Bank Albilad to vote on 25% capital hike on April 9

18/03/2019 Argaam

Bank Albilad’s extraordinary general assembly will vote on April 9 on a 25 percent capital hike to SAR 7.5 billion from SAR 6 billion, through issuance of one bonus share for every four shares held, it said in a bourse statement today.

 

Shareholders will also vote on authorizing the board of directors to distribute semi-annual and quarterly dividends for fiscal year 2019, depending on the lender’s cash flows and future plans.

 

Key Figures of the Capital Hike

Current Capital

SAR 6 bln

Number of shares

600 mln shares

Hike (%)

25% (1 shares for every 4 shares)

New Capital

SAR 7.5 bln

New number of shares

750 mln shares

Method

Capitalizing SAR 1.14 bln from statutory reserve and SAR 355.87 million from retained earnings

Driver

To boost the bank’s resources

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