Limuru Tea Plc

Limuru Tea Plc
TypePublic
KN: LIMR [1]
IndustryAgriculture
HeadquartersLimuru, Kenya
ProductsTea
RevenueDecrease KSh.104 million/= (2023)[2]
ParentLOLC Holdings through BEAP
Websitewww.limuruteaplc.com
Limuru tea farming

The Limuru Tea Plc is a Kenyan company that is listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and engages in the growing of green leaf tea. The Company owns 282 hectares of tea land situated four kilometers to the east of Limuru Town.[3]

The Limuru Tea Plc is an out-grower to Browns East Africa Plantations Plc (BEAP)[4], formally ekaterra Tea Kenya PLC (eTK) and Unilever Tea Kenya Limited (UTKL) before that.[5][6] BEAP holds 52% of the issued share capital of Limuru Tea and acts as the company's managing agent in the growing, manufacturing, sales and marketing of its teas.[7] The Limuru Tea estate green leaf is manufactured in the nearby BEAP's Mabroukie factory from where it is sold mainly for export.[8]

Ownership

The shares of the stock of Limuru Tea Plc are traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, under the symbol: LIMT. As of 31 December 2024, the shareholding in the company's stock, was as depicted in the table below:[9]

Limuru Tea Plc Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Per centage Ownership
1 Browns East Africa Plantations Plc1 of Kenya 51.99
2 Other Local & International Investors 48.01
Total 100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reuters - Limuru Tea Company Limited
  2. ↑ Rich Management Company Data - Limuru Tea Company Limited
  3. ↑ "Limuru Tea Plc - 2020 Annual report" (PDF). Unilever.
  4. ↑ "CMA Public Announcement - Limuru Tea" (PDF). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Limuru Tea: About us". Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Limuru Tea Company Limited 2022 Annual Report
  7. ↑ "Browns company gets exemption on Limuru Tea takeover". Business Daily Africa. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Description - Limuru Tea Plc". African Financials. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ↑ Alushula, Patrick (14 August 2024). "UAE firm retains 10,000 jobs after Lipton Teas Kenya buyout". Business Daily Africa. Nation Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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