Subscription to Al Kuzama Trading 422,400 shares starts today on Nomu

Logo of Al Khuzama Trading Co.

Qualified investors started today, May 18, subscribing to three million shares of Al Khuzama Trading Co.  on  the Nomu-Parallel Market at a price range of SAR 99-107 per share.

The offered shares represent 12% of the company’s pre-IPO share capital, and 10.71% of post-IPO capital.

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The company is currently capitalized at SAR 35.2 million. The post-IPO capital will amount to SAR 39.42 million, divided into 3.94 million shares at par value of SAR 10 each.

The share sale will run for seven working days from May 18-22, 2025. 

Al Kuzama Trading’s IPO subscription brought the total on Nomu this year to 12, with Alshehili Company for Metal Industries and ITMAM Consulting Co. on Jan. 5, Basma Adeem Medical Co. (Smile Care) on Jan. 13. This is in addition to Lamasat Co. on Jan 20, Ratio Speciality Company for Trading (RATIO) and Hedab Alkhaleej Trading Co. on Feb. 16, as well as Future Vision for Health Training Co. on April 6, Service Equipment Co. on April 13, Adeer Real Estate and Dkhoun National Trading Co. and Dkhoun National Trading Co. on May 4, and Axelerated Solutions for Information and Communication Technology Co. on May 15.

Nomu witnessed 28 IPOs in 2024.

In December 2024, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved the company's application to offer its shares on Nomu.

The subscription is limited to certain categories of investors, including capital market institutions authorized to act on their own accounts, as well as clients of capital market institutions authorized to carry out management operations.

This is provided that they are appointed under terms that enable them to take decisions related to accepting participation in the share offering and investment in Nomu on behalf of clients without prior consent. 

The categories include the Saudi government, any government or international entity approved by the CMA, the Saudi market, any other financial market recognized by the CMA, or the Securities Depository Center (Edaa).

They also include companies owned by the government, directly or through a portfolio managed by a person authorized to practice management operations. This is in addition to investment funds, companies, and funds established in the GCC countries.

Investors qualified to participate in the subscription include non-resident foreigners who are allowed to invest in Nomu and who meet the requirements stipulated in the guidelines for investment of non-resident foreigners in Nomu.

They also include qualified foreign financial institutions and any legal person entitled to open investment accounts inside the Kingdom and with Edaa.

Natural persons are allowed to open investment accounts inside the Kingdom and with Edaa, provided they fulfill certain criteria, including the below:

They should have executed transactions in the securities markets worth a minimum of SAR 40 million, and at least 10 deals in each quarter during the past 12 months.

Natural persons should also have a net asset value of at least SAR 5 million and be working or have worked for at least three years in the financial sector.

They should hold a general certificate in securities dealing, approved by the CMA, and a professional certificate in the field of securities business, approved by an internationally recognized body.

Key background

Al Kuzama Trading was established in 2013 as a sole proprietorship in Riyadh. It was later transformed into a limited liability company and then into a joint-stock company in 2021. The company's current activities include establishing restaurants that sell a variety of food and beverages, as well as organizing upscale events, according to the commercial register.

Activities also include renovations to residential and non-residential buildings, restaurant services, and the activities of contractors providing catering services. Storage in warehouses, silos, and storage of grain, flour, and agricultural products, as well as dry food stores, are also provided.