Press releases, Reports & Disclosures for GFH Financial Group B.S.C.
On June 23, 2025, GFH Financial Group B.S.C. announced that it has withdrawn the credit ratings assigned to it by Capital Intelligence Ratings. The decision was made because the group currently relies on credit ratings from two leading global agencies, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P). The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, Head of Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering, and was officially documented with the company seal.
GFH Financial Group announced that Capital Intelligence Ratings has affirmed the company's credit ratings with a stable outlook. The long-term and short-term foreign currency ratings were confirmed at "BB-" and "B," respectively. Additionally, Capital Intelligence Ratings has withdrawn the ratings at the request of GFH Financial Group. The company stated that there is no expected financial impact of this credit rating on its business or financial position. The future outlook for the company remains stable.
GFH Financial Group B.S.C. announced that following unusual trading activity of its shares on Boursa Kuwait on June 17, 2025, there is no new material information requiring disclosure, except for the sale of 30 million treasury shares through Boursa Kuwait. This announcement aligns with Boursa Kuwait's instructions and the Capital Markets Authority's disclosure regulations.
GFH Financial Group has announced the sale of 30,000,000 treasury shares, which represent 0.783% of its total issued shares. As a result of this transaction, the total number of treasury shares held by the Group will be 182,402,418, accounting for 4.76% of the total issued shares. The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, the Head of Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering.
GFH Financial Group B.S.C. has announced a Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 13 August 2025, at 2 p.m. Bahrain time. The agenda includes discussing the financial results for the second quarter of 2025 and other internal matters. The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, Head of Compliance and AML.
On June 11, 2025, GFH Financial Group B.S.C. issued a clarification regarding rumors circulating on social media about a potential merger with Shuaa Capital. GFH stated that these rumors are false, confirming that there are no discussions or agreements regarding such a merger, and no negotiations or arrangements have been made with Shuaa Capital. There is no impact from this clarification, and there are no previous relevant disclosures. The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, Head of Compliance & AML.
On May 29, 2025, GFH Financial Group B.S.C. announced that Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, has reaffirmed the group's Long and Short-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B' with a Stable outlook for the Long-Term IDR. Additionally, Fitch confirmed the 'B'/'RR4' rating for the group's $500 million senior unsecured Sukuk certificates issued through GFH Senior Sukuk Company Limited. The announcement noted that there is no expected financial impact of this credit rating classification on the company's business or financial position.
On May 27, 2025, GFH Financial Group B.S.C. announced that it has acquired an additional 15.63% of shares in Seef Properties B.S.C., increasing its total ownership to 27.98%. This transaction is expected to positively impact the financials of GFH. There were no previous relevant disclosures related to this acquisition. The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, Head of Compliance and AML.
On May 17, 2025, GFH Financial Group B.S.C. announced the purchase of 2,080,000 treasury shares, increasing its total treasury shares from 210,322,418 (5.49% of total issued shares) to 212,402,418 (5.54% of total issued shares) as of May 16, 2025. The decision to purchase was made by the board of directors on March 24, 2024, and approved by the relevant authority on February 16, 2025. The average purchase price was 0.3078 SDU, and the purchased shares represent 0.054% of the issued capital. There are 170,856,965 shares remaining available for purchase. The announcement was made by Mariam Jowhary, Head of Compliance & AML.