Red Sea International shareholders approve 49.6% capital cut; shares halted for 2 trading sessions

25/07/2022 Argaam

Logo of Red Sea International Co.


Shareholders of Red Sea International Co. approved the board of directors’ recommendation to reduce capital by 49.61% from SAR 600 million to SAR 302.34 million, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on July 24.

Capital Reduction Highlights

Current Capital

SAR 600 mln

Number of Shares

60 mln

Reduction (%)

49.61% (1 share for every 2.016 shares held)

New Capital

SAR 302.34 mln

New number of Shares

30.23 mln

Method

Writing off 29.77 million shares

Reason

Restructuring the company’s capital to offset accumulated losses and support future plans.

There is no financial impact on the company’s financial obligations, the company added.

In a separate statement, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said Red Sea’s daily trading fluctuation limit after the capital reduction will be based on a share price of SAR 28.3.  Accordingly, the outstanding orders will be canceled.

Red Sea shares will be placed in a trading halt for two business days as of today, July 25.

The Securities Depository Center (Edaa) will deposit the additional shares into investor portfolios by July 26, Tadawul added.


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