UNASHIG's Portfolio of Shares Quoted on the Nairobi Securities Exchange __ As of January 31st 2023

The Board and Management of Unashig Kenya PLC are pleased to release to Unashig Shareholders via the link provided below the CDSC Statement of Unashig's portfolio of NSE-listed stocks as at the end of January 2023. 

CDSC routinely avails such statements at "the end of the month" to each active and direct investor at the NSE; but, as we have frequently pointed out, releases the monthly report before the month in question is quite over.

Unashig's portfolio continued to be spread across the same 25 counters as we have shown in previous months. However, additional monthly investments do vary from counter to counter and month to month, depending on the availability of new investible funds -- and on such opportunities as may be deemed attractive in the short-, medium- and/or long term. 

As readers will note, there was additional investment appetite among shareholders in January. Still, the level of enthusiasm did not match the range of attractive dip-buying opportunities that were available across the board.

LINK: CDSC Statement of Shares Held by Unashig in Respective Counters at the NSE, as of January 31st 2023

Pro-Rated Insurance Renewal Premiums for Unashig's Group B -- March to September 2023

To all concerned, the link given below gives access to details of the premium rates to be charged by UAP, the insurance company, during the shortened insurance-cover period running from March 18 [Correction] to September 17, 2023. Please have a look at the details to help you decide which package best suits your needs and pockets. 

You are therefore advised that March 12th will now be the strict deadline for full payment for your preferred insurance cover, if you wish to have your renewal activated on time -- so as to avoid any gap between your current cover period and the next. Thereafter, depending on the number of interested participants, there will be 2 or 3 additional activations (each of the first two being required to have at least 5 paid-up participants). The third and final lot will have as many, or as few, as will have made full payment by the final payment deadline of April 12th.

New participants (within or outside UoN) are most welcome to join the March Group, or the June Group, if they meet all the requirements for Unashig Membership and Group Insurance Participation.

LINK: Details of Pro-Rated Insurance Premiums for Group B -- March to September 2023

The premium rates shared with you cover family sizes from 1 to six. Here below are examples of the premiums (plus a 0.45% TL/PHPF charge) that single Members (M+0) and couples (M+1) will pay for the indicated benefits. Adding Dental and Optical cover will increase the cost, as specified via the link:

1. M+0 Members (Inpatient Only)+0.45% Levy:

-- 10m Inpatient only = KES91,045+410=91,455/-

-- 5m Inpatient only   = KES79,874+360 = 80,234/-

-- 3m Inpatient only   = KES77,391+349 = 77,740/-

-- 2m Inpatient only   = KES76,150+343 = 76,493/-.

 2. M+1 Members (Inpatient Only)+0.45% Levy:

 -- 10m Inpatient only = KES137,407+619 = 138,026/-

-- 5m Inpatient only   = KES122,512+552 =123,064/-

-- 3m Inpatient only   = KES118,294+533 = 118,827

-- 2m Inpatient only   = KES116,183+523 = 116,706/-.

3. M+0 Members (Inpatient+ Outpatient)+0.45% Levy

-- 10m Inpatient+Outpatient = 91,045+45,095+613 = 136,753/-

-- 5m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 79,874+41,363+546 = 121,783/-

-- 3m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 77,391+41,363+535 = 119,289/-

-- 2m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 76,150+41363+529 = 118,042/-

4. M+1 Members (Inpatient+ Outpatient)+ 0.45% Levy

-- 10m Inpatient+Outpatient = 137,407+80,653+982 = 219,042/-

-- 5m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 122,512+75653+892 = 199,057/-

-- 3m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 118,294+75,653+873 = 194,820/-

-- 2m Inpatient+Outpatient   = 116,183+75,653+864 = 192,700/-.

UNASHIG's Share Price and Market Capitalization of Holdings Quoted on the Nairobi Securities Exchange _ January 30 to February 4th 2023

For a Background to this series of summaries at the close of each trading day, please READ: "Introduction to Trends in Unashig's CBshare Price and Market Capitalization" 

Share Price and Market Capitalization at the Close of Specified Days of the Week

Friday, February 3rd, 2023. 

Yesterday's upward trend continued across the board today, even though performance ranks flipped in tandem turns over these last two trading days. The price of a CBshare rose only marginally (+0.07%), to close at a price per share of KES1,898.26  (or US$15.22, at a forex rate of KES124.75 per US$). Its performance ranking thus fell from the first position yesterday to the fourth today. 

Indeed, the motif of a solar system in motion, in its own corner of a galactic system -- in which a set of planets (the four indices in our case) orbit their resident star/sun (i.e. NSE, or the bourse) at varying distances and velocities -- is fairly appropriate here. None of the planets escapes or exceeds the sun's gravitational pull, though the orbit of any or one of them may, in principle, veer ahead of the star's broader path -- before, predictably, falling back to within some discernible parameters. There's no escaping the sun. So what's crucial is how well any planet out-runs another, or the others, and with what frequency -- or margins. 

Here is today's ranking:   

1. NASI (NSE All-Share Index): +1.24%.

2. NSE 25 Index: +1.02%

3. NSE 20 Index: +0.35%

4. CBshare price (25 counters): +0.07%*.  

KES1,898.26 is therefore the new price (before adding the standard stock-market trading charges that apply) at which a CBshare will now change hands -- until 5:00 PM, Monday, February 6th, 2023.  

YTD (Year-To-Date), the price of a CBshare has remained essentially unchanged (at KES1898.26, or with a 0.07% gain), having closed at KES1896.84 at the end of last year. On the other hand, Unashig's market capitalization ticked up (+0.67%), to close at KES6,459,022.00 (or US$51,775.73) YTD. In comparison, market capitalization at Nairobi Securities Exchange (The Bourse as a whole) grew by 1.52%, YTD, to close at KES2.01 Trillion. 

Looking farther back to the end of year 2021, Unashig's market capitalization has so far dropped by 14.06% in value, while the market capitalization of NSE as a whole has fallen by 21.79%, 

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Thursday, February 2nd, 2023. 

All four metrics closed with some gains today. The price of a CBshare, which is our focus in all this, rose by another 0.33%, to close at a price per share of KES1,896.89 (or US$15.23, at a forex rate of KES124.59 per US$). Its performance ranking rose to the first position, as the list below shows:   

1. CBshare price (25 counters): +0.33%*  

2. NSE 20 Index: +0.13%

3. NSE 25 Index: +0.06%

4. NASI (NSE All-Share Index): +0.02%..  

YTD (Year-To-Date), the price of a CBshare remained essentially unchanged (having closed at KES1896.84 at the end of last year (2022). On the other hand, Unashig's market capitalization ticked up (+0.59%), to close at KES6,454,380.00 (or US$51,804.96) YTD. 

In comparison, market capitalization at Nairobi Securities Exchange (The Bourse as a whole) grew by 0.51%, YTD, to close at KES1.99 Trillion. 

Looking farther back to the end of year 2021, Unashig's market capitalization has shed 14.12% in value, while the market capitalization of NSE as a whole has fallen by 22.57%, 

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023. 

Three indices made gains today, while one (NSE 20 Index) lost ground. More specifically, the price of a CBshare jumped 0.96%, to close at a price per share of KES1,890.65 (or US$15.19, at a forex rate of KES124.49 per US$). Its performance ranking consequently stayed put in the second position, where, as the list below shows, it was in a tie with NSE 25 Index:   

1. NASI (NSE All-Share Index): +1.37%

2. CBshare price (25 counters): +0.96%* 

2. NSE 25 Index: +0.96%

4. NSE 20 Index: -0.07%.

KES1,890.65 is therefore the new price (before adding the standard stock-market trading charges that apply) at which a CBshare will now exchange hands -- until 5:00 PM, Thursday, February 2nd, 2023.  

YTD (Year-To-Date), the price of a CBshare closed lower (-0.33%) -- but this was an improvement, compared to Tuesday's performance. On the other hand, Unashig's market capitalization ticked up (+0.26%), to close at KES6,433,150.50 (or US$51,676.04) YTD. 

In comparison, market capitalization at Nairobi Securities Exchange (The Bourse as a whole) grew by 0.51%, YTD, to close at KES1.99 Trillion. 

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023.

CBshare fell 0.15% today, closing at a price per share of KES1,872.69 (or US$15.04, at a forex rate of KES124.50 per US$). Its performance ranking consequently dropped to second today from first yesterday, as the list below and Monday's list respectively indicate:   

1. NASI (NSE All-Share Index): +0.29%

2. CBshare price (25 counters): -0.15%* 

3. NSE 25 Index: -0.38%

4. NSE 20 Index: -0.52%.  

YTD (Year-To-Date), the price of a CBshare closed lower (-1.27%). However, Unashig's  market capitalization declined less steeply (-0.69%), YTD, to close at KES6,372,035.00 (or US$51,181.01). 

On the other hand, the Market capitalization of Nairobi Securities Exchange (The Bourse as a whole) dropped more noticeably (-1.01%), YTD, than Unashig's (-0.69%,  as we have seen), to close at KES1.96 Trillion. 

Monday, January 30th, 2023.

Only CBshare recorded a gain (+0.48%) at today's close, at a price per share of  KES1,875.42 (or US$15.07, at a forex rate of KES124.42 per US$). As the list below shows, CBshare maintained the top ranking among the four indices:   

1. CBshare price (25 counters): +0.48%* 

2. NSE 25 Index: -0.31%

3. NASI (NSE All-Share Index): -0.42%

4. NSE 20 Index: -0.49%. 

YTD (Year-To-Date), the price of a CBshare closed lower (-1.13%) -- which is nevertheless an improvement compared to last Friday, when it closed at -1.60%). Unashig's market capitalization has declined less steeply (-0.54%), YTD, to close at KES6,381,309.50 (or US$51,288.45). On the other hand, Market capitalization at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (The Bourse as a whole) has dropped more noticeably (-1.52%) than at Unashig, YTD, to close at KES1.95 Trillion. 

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SHAREHOLDERS ARE REMINDED THAT While share trading is not Unashig's core business, it is an important aspect of an enterprise such as ours. Unashig is a limited liability company registered under Kenya's Companies Act. It is wholly owned by its registered shareholders, currently numbering 249. Investing the amounts generated through the periodic sale of issued CBshares in dividend/income-generating ventures is a prudent and indeed surer way of growing the company. Surer, certainly, than spending it on routine office activities.

The average number of CBshares held per shareholder remains very low, however. This is not conducive to rapid capital/asset growth, or the generation of substantial and distributable dividend income. For over 12 months, the value of our CBshare has proven that Unashig's investment decisions continue to be competitive with, and quite frequently superior to, those pegged on the trajectory of any, or often all, of the three active NSE indices.

READ: The Core Business of Unashig Kenya PLC.  

FOR SUMMARIES FOR EARLIER DATES, PLEASE READ: " UNASHIG's Share Price and....Capitalization, January 16th to 20th 2023 "

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