Saudi Cable shareholders approve 74.6% capital cut

26/07/2022 Argaam

Logo of Saudi Cable Co. 


Saudi Cable Co.’s shareholders approved the board’s recommendation to reduce capital by 74.6% to SAR 66.73 million from SAR 262.31 million, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on July 25, according to a bourse filing.

 

The move aims to restructure the company’s capital and write off accumulated losses.

 

Capital Cut Details

Current Capital

SAR 262.31 mln

Number of Shares

26.23 mln

New Capital

SAR 66.73 mln

Number of Shares

6.67 mln

Reduction %

74.6% (0.75 share for every existing share)

Reason

Trestructure capital and write off SAR 195.58 million in accumulated losses as on March 31, 2022
 

Date

July 25, 2022

Method

Cancelling 19.56 million shares

 

Shareholders also approved the appointment of Alkharashi & Co. Certified Accountants & Auditors as a new auditor to review financial statements for Q2, Q3, Q4 2022, and Q1 2023.

 

Saudi Cable’s daily trading fluctuation limit after its capital reduction will be based on a share price of SAR 57.20 as of today, July 26, and the outstanding orders will be canceled, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said in a statement.

 

The Securities Depository Center (Edaa) will implement the capital cut in investor portfolios by July 28.

 

A trading halt will be maintained on the stock as per Tadawul filing on May 17.

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