Arabian Centres seeks to build new malls; continue expansion

09/05/2019 Argaam Special

 

Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Centres Co. plans to build new shopping malls and expand the existing commercial centres in line with its retail segment expansion plan, the company said in its IPO prospectus.

 

The mall operator currently plans to build three new shopping malls and expand an existing commercial centre.

 

Accordingly, the company’s total number of commercial centres will rise from 19 at the end of 2018 to 22 by year-end.

 

It also has upgrade plans for four new shopping centres in addition to the second phase of Al Nakheel Mall expansion project over the coming five years.

 

Operating Indicators

Fiscal Year

Number of malls

2016

17

2017

19

2018

19

2019*

22

*Expected

 

Additionally, the Saudi firm is seeking to boost the commercial space for rent from 1.08 million square meters (sq m) to 1.25 million sq m (excluding Jeddah Park).

 

In March, the company inked a master lease agreement for the under-construction Jeddah Park, which will open its doors to the public in Q2 2020. The new park is expected to add 128,700 sq m to the company’s retail space for rent.

 

The occupancy rate of the company’s total retail space for rent stood at 92.8 percent as on December 31, 2018.

 

Arabian Centres’ Malls*

Ranking

Mall/City

Opening Year

Area (SQM)

Occupancy Rate %

1

Al Dhahran Mall-Dammam

2005

160,647

94.6 %

2

Salaam Mall- Jeddah

2012

121,363

92.0 %

3

Arab Mall- Jeddah

2008

109,185

92.2 %

4

Aziz Mall Jeddah

2005

72,153

94.7 %

5

Al Noor Mall

2008

67,110

96.5 %

6

Al Nakheel Mall- Riyadh

2014

55,707

99.2 %

7

Al Yasmin Mall- Jeddah

2016

54,634

95.3 %

8

Al Hamra Mall- Riyadh

2016

53,951

89.4 %

9

Al Ahsa Mall- Al Ahsa

2010

51,979

84.5 %

10

Salaam Mall- Riyadh

2005

49,926

94.5 %

11

Jouri Mall- Taif

2015

48,122

92.6 %

12

Khurais Mall- Riyadh

2004

41,372

91.7 %

13

Makkah Mall

2011

37,545

96.7 %

14

Al Nakeel Plaza-Qassim

2004

49,387

95.9 %

15

Haifa Mall- Jeddah

2011

32,946

85.6 %

16

Tala Mall- Riyadh

2014

22,711

88.0 %

17

Al Jubail Mall- Al Jubail

2015

20,908

90.0 %

18

Salma Mall- Hail

2014

16,952

91.9 %

19

Sahara Plaza- Riyadh

2002

12,223

72.3 %

 

The company is set to launch cinema screens in four of its shopping centres; Mall of Arabia, Mall of Dhahran, Al Nakheel Mall and University Boulevard by year-end, and in another eleven commercial centres in the medium term.

 

Arabian Centres was established in 2002 as a closed joint stock company. It is a subsidiary of Fawaz Alhokair Group and specializes in mall management, tenant relations and leasing.

 

Arabian Centres has a portfolio of 19 assets strategically located in ten major Saudi cities. The company operates Mall of Arabia, Mall of Dhahran, and Nakheel Mall.

 

The company will launch its initial public offering (IPO) for retail investors today, Thursday, May 9. The offering will extend today only until 11:59 PM.

 

Retail investors will subscribe to 9.5 million shares, at SAR 26 per share.

 

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved on April 15 the company’s request to float 95 million shares, or 20 percent of its capital in a public offering.

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