Welcome to Falkland Islands Holdings
Falkland Islands Holdings (FIH) is quoted on AIM (Alternative Investment Market), incorporated in the United Kingdom, with operations in the Falkland Islands and the UK. Its business activities in the Falklands are conducted by The Falkland Islands Company (FIC), established by Royal Charter in 1852. FIC's activities include retailing, property, insurance, hotels, shipping and fishing agency services.
In the UK the group operates a long established passenger ferry service across the mouth of Portsmouth harbour, Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company (PHFC).
On 5 March 2008 the group acquired MOMART, a
" I am delighted that we have been able to acquire Momart which meets all the key criteria we identified during our acquisition search. Momart is a high quality business with a strong management team and is a good cultural fit with FIH. The acquisition gives FIH a new source of earnings from a business with a long record of cash generation and profits, and which has superior growth prospects.
For FIH shareholders, on a pro forma historical basis, earnings per share will be significantly enhanced without any significant dilution in the Group's indirect interest in FOGL. This along with our progressive dividend policy demonstrates our commitment to maximizing shareholder value.
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David Hudd, Chairman of Falkland Islands Holdings plc - 4 March 2008.
In addition to its core operations FIH holds a strategic investment in a related oil and gas exploration company based in the Falkland Islands. Falkands Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL).
Interim 2007 report (pdf 281kb)
Interims 2007 presentation (pdf 484kb)
Momart aquisition presentation March 2008 (pdf 1.1mb)
Latest press releases
20 Mar 2008
12 Mar 2008
FOGL: preliminary results for year end 31 Dec 2007