Founding and Legal Structure: 

• The National Commercial Bank was the first Saudi bank to be licensed in the Kingdom. It is considered the biggest in the Saudi Arabia and a leading financial institution in the Region. The Bank initiated its business under the name of ‘‘The National Commercial Bank’’ following the Royal Decree on 20 Rabi Thani 1373H (26 December 1953)
  
• In 1999, the Government through the Ministry of Finance's Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquired a majority holding in the Bank
  
• The National Commercial Bank owns 90.424% of NCB Capital, its investment arm the Premier Investment bank in the Kingdom, and owns 64.68% of Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasti (TFKB), the leading participation bank in Turkey

Financial Indicators:

• NCB is the largest Bank in the Arab world. The Bank’s paid-up capital is SR 15,000 million (US$ 4,000 million)
  
• Total assets at year-end 2011 totaled SR 301,198 million (US$ 80,320 million)
  
• Net profit for fiscal year 2011 totaled SR 6,012 million (US$ 1,603  million)
  
• Shareholders’ equity at year-end 2011 totaled SR 35,585 million (US$ 9,489 million)
  
• Return on average Shareholder’s equity for fiscal year 2011 amounted to 18.4%
  
• Earning per share for fiscal year 2011 amounted to SR 4.02 (US$ 1.07)

Key Facts & Figures:

• At year-end 2011, the Bank has operated 288 branches throughout the Kingdom, dedicated exclusively to Islamic Banking services
  
• At year-end 2011, the Bank’s customers had surpassed 2.8 million clients
  
• At year-end 2011, the Bank employees throughout the Kingdom had reached a total manpower of 5,879, 90% of which are Saudis
  
• At year-end 2011, the Bank has operated 1,791 Automated Teller Machines throughout the Kingdom
  
• Over 88% of customer transactions had been successfully executed through alternative delivery channels during fiscal year 2011