East Pipes board recommends 50% capital increase to SAR 315 mln via bonus shares

08/08/2022 Argaam
Logo of East Pipes Integrated Co.

Logo of East Pipes Integrated Co.


East Pipes Integrated Co.’s board of directors recommended today, Aug. 8, increasing the company’s capital by 50%, through distributing 0.5 bonus share for every one share held, according to a bourse filing.

 

The process will be financed though capitalizing an amount of SAR 105 million from retained earnings account, as the table below indicates:

 

Capital Increase Details

Current Capital

SAR 210 mln

Number of Shares

21 mln

Percentage of Increase

50% (0.5 bonus share for every one share)

Method

Capitalization of SAR 105 mln of retained earnings

New Capital

SAR 315 mln

Number of Shares

31.5 mln

Reason

To create sustainable returns for shareholders and support the company’s strategic investment plans

Record Date

Shareholders at the end of trading on the day of the company’s extraordinary general assembly (EGM), the date for which will be determined later, and those registered with the Securities Depository Center Co. (Edaa) at the end of the second trading day following the EGM

 

Fractional bonus shares, if any, will be accumulated into one investment portfolio and will be sold at market price within 30 days on a pro-rata basis from the date of determining the allocation of new shares for each shareholder, the company noted.

 

The capital increase and the bonus share distribution are subject to the approval of the competent authorities as well as the company's EGM.

 

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