Saudi Cable board recommends 89.5% capital cut; hike to follow via SAR 280 mln rights issue

19/10/2022 Argaam
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Saudi Cable Co.’s board of directors recommended to cut capital by 89.5% from SAR 66.73 million to SAR 7 million to offset accumulated losses, according to a statement to Tadwul.

 

Capital Reduction Details

Current Capital

SAR 66.73 mln

Number of Shares

6.67 mln

New Capital

SAR 7 mln

Number of Shares

700,000

Percentage of Reduction

 89.5% (0.895-for-1 existing share)

Reason

Restructuring capital to offset 89.5%, or SAR 59.73 mln, of accumulated losses.

Date of Reduction

By the end of the second trading day following the extraordinary general meeting (EGM), which decided the capital reduction

Method

Cancelling 5.97 mln shares

 

The board of directors also proposed to later increase capital via a SAR 280 million rights issue:

 

Capital Increase Details

Current Capital

SAR 7 mln

Number of Shares

700,000

New Capital

SAR 287 mln

Number of Shares

28.7 mln

Percentage of Increase

4000%

Method

Offering and listing 28 million rights

Reason

To restructure capital and inject funds to fulfill the requirements of the working capital and boost the operating capacity as well as future activities

Record Date

Shareholders of record on the date of the EGM that decides to increase capital and those registered with Edaa on the second trading following the date of the EGM – to be determined later

 

.The company indicated that there is no relevant financial impact on its financial obligations

 

Updates regarding the appointment of a financial advisor and the submission of the capital increase/reduction requests to the Capital Market Authority (CMA) will be disclosed, after obtaining the approvals of the competent authorities and the company’s EGM.

 

Since listing, Saudi Cable has raised and cut its capital several times, according to data available with Argaam.

 

Saudi Cable Capital Changes

Date

Capital (SAR mln)

Reduction/ Increase

1992

270

Capital increase by bonus shares to SAR 300 mln

1997

300

Capital increase by rights issue to SAR 500 mln

2004

500

Capital increase by rights issue to SAR 640 mln

2006

640

Capital increase by rights issue to SAR 760 mln

2017

760

Capital reduction by 46.83% to SAR 404.1 mln

2018

404.1

Capital reduction by 72.63% to SAR 110.6 mln

2020

110.6

Capital increase by SAR 250 mln rights issue to SAR 360.6 mln

Feb. 2022

360.6

Capital reduction by 27.3% to SAR 262.3 mln

July 2022

262.3

Capital reduction by 74.6% to SAR 66.7 mln

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