Zambeef III ZMW (IFC-46603)

Countries
  • Zambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 30, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
ZAMBEEF PRODUCTS PLC
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 35.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 61.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Campaign Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jul 8, 2023

Disclosed by Bank May 25, 2022

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank provided information, the Zambeef Products Plc (“Zambeef” or the “Group”) is one of the leading agribusinesses with integrated operations in Zambia, focusing on cropping, stock feed production, animal breeding and rearing, meat processing, retail and distribution of meat products and stock feed. The investment supports the Company’s US$61.5 million capacity expansion program and resultant incremental working capital requirements.

Investment Description
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The Total Project Cost is expected to be c. US$61.5 million. IFC is looking to provide an own account A Loan of up to US$ 35 million in Zambian Kwacha (“ZMW”). In addition, the project is expected to be supported by Blended Finance, as described in the Blended Finance Section. The remainder of the financing will be funded by internally generated funds.      

Private Actors Description
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Zambeef Products PLC is a listed Company on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (“LuSE”) and on London Stock Exchange’s AIM (“AIM”). The majority shareholders are institutional investors consisting of: CDC (17.3%), African Life Financial Services (14.1%), National Pension Scheme Authority (8.1%), M & G Investment Management (8.1%), SBM Securities (5.2%) and other shareholders (47.2%).

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
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Contact Information
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Zambeef Products PLC
Walter Roodt
Chief Executive Officer
+260 211 213 021
Walter.roodt@zambeef.co.zm 
Plot 4970, Manda Road, Industrial Area, P/B 17, Woodlands, Lusaka, Zambia
www.zambeefplc.com 

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