Bupa Arabia’s EGM OKs 40% dividend for 2024, share repurchase

01/07/2025 Argaam Exclusive

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.’s (Bupa Arabia) shareholders approved the board recommendation to pay a cash dividend at 40% of capital, or SAR 4 a share, for 2024, according to a statement to Tadawul.

 

Cash Dividends Details (2024)

Current Capital

SAR 1.5 bln

Number of Shares

150 mln

Total Dividends

SAR 600 mln

Percentage of Dividends

40% (SAR 4 a share)

Record Date

June 30, 2025, including shareholders registered with Edaa on the second trading day following the record date.

Payment Date

July 17, 2025

 

Additionally, shareholders ratified the repurchase of 1.4 million shares, to retain as treasury shares and allocate to the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) for 2025 to 2029.

 

The repurchase will be financed through company’s funds for its entitled LTIP employees.

 

Shareholders authorized the board to complete the repurchase of the shares within 12 months from the date of approval. The repurchased shares will be kept no longer than 10 years from the date of approval until its allocated for the entitled employees.
 
This buyback plan builds on the current program, the conditions of which were approved by shareholders on May 8, 2017.
 
Meanwhile, shareholders elected board members for the new four-year term starting on July 1, 2025, including Loay Nazer, David Fletcher, Martin Houston, Nigel Sullivan, Tal Nazer, Osamah Shaker, Huda Ghoson, Osamah Banaja and George Nazi.

 

Meanwhile, shareholders authorized the board to distribute interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2025.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
22/05/2025 30/06/2025 17/07/2025 600.00 4.00
28/05/2024 30/06/2024 17/07/2024 600.00 4.00
03/05/2023 22/06/2023 17/07/2023 540.00 3.60
06/06/2022 30/06/2022 20/07/2022 540.00 3.60
25/04/2021 24/06/2021 08/07/2021 408.00 2.72
30/04/2019 30/06/2019 14/07/2019 180.00 1.20
17/04/2018 31/05/2018 11/06/2018 160.00 1.07
13/03/2017 08/05/2017 21/05/2017 120.00 0.80
25/04/2016 01/06/2016 27/06/2016 160.00 1.07
23/04/2014 05/06/2014 25/06/2014 20.00 0.13
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 11.60 103.55 11.20 %
Last 5 Financial years 17.92 81.14 22.09 %
Last 10 Financial years 22.05 45.21 48.78 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 20.45
P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) 20.45
P/BV 4.16
Dividend Yield 1.93 %
Market Cap. (M) 21,855.02
Return on Average Assets 6.63 %
Return on Average Equity 21.33 %

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