Bupa Arabia shareholders approve 36% dividend for 2022, buyback of 195,000 shares

02/07/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.’s shareholders approved the payment of a cash dividend at 36% of capital, or SAR 3.6 a share, for 2022, during the ordinary general meeting (OGM) held on June 1, according to a statement to Tadawul.

 

Cash Dividends Details

Current Capital

SAR 1.5 bln

No. of Shares

150 mln

Total Dividend

SAR 540 mln

Percentage of Capital

36% (SAR 3.6 a share)

Record Date

June 22, 2023 (Shareholders of record registered with the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) at the end of the second trading day following the record date)

Payment Date

July 17, 2023

 

Shareholders also approved the repurchase of up to 195,000 shares to allocate for the long-term employee stock incentive plan (LTIP).

 

The repurchase will be financed from the company’s own resources. The board of directors will also be authorized to complete the repurchase within a maximum period of 12 months from the EGM date.

 

The company will retain the repurchased shares for a maximum of 10 years from the EGM approval date.

 

After this period, the company will follow the procedures and controls stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations.

 

Shareholders also authorized the board of directors to distribute interim dividends quarterly or semi-annually for 2023.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
03/05/2023 22/06/2023 17/07/2023 540.00 3.60
06/06/2022 30/06/2022 20/07/2022 540.00 3.60
25/04/2021 24/06/2021 08/07/2021 408.00 2.72
30/04/2019 30/06/2019 14/07/2019 180.00 1.20
17/04/2018 31/05/2018 11/06/2018 160.00 1.07
13/03/2017 08/05/2017 21/05/2017 120.00 0.80
25/04/2016 01/06/2016 27/06/2016 160.00 1.07
23/04/2014 05/06/2014 25/06/2014 20.00 0.13
02/03/2013 10/04/2013 07/05/2013 40.00 0.27
Historical dividend per share adjusted for the effect of capital changes and bonus shares, if any

Dividend History

Consolidated cash dividend Cash dividend per share (SAR) * The stock price at the beginning of the period (SAR) Return on the base price
Last 3 Financial years 11.20 96.18 11.64 %
Last 5 Financial years 13.92 64.74 21.50 %
Last 10 Financial years 18.05 11.42 158.10 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 22.23
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 22.23
P/BV 5.23
Dividend Yield 1.87 %
Market Cap. (M) 27,240.00
Return on Average Assets 8.38 %
Return on Average Equity 25.30 %

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