Uganda East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is a public company listed on both the Nairobi and Kampala Stock Exchanges. 49.97% of EABL's shares are publicly held by over 23,000 local shareholders. Diageo's holding in the group is 50.03%. By market capitalisation, EABL is the largest listed company on both of these stock exchanges. EABL employs over 1200 people. In Uganda EABL operates two units, Uganda Breweries Ltd and International Distillers Uganda Ltd. Main brands: Bell lager, Guinness FES, Tusker Malt lager, Smirnoff Ice, Pilsner Ice lager, Citizen lager, Senator, Allsopps and Malta Guinness. Did you know that? > > In 2004, EABL was voted "Most Respected Company in East Africa" for the fifth year running. Citizen lager is patented as the first barley-brewed beer in the world.