metals, bonds and parcels
and hiring private safes.
8. Purchase and sale of gold bullions
9. Property Management services Agency basis against agreed fees
10. Making private studies on behalf of customers and offering various advisory and data
services.

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Second: Financing and Investment:
Exercising all kinds of financing and investment activities on an interest-free basis, through the
following tools:
1. Total or partial investment funding of contracting construction projects and related
engineering industries / electrical and mechanical works.
2. Short-term financing against financial papers or other securities.
3. Invest customers funds in common with the bank funds, on Mudaraba basis or as agreed
between the two parties.
4. Direct investments of its funds in various projects in conformity with the provisions of this
Memorandum and the Articles of Association
5. Establishment of commercial companies and trading with their stocks (purchase and sale).
6. Establishment of banks and various kinds of investment companies
7. Performing all types of agricultural investment
8. Purchasing lands for construction purposes in order to resell all or parts of such properties
or leasing them furnished or not under the following controls:
8. a. No dealing in lands which are not registered in the Real Estate Registry.
8. b. Limit of the Companys investments in this field shall not exceed 20% of the
Companys Paid Capital and Reserves.
8. c. Investments carried on by the Bank under this item must be in line with the State
general development plan related to building & reconstruction.
9. Undertake all forms of Import-Export transactions in various commodities.
10. Buying commodities and other movable assets for reselling or leasing purposes.
11. Performance of all activities related to maritime/ air and land transportation.
12. Storage of commodities and crops in general.
13. Proprietorship of trade marks, patents, and other rights, certificates and concessions which
the Company deems necessary or proper for running its activities and disposal of same
through all forms of legal actions.
14. Development of cooperative systems compatible with Islamic Sharia principles to secure
funds, fixed and movable assets acquired or traded by the Company, and establishment of
insurance bodies to achieve that purpose.
15. Undertaking all marketing activities of the Insurance Products of licensed Insurance
establishments & companies in both local and international markets

Third: Social Services:

Exercising all activities aiming at consolidating links and clemency among different groups
and individuals including:
i. Extension of profit-free loans to be utilized in different purposes.
ii. Creation and management of Funds specifically intended for serving the various social
needs in accordance with the provisions prevailing laws in the State of Qatar.
iii. Assume, in coordination with concerned official bodies, the task of Elected Custodian for
the management of estates and execution of wills in compliance with Islamic Sharia precepts
and prevailing Law.

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Fourth:
In all above cases, the Company may have interests with its counterparts which may assist the
Company in realising its objectives at both domestic and foreign levels. The Company may further
enter under any form of partnership with said establishments through merger, acquisition or take
over. The Company is bound in all such activities to observe the rules of Islamic Sharia and not to
deviate from such rules under any circumstances.

Article 4
The Head Office of the Company shall be located in the city of Doha. However, the Board of
Directors may establish branches, offices or agencies of the Company in Qatar or abroad.

Article 5
Term of the Company shall be Fifty (50) years from the date of issue of the Incorporation
Decree. Any extension of said term has to be based on a resolution adopted by the Companys
Extraordinary General Assembly meeting.

Article 6
The companys capital has been fixed at the sum of QR 200,000,000 (Two hundred million
Qatari Riyals) evenly spread over 2,000,000 shares (Two million shares), each of a nominal value of
QR 100 (One hundred Qatari Riyals). (See Notes on page 23).

Article 7
Founders shall subscribe to the aforesaid Capital in any of the approved banks as per the
following breakdown:

Name No. of Shares Value

- The Awqaf (Endowments) Affairs Dept. 4500 QR 540,000

(Represented hereby by The Deputy President
of The Sharia Courts & Religious Affairs Presidency)
and,

- Others (Founding Shareholders)

Total: 400,000 QR 40,000,000

Remaining shares, in the number of 1,600,000 shares, of a total value of QR 160,000,000 [One
Hundred Sixty Million Qatari Riyals] shall be offered to public subscription at the nominal value of

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QR 100 [One Hundred Qatari Riyals] the share.

Article 8
The undersigned undertake to endeavour to procure the Incorporation Decree and do all the
necessary incorporation procedures.
To that end, they have authorized:
1. Sheikh Ali Bin Seoud Bin Thani Al Thani
2. Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Mannai
3. Mr. Mohammed Hamad Al Manna
to take the necessary as for the declaration of the Company, carry out the legal procedures,
fulfil the required documentation and effect the amendments deemed necessary by the Government,
whether to this Memorandum of Association or to the Companys Articles of Association herewith
attached.

Article 9
The Company shall be committed to pay its incorporation expenses which are expected to be in
the range of: QR 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Qatari Riyals).
This Memorandum of Association has been executed in 197 copies, each party holding a copy
thereof, and the last copy to be deposited with the Ministry of Economy & Commerce in request of
the necessary licensing.

On Behalf of Founders:
Sheikh Ali Bin Seoud Bin Thani Al Thani
Abdul Aziz Abdullah Turki Al Subaie
Mohammed Hamad Al Manna
Majed Mohammed Al Majed
Hassan Qassim Darwish Fakhroo

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Bin Nasser Al Thani

Abdul Rahman Al Mannai
Ali Mohammed Al Khater
Youssof Hussain Kamal
Abdul Rahman Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud

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 Qatar Islamic Bank
(A Qatari Joint Stock Company)
Articles of Association
Chapter One: Incorporation
Article (1)
A Qatari Joint Stock Company has been incorporated under the provisions of the Qatari Law
and in accordance with the present Articles of Association.

Article (2)
Name of the Company is: Qatar Islamic Bank

Article (3)
The purpose of establishing this Company is to carry out the following activities:

First: Banking:
Exercising all kinds of banking activities, for its own as well as for third parties account,
whether in Qatar or abroad, on a non usury-taking basis. Said activities will comprise:
1. Opening L/Cs, Current Accounts and Term Deposits
2. Accepting various forms of cash deposits whether as custody or for investment purposes.
3. Dealing in stocks, bonds, orders, promissory notes, drafts, bills of lading and other negotiable
instruments or commercial papers.
4. Undertaking Forex transactions on spot basis.
5. Accepting subscriptions in IPOs of stock companies and trade in stocks for the account of
the Company and/or third parties.
6. Issuing Bank Guarantees and Letters of Guarantee.
7. Offering Safe-keeping services for all kinds of money, precious metals, bonds and parcels
and hiring private safes.
8. Purchase and sale of gold bullions
9. Properties Management services Agency basis against agreed fees
10. Making private studies on behalf of customers and offering various advisory and data
services.

Second: Financing and Investment:

Undertaking all kinds of financing and investment activities on an interest-free basis, through
the following tools:
1. Total or partial investment funding of contracting construction projects and related
engineering industries / electrical and mechanical works.
2. Short-term financing against financial papers or other securities.

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 3. Invest customers funds in common with the bank funds, on Mudaraba basis or as agreed
between the two parties.
4. Direct investments of its funds in various projects in conformity with the provisions of this
Memorandum and the Articles of Association
5. Establishment of commercial companies and trading with their stocks (purchase and sale).
6. Establishment of banks and various kinds of investment companies
7. Performing all types of agricultural investment
8. Purchasing lands for construction purposes in order to resell all or parts of
such properties or leasing them furnished or not under the following controls:
8.a. No dealing in lands which are not registered in the Real Estate Registry.
8.b. Limit of the Companys investments in this eld shall not exceed %20 of the
Companys Paid Capital and Reserves.
8.c. Investments carried on by the Bank under this item must be in line with the States
general development plan related to building & reconstruction.
9. Undertaking all forms of Import-Export transactions in various commodities.
10. Buying commodities and other movable assets for reselling or leasing purposes.
11. Performing of all activities related to maritime/ air and land transportation.
12. Storage of commodities and crops in general.
13. Acquiring the proprietorship of trade marks, patents, and other rights, certicates and
concessions which the Company deems necessary or proper for running its activities and
disposal of same through all forms of legal actions.
14. Developing adequate cooperative systems compatible with Islamic Sharia principles to
secure funds, xed and movable assets acquired or traded by the Company, and establishment
of insurance bodies to achieve that purpose.
15. Undertaking all marketing activities of the insurance products of licensed insurance
establishments & companies in both local and international markets
Third: Issuance of Sukuk:
With due consideration to the provisions of Articles (168) thru ((176) of the Commercial Companies
Act, the General Assembly may resolve issuance of any kind of Sukuk as well as issuance of capital
tools qualied for integration in the extra-capital subject to QCBs conditions and requirements.
The said resolution shall highlight the value of the contemplated Sukuk / Capital tools, their issuance
terms and, their transferability to stocks.

Fourth: Social Services:

All activities aiming at consolidating links and clemency among different groups and individuals including:
a. Extension of prot-free loans for use in different elds.
b. Establishment and management of Funds specically intended for serving the various
social needs in accordance with the provisions of the prevailing laws in Qatar.
c. Assume, in coordination with concerned ofcial bodies, the task of Elected Custodian for
the management of estates and execution of wills in compliance with Islamic Sharia
precepts and prevailing Law.

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Fifth:
In all above cases, the Company may have interests with its counterparts which may assist the
Company in realising its objectives at both domestic and foreign levels. The Company may further
enter under any form of partnership with said establishments through merger, acquisition or take
over. The Company is bound in all such activities to observe the rules of Islamic Sharia and not to
deviate from such rules under any circumstances.

Article (4)
The Head Ofce of the Company shall be located in the city of Doha. However, the Board of
Directors may establish branches, ofces or agencies of the Company in Qatar or abroad.

Article (5)
Term of the Company shall be Fifty (50) years from the date of issue of the Incorporation
Decree. Any extension of said term has to be based on a resolution adopted by the Companys
Extraordinary General Assembly meeting.

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 Chapter Two
Capital of the Company
Article (6)
The companys capital has been fixed at the sum of QR 200,000,000 (Two hundred million
Qatari Riyals) evenly spread over 2,000,000 shares (Two million shares), each of a nominal value of
QR 100 (One hundred Qatari Riyals). (See Notes on page 23).

Article (7)
Upon subscribing, subscribers shall pay 25 % of the shares value.

Article (8)
The remaining value of each share must be paid in full within five years of the date of issue of
the Incorporation Decree. Such payment must be made according to schedules and ways approved
by the Board of Directors, provided such schedules be announced at least 15 days in advance.
Paid amounts must be recorded on the shares certificates. Any share not bearing a note of due
payment of the payable amounts will definitely not be negotiable.
In the event any due instalments are not paid on due dates, the Board of Directors shall be
entitled to sell such shares through public auction for the account of the defaulting subscriber at
latters own cost and liability upon the lapse of a one month notice for payment.
Share certificates so resold shall be definitely cancelled. New share certificates shall be
handed over to the buyers in replacement and shall bear the same numbers assigned to the former
documents.
The Company shall advertise for such public auction sale of shares in at least two daily
newspapers 20 days before the sale date. The relevant advertisement must comprise proper details on
the date and place of such an auction in addition to the number and serial numbers of such shares.
On completion of the sale, the Board of Directors shall deduct any amounts claimed by the
Company whether unpaid instalments or expenses, and refund the balance to the shareholder in
question who will be, however, claimed to pay the difference in case sale proceeds prove to be less
than claimed amounts.

Article (9)
Shares shall be nominal and paid in full. Save the cases where shares title is transferred to a
person by way of inheritance, the number of shares acquired by a single shareholder, was it a natural
or judicial person, shall under no circumstances whatsoever, not exceed 5 % (Five percent) of the
Companys Share Capital.
Shareholders will have the priority to subscribe in newly issued shares. A shareholder may not
assign this priority right to any specific person.

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 Article (10)
The shares, or share certificates shall be: extracted from a counter foiled book , given serial
numbers and then signed by two Board members and stamped with the Company seal.
A share must in particular bear the date of the Incorporation Emiri Decrees date of publication
in the Official Gazette, Capital and aggregate number and types of relevant shares, purpose,
headquarters and term of the Company, in addition to the regular date of its ordinary Board of
Directors meetings.
Shares will have coupons bearing serial numbers and also the share numbers.

Article (11)
After submission of an acknowledgment signed by both the assignor and the assignee, transfer
of shares title shall be ascertained in writing in a register maintained for that purpose called Shares
Title Transfer Record.
The Company may however request the parties to cause their signatures to be authenticated and
prove their legal capacity.
Nevertheless, original subscribers and successive assignors shall remain jointly and severally
liable inter se and jointly with their respective assignees for unpaid balances until shares value is
paid in full.
Assignors obligation under such joint liability shall be scheduled over two years from the date
of his assignment. Two Board Members shall sign-proof on the testaments evidencing the recording
of the nominal shares in the Shares Title Transfer Record.

Article (12)
Shareholders shall only be liable for the value of each of their shares value. Their obligations
may not be increased.

Article (13)
Ownership of a share shall definitely entail acceptance of both the Companys Articles of
Association and the resolutions of its General Assembly.

Article (14)
Shares are indivisible. However, two or more persons may commonly hold one or more share(s),
provided only one person will represent them before the Company. Such partners in shares titles
shall be jointly liable for incumbent liabilities only within the shares value.

Article (15)
Heirs and creditors of a shareholder may not, on any plea, request placing seals on the
Companys books, printed documents or properties, nor may they request the division or wholesale
of the Company as such is impossible. They may not as well interfere in any way in the management

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of the Company. Upon exercising their rights, they shall rely on the Companys inventory lists and
closing accounts in addition to the General Assemblys resolutions.

Article (16)
Each share entitles his holder to a quota indiscriminately equal to any other shareholder in the
ownership of the Companys Assets and Dividend as will be hereafter clarified.

Article (17)
In case of distribution of the Companys assets, accrued dividend and other payable amounts
shall be paid solely to the latest holder of shares having his name recorded in the Companys
records.

Article (18)
Subject to the provisions of Articles (188) through (197) inclusive of the Commercial Companies
Act no.(5) for the year 2002, Capital of the Company may be increased by issuing a new Public
Offering at the same original nominal value. This offering must be made upon a resolution of an
Extraordinary General Assembly meeting indicating the amount of the increase, share price and
stating that original shareholders shall have the priority in subscribing. Shareholder will be given a
lapse of at least 15 days from the date of opening. A shareholder shall not be entitled to assign such
priority right to any specific person. The Board of Directors shall publish the call to such public
offering in two local daily newspapers issuing in Arabic language, in which shareholders should be
notified of their priority right, opening and closing dates and price of the new issuing.

Article (19)
Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles (201) and (202) of the Commercial Companies
Act no.(5) for the year 2002, the Extraordinary General Assembly may decide to reduce the
Companys Capital after hearing the Auditors Report and getting the consent of the Commercial
Companies Department thereon in any of the two following cases:
1. Over-capitalization
2. Loss incurred by the Company
Capital decrease may take place by either of two means:
1/- Cancellation of the commitment to settle non-accrued instalments.
2/- Reduction of shares proportionally to the loss suffered by the Company by acquiring
a number of shares equal in value to the amount of the targeted decrease, and then
cancelling the reduced proportion.

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 Chapter Three
Management of the Company
Article (20)
Management of the Company shall be ensured by a Board of Directors consisting of Nine
members elected by the General Assembly. As an exception to this rule, the Founders have appointed
the first Board of Directors of the following members:
Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
Sheikh/ Ali Ben Seoud Bin Thani Al Thani
Sheikh/ Abdul Rahman Bin Nasser Al Thani
Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Turki Al Subaie
Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Mannai
Mr. Mohammed Hamad Al Manna
Mr. Ali Mohammed Al Khater
Mr. Abdullatif Hassan Al Jaber
Mr. Hassan Qassim Darwish Fakhroo

Article (21)
Term of Office of the Board of Directors shall be for three years, at expiry of which a new
board is elected. In the event no such an election takes place, the then existing board shall
continue discharging the Companys affairs for a maximum of sixty days, during which a new board
should be elected.

Article (22)
A Board Member must fulfil the following conditions:
1. Age: not less than 21
2. Unless rehabilitated, not to have been convicted in a criminal sanction, an attempt to morals
crime, a dishonesty crime, or in one of the crimes mentioned in clauses (324) and (325) of
the Commercial Companies Act.
3. To be holder of nos. 250,000 of the Companys shares, to be allocated as security to the
rights of the Company, shareholders, creditors and third parties for any liabilities incumbent
on Board members.
Such shares shall, within sixty days from membership starting date, be and remain deposited
with one of the approved banks but may not be traded, mortgaged, or retained, till completion of
the membership term, and the ratification of the Balance Sheet for the last year during which such
a member was in office.
If a Board member does not produce the guarantee as aforesaid, his membership shall be
nullified.

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 Article (23)
Should a members post become vacant; he shall be succeeded by the shareholder with the
highest number of votes among the non-board members or, by the next highest ranking non-member
shareholder, in case any hindrance prevents the former from occupying the vacant post. Such a
member will stay in office only for the remaining term of his predecessor. However, if it happens
that vacant posts reach the limit of 25% of the total original posts, then the Board shall be committed
to call for a General Assembly meeting to be held within two months from date of the occurrence of
the latest vacancy date, to elect substitute members.

Article (24)
The Board of Directors shall elect, by a secret vote, a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman for a
period of three years. It may elect, by a secret vote as well, one or more Managing Director(s). The
so elected executives shall have the right to sign, jointly or severally, on behalf of the Company as
stated in the relevant Board Resolution.

Article (25)
Upon an invitation from its Chairman, the Board of Directors shall convene pursuant to the
provisions of the Companys Articles of Association. Such an invitation shall be addressed on request
of at least two board members. The Board will convene six times at least throughout the Companys
financial year. A Board meeting shall not be regarded as legal unless attended by at least 50% of
its members, provided that the number of attendants not to be less than three members. It shall not
be admissible that two whole months pass without a Board meeting is held. Meetings shall be held
in the Companys Headquarters. The Board may however; invite its members to meet somewhere
else provided such meetings are inside Qatar and, that all Board members or their representatives
be present.

Article (26)
At the end of each financial year, the Board shall prepare the Companys Balance Sheet, Profit
& Loss Statement and Cash Flow Statement along with the relevant clarifications, all compared to
the previous financial years results and duly approved by the Companys Auditors. The Board shall
prepare as well a report on the Companys activities and financial position during the underlined
financial year and its future plans for the coming year.
Said Statements and documents must be prepared within a maximum of three months from the
end of the Companys fiscal year so as to enable same be presented to the Boards General Assembly
which must be held four months at most from end of said fiscal year.

Article (27)
A detailed Statement including the following data shall be put under the disposal of the
shareholders by the Board members for the formers perusal three days at least before General
Assembly is convened to consider the Companys Balance Sheet and the Board of Directors
Statement:

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 1. All the amounts encashed by the Chairman and each Board member throughout the
Companys financial year including salaries, remunerations and bonuses for attending Board
sessions and allowances for any expenses suffered, in addition to any other sums received
by any of them in his capacity as a technical or administrative executive or in compensation
for any technical, management-wise or advisory task he extended to the Company.
2. All In-kind privileges allocated to the Chairman and each Board member during the
Companys Financial Year.
3. All bonuses the Board proposes to distribute to the Board members.
4. All amounts allocated to any present or former Board member as pension, reserve or end-
of-service remuneration.
5. The transactions in which a Board member or a Manager has an interest that contradicts the
Companys interest.
6. The amounts effectively spent under any form of advertisement and publicity along with the
full breakdown of such amounts.
7. All donations along with details on the parties to whom they were extended, reasons and
details of such donated funds.
Shall be enclosed with the above Statement, an Auditors Report in which the Companys
Auditor shall state that the cash loans, L/Gs or securities that might have been extended
to the Chairman or any Board member during the Companys Financial Year, have been in
compliance with Article (109) of the Commercial Companies Act.
The afore-mentioned detailed Statement shall be signed by the Chairman and a Board member.
The Chairman and the Board members shall be responsible for the implementation of the
provisions of this Article as well as for the integrity of the data given in all the documents
that must be prepared according to said Statement.

Article (28)
In case of necessity, a Board member may mandate one of his counterparts in the Board. The
so-mandated member shall have two voting rights. Chairman of the Company is not entitled to
represent more than one member. Total number of such delegations should not exceed one third of
total votes.

Article (29)
In case a Board member does not attend three consecutive, or five non-consecutive meetings
without excuse, then he shall be considered as resigning.
Board resolutions shall be taken based on majority votes of attending members or their
representatives.
In case of a deadlock, the group comprising the Chairman / his representative shall have the
Casting Vote.

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 Article (30)
The Board of Directors shall assume all the functions by the Companys management functions,
in compliance with the Companys goals. To this end, it is authorized to take loans and mortgage the
Companys properties.

Authorities of the Board of Directors shall be limited solely by the provisions of the Law,
the Companys Articles of Association or the resolutions adopted by the Companys General
Assembly.

Article (31)
The Chairman of the Company shall represent it before the Judiciary, whether the Company is
Plaintiff or Defendant.

Article (32)
The Chairman, the Managing Directors and any other Board member delegated by the Board
for that purpose, shall be entitled to sign individually on behalf of the Company.

The Board shall further have the right to appoint more than one director or authorized agent and
to empower them jointly or severally to sign on behalf of the Company.

Article (33)
The remunerations of the Board of Directors shall be constituted of the percent ratio provided in
Article (49) of the present Articles of Association, in addition to the attendance allowance determined
by the General Assembly year to year.

Apart from the Managing Director, the aggregate amounts earned by a Board member in his
capacity shall be considered as a lump sum salary to be paid off regardless of the Companys profits
or losses, or as an Attendance Allowance and shall not exceed the limit of QR 20,000 [Twenty
Thousand]

Article (34)
The Board of Directors shall call all Shareholders to attend the General Assemblys meeting.
This invitation shall be made by registered mail, and an advertisement in two local daily newspapers
issuing in Arabic at least 15 days prior to the meeting date. The invitation may be delivered by hand
to the shareholder against his signature.

The meeting Agenda shall be attached to the invitation along with the documents mentioned in
clause 26) of these Articles of Association and the Company Auditors Report.

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 Chapter Four
The General Assembly
Article (35)
Each Board member has the right to attend the General Assembly personally or by proxy. Minors
and individuals placed under guardianship shall be represented by their respective guardians.
Proxy is permissible for the attendance of General Assemblys meetings provided it is
evidenced in writing and provided that the proxy to be himself a shareholder. A shareholder shall not
be permitted to delegate a Board member to attend the General Assemblys meeting on his behalf. In
all cases, the limit of shares held by a proxy in its capacity as Proxy to a shareholder shall not exceed
5% of the Companys Capital. Save for Juridical persons, each shareholder shall have a number of
voting rights equal to the shares held by him within, however, a maximum of 25% of the stated votes
represented in the meeting

Article (36)
The Chairman, his Deputy or the Executive commissioned by the Board of Directors for
that purpose shall assume the presidency of the General Assembly meetings. The Chairman shall
appoint a secretary and two auditors for the segregation of the votes, provided such an appointment
is consented by the Board of Directors.

Article (37)
Voting in the General Assemblys meeting shall be on absolute majority basis. Secret vote must
be conducted if the resolutions to be taken pertain to the election, destitution of Board members or
laying claims against any of them, or if the Chairman or a number of shareholders representing one
tenth of the attending votes so request.
Board members shall not participate in the voting on the General Assemblys resolutions related
to the determination of their wages or remunerations or relieving their obligations and discharging
them from their management responsibilities.

Article (38)
The Ordinary General Assembly shall convene at least once a year, throughout the four months
following the end of the Companys financial year in the place and on the date designated in the
invitation notice for such a meeting. The main objects of the meeting shall be:
1. Hearing the Board of Directors Report on the Companys activities and financial position
during the year.
2. Hearing the Auditors Report on the Companys financials and on the accounts submitted by
the Board of Directors.
3. Ratification of the Companys financials and the Profit & Loss Account Statement.

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 4. Sanctioning the Dividends that shall be distributed to shareholders.
5. Considering the discharge of Board members.
6. Electing members of the Board of Directors.
7. Appointing the Companys Auditors and determining their fees for the following fiscal
year.
8. Hearing the Report of the Sharia Supervisory Committee.
9. Discussing any other proposals listed by the Board in the meeting agenda.

Article (39)
The Ordinary General Assembly shall convene at least once a year, during the four months
following the end of the Companys financial year. The Board of Directors may call to a General
Assembly meeting whenever the need to such a meeting arises or, on demand by the Auditors or, upon
the request of a number of shareholders representing not less than 10% of the Companys capital.
The Commercial Affairs Department, may, upon approval of the Minister of Economy & Trade,
invite the General Assembly to convene if 30 days have lapsed after the date of occurrence of the
reason necessitating its convention or, if the number of Board members abated to less than the
minimum quorum stipulated in Article (11) of the Commercial Companies Act or, if the Board of
Directors does not call for a General Assembly meeting upon the request of the Auditors or a number
of shareholders representing not less than 10% of the Companys capital, provided such a request
is justifiable and, in all events, expenses of such an invitation to convene shall be at the cost of the
Company.

Article (40)
The Auditors may, in cases of extreme necessity, call for a General Assembly meeting. In such
a case, Auditors shall themselves lay the meeting Agenda.
Copies of that agenda shall be sent, simultaneously, to the Companys Control Department and
to shareholders.

Article (41)
A General Assembly meeting shall be considered as legal if 50% at least of the Companys
capital is represented in the meeting. If such a quorum is not satisfied, a second meeting should be
called for during the next 15 days upon an invitation to be published in two local daily newspapers
issued in Arabic at least three days prior to the proposed date for such a meeting.
Such a second meeting shall be considered as legal regardless of the number of shares
represented therein.
General Assemblys Resolution shall be issued on absolute majority of the shares presented in
the meeting.

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 Article (42)
The General Assembly shall only deliberate on the issues listed in the meeting Agenda.
Nevertheless, it may discuss serious matters that may arise during the deliberations or if a
specific issue is included in the Agenda on the request of a number of shareholders representing at
least 10% of the Companys capital.

Article (43)
Resolutions of the General Assembly issued in compliance with these Articles of Association
shall be binding to all shareholders, even if absent, disagreeing, incompetent or not fulfilling the
statutory legal capacity requirements.

Article (44)
Resolutions on the following issues shall only be taken in Extraordinary General Assembly
meetings:
1. Alteration of the Companys Memorandum or Articles of Association,
2. Increase or decrease of the Companys capital,
3. Extension of the Companys term,
4. Dissolution, liquidation, transformation of the Company's activity or merging it with another
Company.
5. Selling the whole project for which the Company has been established or disposal of the
same in any other way.
Any of the above resolutions must be noted in the Commercial Register if approved.
Notwithstanding the above, the General Assembly may not make any changes in the Articles of
Association of the Company which may result in increasing the shareholders financial obligations
or amending the basic objectives of the Company or its nationality or transferring its headquarters to
another country. Any provisions to the contrary shall be invalid.

Chapter Five
Auditor
Article (45)
The Company shall have one or more Auditor(s) to be appointed by the General Assembly
which shall determine their fees. The General Assembly may renew its appointment to the same
Auditor(s) for a maximum term of five consecutive years.
The Auditor must be recorded in the Auditors Register pursuant to the provisions of Law (71974/)
regulating the Auditors profession and must have practiced auditing for a minimum of ten years.

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 Chapter Six
Inventory- Closing Account
Reserve- Dividend
Article (46)
The financial year of the Company shall begin on the first of January and shall end on the thirty
first of December of each calendar year. The first fiscal year shall, however, include the period from
the Companys Date of Incorporation up to the end of the next fiscal year.
Article (47)
Upon the consent of the Commercial Affairs Department, the Company shall issue semi-
annual financial reports that shall be published in the daily newspapers issued in Arabic to inform
shareholders, provided such reports to be revised by the Company's Auditors.
Article (48)
At least two months prior to the General Assemblys annual meeting, the Board of Directors
shall submit to the Auditors, a statement on the Companys financials, Profit & Loss Accounts, a
report on the Companys performance over the expired fiscal year and its financial position. All said
documents must be signed by the Chairman and a Board member.
Article (49)
Annual Net Profit of the Company shall be distributed as follows after deduction of the General
and Other Expenses:
1. Firstly, the equivalent of 20% of the Profit is allocated for the Statutory Reserve. Such
a deduction is automatically suspended whenever the total of this reserve becomes equal to
the Companys total nominal capital. Deduction is resumed whenever such a reserve suffers
any shortage.
2. Secondly, a minimum of 5% of the capital shall be deducted for distribution to shareholders,
as a first batch of the distributable profit. If in any year however; results do not permit such
a distribution, shareholders may not claim it from the profits of any subsequent years.
3. Thirdly, a maximum of 10% of the balance is allocated to the Board of Directors remuneration.
The remaining amount is either redistributed to shareholders as an extradividend, brought-
forward to the following year upon a proposal from the Board of Directors or, shall be
allocated as a provision for the constitution of a non statutory capital or a depreciation
reserve.
Article (50)
Reserve funds shall be utilized in the channels decided by the Board of Directors.
Article (51)
Dividends are paid to shareholders at the place and on the dates specified by the Board of
Directors.

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 Chapter Seven
Disputes
Article (52)
Without prejudice to the legally established shareholders rights, disputes affecting the Companys
public and common interests against the Board of Directors, or one or more of its members, shall be
raised only in the name of the whole shareholders upon a General Assemblys resolution.

Any shareholder wishing to raise such a dispute must notify the Board of Directors at least one
month prior to the date of the following General Assemblys meeting. The Board must enrol such a
proposal in the General Assemblys meeting Agenda.

Should the proposal be rejected by the General Assembly, it may not be submitted again in any
other shareholders name. If accepted, then the General Assembly shall be bound to commission one
or more delegate(s) to handle the case.

Article (53)
The Stock Company shall cease to exist in any of the following events:

1. Expiry of term specified to the Company, unless extended as provided in the present
Articles.

2. Completion of or, impossibility to achieve the purpose for which the Company has been
established.

3. All shares titles having been transferred to a number of shareholders less than the minimum
number required by Law.

4. Issue of a Court judgment to dissolve the Company or declare it as bankrupt.

5. The Company merging with another Company or corporation.

6. If shareholders unanimously decide an early dissolution, unless the Companys Memorandum

of Association stipulates a specific majority in that respect.

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 Chapter Eight
Dissolution- Liquidation of the Company
Article (54)
In case losses of the Company are up to 50% of its capital, the Board of Directors shall call
for an extraordinary General Assembly meeting to decide whether the case implies a premature
winding-up of the Company, reducing its capital, or any other proper action.

Should the Board of Directors not invite Extra-ordinary General Assembly due to lack of
quorum, or in case the General Assembly refuses dissolution, or if a resolution to this effect cannot
be taken for any reason, then each shareholder shall have the right to apply to the Civil Court
requesting the dissolution of the Company.

Article (55)
Upon the expiry of the Companys term or, in case of a premature dissolution upon a General
Assemblys resolution, the General Assembly shall, whether in an ordinary or extraordinary
meeting, determine the form of dissolution and shall appoint one or more liquidator(s) and define
their authorities.

In case a resolution to this effect cannot be reached, the Court shall then appoint the liquidators
and the Board of Directors power shall cease upon such an appointment.

The General Assembly authority shall continue in effect during the liquidation period until

liquidators are discharged of their custody.

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 Chapter Nine
Conclusive Provisions
Article (56)
A committee named The Sharia Supervisory Board shall be constituted of three or more
members selected from Islamic Sharia Scholars.

This Sharia Board shall be commissioned to extend its advisory services and ensure supervision
over all the matters pertaining to the application of Islamic Sharia principles.

To this end, this Board shall be vested with all the competences and authorities assigned to the
Companys Auditor.

Article (57)
The Board of Directors may invite the Sharia Supervisory Board, or its representative, to attend
the Board of Directors meetings without any of the Sharia Board members having the right to take
part in any voting.

The Supervisory Board may request the convention of a special meeting of the Board of
Directors to explain its views on the various Sharia-wise issues whenever it deems it necessary.

Article (58)
The Company may seek the assistance of an advisory board of experts selected by the Board
of Directors. Such experts shall be entitled to attend the Board of Directors meetings if so invited,
without having, however, the right to participate in any voting.

Article (59)
The Board of Directors shall be commissioned to lay a chart for the establishment of a

Zakat Fund to be reporting to the Company. Said Fund shall have independent management
and accounts.

The purpose of said Fund shall be to collect Zakat from shareholders and depositors in

compliance with Islamic Sharia principles.

The Board of Directors shall prescribe the rules and regulations governing the administration
of the Fund.

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 Article (60)
All incorporation expenses and charges/fees shall be debited from the Company's General
Expenses Account.

Article (61)
These Articles of Association to be published in the States Official Gazette.

Notes

* The share value is split into QR 10 instead of QR 100.

* The capital was increased from (QR 1,193,400,000) to (QR 1,969,110,000) as per Extraordinary
General Assembly resolution dated 11/ 3/ 2008, which granted bonus shares of 50%,
and floated a public subscription of 20%, with a priority right given to shareholders. (10% has
been already subscribed.)

* Again, the capital was increased from (QR 1,969,110,000) to (QR 2,362,932,000)as
per Extraordinary General Assembly resolution dated 23/ 12/ 2008, which increased the
capital by 20% through a special issue of Qatar Investment Authority, and suspended
the resolution that would increase the capital by 10% through subscription, with a priority
right given to shareholders.

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