The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has transferred a portion of its stakes in several Tadawul-listed companies to Hassana Investment Co. (HIC), Saad bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli, HIC chief executive, said in a statement.
The divestiture, which comprised 28 companies, will reflect on GOSI’s ownership structure by end of today’s trading session. It came in line with HIC’s ownership restructuring plan.
The share transfer will also help increase the free float shares in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), boost market liquidity and lure foreign investors.
In 2009, the Saudi cabinet had approved the establishment of HIC as a state-owned joint stock company that would be fully owned by GOSI. It was used as an investment vehicle for the organization to buy and sell in local, regional, and international stock markets. It also established real estate, commercial, and trade projects, Argaam reported.
GOSI holds stakes in several blue-chip Saudi firms including Al Rajhi, the country’s second largest-listed bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and Saudi Telecom Co. (STC).
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