Riyad Bank shareholders approve 6.5% cash dividend for H2 2022

27/03/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Riyad Bank shareholders approved on March 26 the board's proposal for a 6.5% cash dividend, or SAR 0.65 per share, for the second half of 2022.

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Dividend Details (H2 2022)

Current capital

SAR 30 bln

Number of shares

3 bln

Dividend

SAR 1.95 bln

Percentage of capital

6.5% after Zakat (SAR 0.65 per share)

Record date

March 26, 2023, for shareholders registered with Edaa by the close of the second trading day following the record date

Payment date

April 3, 2023

 

Total Dividend for 2022 

Total dividend

SAR 3.45 bln 

Percentage of capital*

11.5% after Zakat (SAR 1.15 per share)

*After Zakat

 

Shareholders also approved authorizing the board to distribute interim dividends on a semiannual or a quarterly basis for 2023.

 

They also gave the go-ahead for the employee stock incentive program and authorized the board to approve the relevant rules and any future changes on the program, Riyad Bank said in a statement to Tadawul.

 

Shareholders also approved the repurchase of five million shares as treasury shares, which will be allocated for employee stock incentive program. The buyback will be financed by the bank’s own resources.

 

The board or whomever it delegates will be authorized to complete the repurchase within 12 months maximum from the date of the shareholders’ approval. The repurchased shares will be kept no longer than seven years from the date of that approval. Afterwards, the bank will follow the applicable regulations.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
19/12/2022 26/03/2023 03/04/2023 1,950.00 0.65
18/07/2022 28/07/2022 11/08/2022 1,500.00 0.50
16/12/2021 12/04/2022 25/04/2022 1,620.00 0.54
21/06/2021 24/06/2021 05/07/2021 1,500.00 0.50
28/02/2021 23/03/2021 06/04/2021 1,500.00 0.50
30/12/2019 25/03/2020 08/04/2020 1,650.00 0.55
07/07/2019 11/07/2019 24/07/2019 1,560.00 0.52
13/12/2018 19/03/2019 02/04/2019 1,200.00 0.40
04/07/2018 08/07/2018 23/07/2018 1,110.00 0.37
28/12/2017 26/03/2018 09/04/2018 1,140.00 0.38
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 3.59 20.32 17.66 %
Last 5 Financial years 5.16 19.76 26.10 %
Last 10 Financial years 8.74 14.85 58.84 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

26.60
0.00 0.00 %

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 8.85
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 8.85
P/BV 1.41
Dividend Yield 4.91 %
Market Cap. (M) 79,800.00
Return on Average Assets 2.23 %
Return on Average Equity 16.79 %

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