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John Keells Foundation mobilizes volunteers for forest restoration at Suduwelipotha to commemorate World Environment Day 2022
John Keells Foundation mobilized the first batch of the Group’s staff volunteers in a phased tree planting initiative at the ‘Cinnamon Rainforest Restoration Project’ site at Suduwelipotha, Kalawana, Ratnapura District in proximity to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in the lead up to World Environment Day 2022, under the guidance of Vimukthi Weeratunga, Senior Biologist at […]
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John Keells Holdings PLC to raise the equivalent of USD 75 million via unlisted convertible debentures to Fairfax Financial
John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) announced it will raise the equivalent of USD 75 million of foreign direct investment by way of a private placement of Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) denominated unlisted convertible debentures (“debentures”) to certain controlled affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, headquartered in Canada (collectively, “Fairfax”). The transaction amounts to a value […]
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John Keells Group partners with Unilever and LSEG for FastTrack 2022.
Introduced in 2011, the ‘FastTrack’ summer internship programme of John Keells Group, returns this year partnering with London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Unilever Sri Lanka to provide undergraduates with a unique opportunity to participate in a four-week internship. The partnership agreement was signed on 4th July 2022 by Isuru Gunasekera – Chief People Officer & […]
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JKH recurring EBITDA grows 152% to Rs.39.26 billion for 2021/22
• The Group witnessed a strong recovery momentum during the year under review with the recurring performance of most of our businesses reaching pre-COVID-19 levels. • Group revenue increased by 71 per cent to Rs.218.07 billion while recurring Group EBITDA increased by 152 per cent to Rs.39.26 billion. The significant growth in profits was driven […]
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JK Times – The Quarterly Newsletter of John Keells Group – 1Q 2022
JK Times – English – 2022-Q1 – The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group JK Times – Sinhala – 2022-Q1 – The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group JK Times – Tamil – 2022-Q1 – The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group
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John Keells Foundation empowers women towards gender equality
The International Women’s Day on 8th of March, is a day to reflect on the extraordinary achievements of women, who drive change while contributing to the social, economic, and cultural progress of a country. John Keells Foundation (JKF) – the corporate responsibility entity of the John Keells Group – is dedicated to creating gender empowerment […]
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John Keells Holdings PLC signs the first ever Technology Transfer Agreement with 4Ever Skin Naturals
John Keells Research (JKR), the Research & Development and Innovation arm of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) signed an agreement with 4Ever Skin Naturals (Pvt) Ltd on 15th March 2022 and entered into its first-ever technology licensing agreement. Krishan Balendra Chairperson John Keells Group and Chandani Bandara, Founder and Chairperson of 4ever Skin Naturals (Pvt) […]
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John Keells launches the “SanNap programme” to provide Hemas ‘Fems Aya’ sanitary napkins to employees
John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) signed an agreement with Hemas Consumer Brands on 9th March 2022 to offer all female employees of the John Keells Group with the ‘Fems Aya’ sanitary napkins, free of charge, going forward. Menstrual Health is a highly stigmatised topic, and the lack of education on menstrual health and limited access […]
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JK Times – The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group – 2021 4Q
JK Times- The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group – 2021 Q4 – English Version JK Times- The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group – 2021 Q4 – Sinhala Version JK Times- The Quarterly Newsletter of the John Keells Group – 2021 Q4 – Tamil Version
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Strong performance in Q3 as JKH Group EBITDA grows by 126% to Rs.9.53 billion; significant turnaround in the Group’s Leisure business
Strong performance in Q3 as JKH Group EBITDA grows by 126% to Rs.9.53 billion; significant turnaround in the Group’s Leisure business Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Group EBITDA recorded a significant increase of 126 per cent to Rs.9.53 billion during the quarter under […]