Shaker shareholders approve 23.4% capital cut; Tadawul halts trading for 2 days

16/05/2022 Argaam
Logo ofAl Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co.

Logo of Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co.


Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co.’s (Shaker) shareholders approved the board's recommendation on decreasing capital by 23.4% from SAR 630 million to SAR 482.33 million, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on May 15.

 

Key Figures of Capital Reduction

Current Capital

SAR 630 mln

Number of Shares

63 mln

New Capital

SAR 482.33 mln

New Number of Shares

48.23 mln

Reduction (%)

23.44%

Method

Writing off 17.44 mln shares (2.34 share for every 10 shares)

Reason

Restructuring capital to offset accumulated losses

 

In a separate statement, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said that the fluctuation limit for Shaker will be based on a share price of SAR 24.82 and the outstanding orders will be canceled. 

 

In addition, the stock will be suspended as per the Listing Rules for two business days, May 16-17, until the Securities Depository Center Co. (Edaa) applies the reduction to investors’ portfolios. 

 

Meanwhile, the shareholders elected the board of directors for the upcoming three-year term starting on May 25, 2022. 

 

The elected board includes, Abdulelah Abunayyan, Musaab Al-Muhaidib, AbdulRaouf Al-Bitar, Eid Al-Shammri, Azzam Al-Mudaihim, Hossam Shobokshi and Rashid Al-Rasheed. 

 

In addition, they approved the formation of the audit committee, defining its tasks, work controls, and remunerations for the new term. The committee members include Eid Al-Shammri as Chairman and Ahmed Al-Fraih and Mohamed Al-Qurainis as members. 

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