RIYADH — Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, announced the financial results of operations for the third quarter and the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2012. The company posted a net income of SR218 million, an increase of 10 percent compared to the results for the third quarter of 2011. The consolidated net income for nine months totaled SR497 million, or an increase of 10 percent. Alwaleed said “Kingdom Holding Company will continue to realize sustained and increased profitability.” The company's international and regional equities portfolio has increased more than SR2.5 billion over last year, in addition to realizing gains from its real estate investments. Furthermore, the construction of world's tallest building, Kingdom Tower, with a height of over 1,000 meters in Jeddah, has commenced with a total cost of SR4.6 billion. Kingdom Tower is the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City, Jeddah Economic Company's (JEC) new urban development of more than 5.3 million square meters of land in the north of Jeddah overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. KHC has recently signed an agreement for the sale of part of Kingdom Riyadh Land located east of the Saudi capital for SR250 million. – SG
