Epicure Qatar Equity Opportunities plc is a closed-end investment company established to invest primarily in quoted equities of Qatar and other Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries. The Company’s investment objective is to capture, principally through the medium of the Qatar Exchange by investing in listed companies or companies to be listed. The Company also invests in listed companies, pre-initial public offer (IPO) companies, in other GCC countries. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had a portfolio of 27 investments in quoted companies in the Gulf, with 22 of them being in Qatar, four investments in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one in Kuwait. As at June 30, 2009, the top five holdings of the Company are Industries Qatar, Qatar National bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank of Qatar and Rayan Bank. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary is Epicure Qatar Opportunities Holdings Limited. The investment manager of the Company is Epicure Managers Qatar Limited.