COMPLIANCE OF STOCKS WITH PARTICIPATION BANKING PRINCIPLES

Selection of stocks at Albaraka Türk has been established in accordance with the principles of Participation Banking. It is applied on the basis of the Participation Index Rules.

Within this scope, our field of activity in the index is regulated as follows:

1- As a fundamental principle, the stock transactions of the companies that perform the following transactions are not performed within our structure.

• Interest-based finance, trade, services and brokerage (banking, insurance, leasing, factoring and other interest-based activities),
• Liquor, gambling, lottery
• Pork and byproducts,
• Press, publication, advertising, tourism and entertainment,
• Tobacco products and weapons,
• Futures gold, silver and FX trading

2-) Companies that can be included in Albaraka Türk's stock transactions have to ensure certain financial ratios.

Companies’

• The ratio of total interest loans to market value should be less than 30 percent.
• The ratio of interest income cash and securities to market value should be less than 30 percent,
• The ratio of revenues obtained from the above-mentioned activities to total revenues should be less than 5 percent.

Compliance of stock exchange securities in Borsa İstanbul with Participation Index is checked by Albaraka Türk 4 times in quarterly periods. As a result of this examination, only the sale of stocks which do not match the criteria of Participation Index for two consecutive terms will be allowed; such stocks cannot be purchased until they match the criteria of the Participation Index.