Al Rajhi Bank’s extraordinary general assembly will vote on April 3 on a 53.8 percent capital hike through bonus shares to SAR 25 billion from SAR 16.25 billion.
Shareholders will also vote on paying a 22.5 percent cash dividend (SAR 2.25 per share) for the second half of 2018, as shown in the table below:
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Key Figures of the Capital Hike |
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Current Capital |
SAR 16.25 bln |
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Number of shares |
1.625 bln shares |
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Hike (%) |
53.8% (7 shares for every 13 shares) |
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New Capital |
SAR 25 bln |
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New number of shares |
2.5 bln shares |
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Method |
Capitalizing SAR 8.75 bln from retained earnings |
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Record date |
April 3, 2019 |
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Driver |
To boost the bank’s resources which assist in achieving good growth rates. |
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Dividend Details (H2 2018) |
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Current Capital |
SAR 16.25 bln |
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Number of shares |
1.625 bln |
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Dividend |
SAR 3.656 bln |
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Percentage of capital |
22.5% (SAR 2.25 per share) |
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Record date |
April 3, 2019 |
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Payment date |
April 11, 2019 |
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Dividend for FY 2018 |
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Total dividend |
SAR 6.906 bln |
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Percentage of capital |
42.5% (SAR 4.25/share) |
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