A look at major shareholders’ ownership changes in Saudi-listed firms in 9M

03/10/2019 Argaam Special

 

Major shareholders raised their stakes in 27 Tadawul-listed companies, with ten new shareholders joining the list in the first nine months of 2019, a recent study conducted by Argaam showed.

 

Tadawul's major shareholders own 5 percent or more of any listed company.

 

Since 2011, Argaam has displayed major ownership changes for all listed companies. Argaam subscribers can review the daily changes by clicking the “Major shareholders’ Changes” link.

 

Companies with Major Shareholder(s) Increasing Stakes (Q1 2019)

Major Shareholder

Major Shareholder

Volume Traded

Variation

2018

9M 2019

Dallah

Dallah Al Baraka Holding

8.7  mln shares

11.65%

42.96%

54.61%

Care

Munich Reinsurance Co.

3  mln shares

10.00%

5.00%

15.00%

Amana

Gulf Amanah Insurance Co.

1.8  mln shares

7.66%

10.71%

18.37%

Arabian Centres

Arabian Centres

12.6  mln shares

2.65%

38.90%

41.55%

SAIB

SAIB

18.8  mln shares

2.50%

7.49%

9.99%

Farm Superstores

Hazem Fayez Al Aswad

571.5  K shares

1.27%

52.50%

53.77%

Taiba

Assila Investment

320.9 K shares

1.13%

15.60%

16.73%

Jarir

Jarir Investment Trading Co.

996.0  K shares

0.83 %

21.00 %

21.83 %

Fitaihi

Riadh Al Humaidan

440.0  K shares

0.80 %

15.00%

15.80 %

Catering

Abdulmohsen Alhokair Holding

598.6  K shares

0.73 %

8.67 %

9.40 %

BCI

Abdullah Muhanna Abdulaziz Al-Moaibed

178.8  K shares

0.65 %

9.25%

9.90 %

GASCO

Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al Mohsen

397.5  K shares

0.53 %

6.13%

6.66 %

Fitaihi

Ahmed Hassan Fitaihi

192.5  K shares

0.35 %

29.50%

29.85%

Zoujaj

Riadh Al Humaidan

59.2  K shares

0.18 %

25.75%

25.93%

Albilad

MASIC

750.0  K shares

0.10 %

19.24%

19.34 %

Taiba

Mohammed Saleh Serafi

48.1 K shares

0.03 %

15.52%

15.55 %

Makkah Construction

Mohammed Saleh Serafi

33.0  K shares

0.02 %

18.17%

18.19%

 

The following table illustrates new shareholdings in the nine-month period:

 

Major Ownership Changes

Company

Shareholder

2018

9M 2019

Care

NMC Saudi Arabia

Less than 5%

49.20%

Steel Pipe

Tenaris Saudi Arabia

Less than 5%

47.79%

Aslak

Mohammed Rasheed M. Al Rasheed

Less than 5%

12.24%

Enaya

Daman

Less than 5%

10.00%

Eastern Cement

Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Less than 5%

17.22 %

Aljazira Takaful

Dallah Albaraka

Less than 5%

9.89 %

Taiba

Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Al Issa

Less than 5%

7.41 %

Amiantit

Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Less than 5%

6.96 %

Dallah

Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Faqih

Less than 5%

5.24 %

Enaya

Mohamed & Waleed Ahmed Al Naghy Co.

Less than 5%

5.00 %

 

A total of 44 equity reductions were recorded in the same period. Meanwhile, 39 shareholders exited major owners’ lists in the same period, mainly in the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) and the Public Pension Agency (PPA).

 

During the nine-month period, GOSI has transferred some of its stakes in several Tadawul-listed companies to Hassana Investment Co. (HIC). The PPA has also transferred some holdings from its investment portfolio to its investment arm Al Ra’idah Investment Co.

 

Companies with Major Shareholder(s) Offloading Stakes (Q3 2019)

Company

Investor

Number of shares

Variation

2018

9M2019

MEPCO

Lafana Holding

(5.65 mln shares )

(11.29%)

18.43%

%7.14

Gulf Union

Gulf Union

(1.0 mln shares )

(6.74%)

23.24%

16.50 %

Tawuniya

GOSI

(6.2 mln shares )

(4.95%)

22.83%

17.88%

Mobily

GOSI

(38.1 mln shares )

(4.95%)

11.85%

(4.95%)

Saudi Ceramics

GOSI

(3.0 mln shares )

(4.95%)

16.19%

(4.95%)

Southern Cement

GOSI

(6.9 mln shares )

(4.95%)

15.82%

(4.95%)

Qassim Cement

GOSI

(4.5 mln shares )

(4.95%)

15.09%

(4.95%)

Yanbu Cement

GOSI

(7.8 mln shares )

(4.95%)

12.37%

(4.95%)

Petrochem

GOSI

(23.8 mln shares )

(4.95%)

16.25%

11.30%

Tawuniya

Public Pension Agency

(6.1 mln shares )

(4.90%)

23.79%

18.89%

SPIMACO

Public Pension Agency

(5.9 mln shares )

(4.90%)

13.05%

8.15%

NCB

Public Pension Agency

(147 mln shares )

(4.90%)

10.26%

5.36%

Eastern Cement

Public Pension Agency

(4.2 mln shares )

(4.90%)

10.65%

5.75%

Alinma

Public Pension Agency

(73.5 mln shares )

(4.90%)

10.71%

5.81%

BSF

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

(59.1 mln shares )

(4.90%)

14.91%

10.01%

NCB

GOSI

(144.6 mln shares)

(4.82%)

10.00%

5.18%

Samba

GOSI

(93.4 mln shares )

(4.67%)

11.76%

7.09%

SABB

GOSI

(93.1 mln shares )

(4.53%)

9.74%

5.21%

Al Rajhi

GOSI

(108.3 mln shares )

(4.33%)

10.19%

5.86%

BSF

GOSI

(52.0 mln shares )

(4.31%)

13.29%

8.98%

Yansab

GOSI

(24.2 mln shares )

(4.30%)

11.94%

7.64%

ANB

GOSI

(61.1 mln shares )

(4.07%)

11.28%

7.21%

eXtra

Al Fozan Holding

(2.0 mln shares )

(4.00%)

33.65%

29.65%

Samba

Public Pension Agency

(85.6 mln shares )

(3.78%)

15.32%

11.54%

SAIB

Public Pension Agency

(27.5 mln shares )

(3.67%)

17.66%

13.99%

Savola

GOSI

(19.2 mln shares )

(3.59%)

10.26%

6.67%

BATIC

Asas for Global Investment Co.

(1.04 mln shares )

(3.48%)

20.43%

17.91 %

Petrochem

Public Pension Agency

(16.5 mln shares )

(3.43%)

17.11%

13.68%

SIIG

Public Pension Agency

(13.86 mln shares )

(3.08%)

12.04%

8.96 %

SACO

Al Himedi Group

(1.1 mln shares )

(3.01%)

15.55%

12.54 %

Budget Saudi

Zahid Group

(1.8 mln shares )

(2.53%)

16.48%

13.95 %

TADCO

Khalid Saleh Al Shathry

(1.0 mln shares )

(2.29%)

10.64%

8.35 %

SAFCO

GOSI

(7.0 mln shares )

(1.69%)

10.54%

8.85%

Steel Pipe

Khalid Saleh Al Shathry

(591.6 K shares)

(1.16%)

10.57%

9.41 %

National Gypsum

Ahmad Taha Yassin Khayyat

(323 K shares)

(1.02%)

10.37%

9.35 %

Sipchem

Zamil Holding Group

(6.53 mln shares )

(0.89%)

9.69 %

8.80 %

Saudi German Hospital

International Finance Corporation

(754.7 K shares)

(0.82%)

8.42%

7.60%

Catering

Strategic Supply Co. Ltd.

(598.6 K shares)

(0.73%)

9.31 %

8.58 %

SAIB

GOSI

(5.3 mln shares )

(0.70%)

17.26 %

16.56 %

Yamama Cement

Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer

(1.26 mln shares )

(0.62%)

9.12 %

8.50 %

Jabal Omar

Makkah Construction

(5.3 mln shares )

(0.57%)

9.81%

9.24%

Northern Cement

Pan Kingdom Investment Co.

(594 K shares)

(0.33%)

11.41 %

11.08 %

Seera Holding

Nasser bin Aqeel Al Tayyar

(720 K shares)

(0.24%)

11.05%

10.81%

Jabal Omar

Jabal Omar Founders

(464.7 K shares)

(0.05%)

14.38%

14.33%

 

The following table illustrates the shares unloaded by major shareholders during the nine-month period:

 

Major Ownership Changes (SAR mln)

Company

Shareholder

2018

9M 2019

Steel Pipes

Rabiah & Nassar Group

40.00%

Less than 5%

Care

GOSI

35.12%

Less than 5%

Anaam

Prince Abdullah Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

14.89%

Less than 5%

GASCO

Said Ali Ghadran Al Ghamdi

11.98 %

Less than 5%

SGS

National Aviation Ground Support

11.37%

Less than 5%

SABB

NatWest Markets N.V.

10.79%

Less than 5%

SPM

Falcom Financial

9.83%

Less than 5%

Riyad

Public Pension Agency

9.27%

Less than 5%

Jabal Omar

GOSI

9.02%

Less than 5%

Tasnee

GOSI

8.69%

Less than 5%

Sipchem

IKARUS*

8.05%

Less than 5%

Al Ahli Takaful

FWU Co.

7.98%

Less than 5%

Sipchem

Public Pension Agency

7.74%

Less than 5%

Makah Construction

Public Pension Agency

7.43%

Less than 5%

eXtra

Abdulaziz Al Saghyir Co.

7.35 %

Less than 5%

Al Sorayai Group

Nafea Nasser Al Sorayai

7.34 %

Less than 5%

STC

GOSI

7.00%

Less than 5%

SAFCO

Public Pension Agency

6.87%

Less than 5%

Yamama Cement

Public Pension Agency

6.87%

Less than 5%

STC

Public Pension Agency

6.77%

Less than 5%

Qassim Cement

Public Pension Agency

6.55%

Less than 5%

Dur

GOSI

6.54%

Less than 5%

Advanced

GOSI

6.37%

Less than 5%

Al Othaim

GOSI

6.36%

Less than 5%

Saudi Cement

Public Pension Agency

6.11%

Less than 5%

Al Akaria

Public Pension Agency

5.91%

Less than 5%

SIIG

GOSI

5.80 %

Less than 5%

SABIC

GOSI

5.70%

Less than 5%

Arabian Cement

Public Pension Agency

5.27%

Less than 5%

Saudi Cement

GOSI

5.22%

Less than 5%

Alinma

GOSI

5.10%

Less than 5%

Aldrees

Jadwa Private Account No. 10

5.02%

Less than 5%

Al Sorayai

SNASCO Trading & Industrial Co.

5.00%

Less than 5%

Aljazira Takaful

Fawasel for Trading & Investment

5.00%

Less than 5%

Aljazira Takaful

Al Taj Regional for Development Co.

5.00%

Less than 5%

SABB

Al Muhaidib Holding

5.00%

Less than 5%

Zamil

Public Pension Agency

5.00%

Less than 5%

Tabuk Cement

Public Pension Agency

5.00%

Less than 5%

Enaya

Khaled Juffali Co.

5.00%

Less than 5%

*Stake fell below 5% after Sahara-Sipchem merger and capital hike.

** Stake fell below 5% after SABB-Alawwal merger and capital hike.

 

Elsewhere, major shareholders bought shares in six Tadawul-listed REITs, and unloaded shares in other eight.

 

REITs with Major Ownership Changes (Q3 2019)

REIT

Major Shareholder

Numbar of shares

Variation

2018

9M 2019

Musharaka

Musharaka Capital

Less than 5%

5.26 %

--

MEFIC

Bander bin Abdulrahman Al-Muhanna

(820.7 K units)

(1.12%)

7.39 %

6.27 %

Jadwa Al Haramain

Yasar Othman Al Hukail

(811.8 K units)

(1.23%)

10.16 %

8.93 %

Taleem

RAJ Real Estate

(1.24 mln units)

(2.43%)

30.88 %

28.45 %

Al Mashaar

AMNEST Group

(1.7 mln units)

(2.91%)

50.61%

47.70%

Musharaka

Gulf Address Real Estate Investment Co.

(3.71 mln units)

(4.22%)

19.99%

15.67%

Riyad

Rafal Real Estate Development Co.

(9.79 mln units)

(5.70%)

10.73%

5.03 %

SEDCO Capital

Mithaq Holding Co.

12.04%

Less than 5%

--

SEDCO

5.51%

Less than 5%

--

Riyad

Abdullah Mohammed Ameen Mohammed Jameel

5.25%

Less than 5%

--

Ghassan Mohammed Ameen Mohammed Jameel

5.25%

Less than 5%

--

Musharaka

Mohammad Salmeen Al Nahdi

5.49 %

Less than 5%

--

MEFIC

AWJ Holding

6.82%

Less than 5%

--

Salman Ibrahim Abdullah Al Masaud

6.82%

Less than 5%

--

Jadwa Saudi

Al Muhaidib Holding

25.59%

Less than 5%

--

 

In Nomu Parallel Market, major shareholders’ stakes saw 11 changes as follows:

 

Ownership Changes – Nomu (9M 2019)

Company

Major Shareholder

Volume Traded

Variation

2018

9M 2019

Raydan

Awadallah Al-Salmi

67.5 K shares

+ 0.30 %

12.30 %

12.60 %

Abo Moati

Saad A. Abo Moati

854.0 K shares

+ 4.27 %

15.42 %

19.69 %

Arab Sea

Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Al Suhaibani

3.0 K shares

+ 0.03 %

29.91 %

29.94 %

Beji Co., Ltd.

(147.0 K shares)

(1.47%)

21.33 %

19.86%

Ali Nasser al Wahaibi

(82.0 K shares)

(0.82%)

7.71 %

6.89 %

Development Works for Food

Saad S. A. Al Hudaib

(50.0 K shares)

(2.00%)

8.00 %

6.00 %

Al Kathiri

Mishaal Al Kathiri

(345.4 K shares)

(7.64%)

72.39%

64.75 %

Development Works for Food

Al Ofok Analytical for Commercial Services Co.

(63.0 K shares)

(5.04%)

44.00%

38.96 %

Al Kathiri

Fahd Abdulaziz Al Benyan

16.90%

Less than 5%

--

Abo Moati

Abdullah Saad A. Abo Moati

14.63 %

Less than 5%

--

Raydan

Mohammed Awadallah Al-Salmi

5.00 %

Less than 5%

--

 

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