KPC sets aside 290 million shares for its staff in IPO plan

Kenya Pipeline Company’s tankers at its Eldoret depot.

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Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) staff will have a chance to own a stake in the company after its initial public offer (IPO), through an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) pool that will hold 290.54 million shares.

The ESOP offers employees another path to share ownership in addition to the priority option they have to purchase a five percent stake in the company in its ongoing IPO, equivalent to 590.63 million shares, for Sh9 per unit.

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