MEDGULF seeks regulatory approval on capital cut

20/12/2020 Argaam


The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Co. (MedGulf) applied on Dec. 17, 2020, for the approval of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) on the capital decrease, the insurer said in a bourse filing.

 

The insurer obtained, on Dec. 9, the Saudi Central Bank’s (SAMA) approval for its planned SAR 100 million capital cut.

 

Relevant updates will be duly revealed, the statement added.

 

In October, the insurer’s board of directors recommended a capital cut by 12.5% from SAR 800 million to SAR 700 million to offset the accumulated losses. The board also proposed a capital increase by SAR 350 million via a rights issue following the capital reduction, Argaam reported.  

 

Key Figures of the Capital Reduction

Current Capital

SAR 800 mln

Number of shares

80 mln shares

Reduction (%)

12.5%

New Capital

SAR 700 mln

New number of shares

70 mln shares

Method

Writing off 10 million shares

Reason

Capital restructuring to offset accumulated losses

Date

The second trading day following the EGM that will approve the capital reduction

 

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