Bupa Arabia shareholders to vote on 45% cash dividend for 2021, SAR 17.6 mln share buyback on June 30

08/06/2022 Argaam Exclusive

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.’s shareholders are set to vote on a 45% cash dividend for 2021, at SAR 4.5 per share, during the extraordinary general assembly meeting (EGM) slated for June 30, the company said in a bourse filing. 

 

Dividend Details (2021)  

Current capital  

SAR 1.2 bln  

Number of shares  

120 mln  

Dividend  

SAR 540 mln  

Percentage of capital  

45% (SAR 4.5 per share)  

Record date  

June 30, 2022 (including shareholders of record by the end of the second trading day the record date)

Payment date  

To be determined

 

Shareholders will also vote on shares’ buyback with a maximum value of SAR 17.55 million and up to 175,000 shares, to be allocated to the Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

 

The purchase will be financed through company’s fund for its entitled LTIP employees.

 

Furthermore, they will authorize the board of directors to complete the shares buyback within 12 months from the date of the EGM approval. The purchased shares will be kept no longer than 10 years from the date of approval until its allocated for the entitled employees.

 

The approval of the EGM for this program was obtained on May 8, 2017, the company noted.

 

Meanwhile, they will vote on the delegation of the authority to the board to approve interim dividend to the shareholders, on a semi-annual or quarterly basis, if required and approved by the company and relevant regulators.

 

Shareholders are also set to elect members of the board of directors for the upcoming three-year term, which will start on July 1, 2022.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
06/06/2022 30/06/2022 20/07/2022 540.00 3.60
25/04/2021 24/06/2021 08/07/2021 408.00 2.72
30/04/2019 30/06/2019 14/07/2019 180.00 1.20
17/04/2018 31/05/2018 11/06/2018 160.00 1.07
13/03/2017 08/05/2017 21/05/2017 120.00 0.80
25/04/2016 01/06/2016 27/06/2016 160.00 1.07
23/04/2014 05/06/2014 25/06/2014 20.00 0.13
02/03/2013 10/04/2013 07/05/2013 40.00 0.27
Historical dividend per share adjusted for the effect of capital changes and bonus shares, if any

Dividend History

Consolidated cash dividend Cash dividend per share (SAR) * The stock price at the beginning of the period (SAR) Return on the base price
Last 3 Financial years 9.92 81.14 12.23 %
Last 5 Financial years 11.12 49.04 22.67 %
Last 10 Financial years 14.19 7.31 194.18 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 22.43
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 22.43
P/BV 5.27
Dividend Yield 1.87 %
Market Cap. (M) 27,480.00
Return on Average Assets 8.38 %
Return on Average Equity 25.30 %

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