Bahri shareholders approve raising capital to SAR 4.9 bln via 25% bonus issue

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Shareholders of National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) approved the board of directors’ recommendation to increase capital by 25% from SAR 3.94 billion to SAR 4.92 billion, through one share for every four shares held, during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on May 16.

In a separate statement, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said that the fluctuation limit for Bahri will be based on a share price of SAR 27.25 and the outstanding orders will be canceled.

Also, the Securities Depository Center Co. (Edaa) will deposit the additional shares into investor’s portfolios by May 19.

Shareholders also approved withholding cash dividends for the second half of 2021, and authorized the board to distribute dividends on a quarterly or semi-annual basis for 2022.