Competition Authority greenlights SAFCO’s acquisition of SANIC

06/04/2020 Argaam

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.’s (SAFCO) announced that it received on Sunday, April 5, 2020, a non-objection on the economic concentration from the General Authority for Competition regarding the acquisition of 100% stake in SABIC Agri-Nutrients Investment Co. (SANIC).

 

The company said in a bourse filing on Monday that the agreement is pending approval from the Capital Market Authority to raise SAFCO’s capital. The deal is also pending approval from SAFCO’s extraordinary general assembly.

 

Any further developments will be announced in the due course, the statement also said.

 

In December 2019, the two companies signed a share purchase agreement, under which SAFCO will acquire 100% of SANIC, data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Acquisition Details

The acquired company

SANIC

Purchaser

SAFCO

Seller

SABIC

Acquisition ratio

100%

Value of the acquired company

SAR 4.59 bln (based on a 3-month weighted average of the share’s price ending Dec. 19, 2019)

Value of the listed company (SAFCO)

SAR 32.23 bln

Current Capital

SAR 4.1667 bln

Number of shares

416.67 mln

Hike (%)

14.25% (by SAR 593.69 mln)

New Capital

SAR 4.76 bln

New number of shares

476.04 mln

Ownership percentage of the partners who will get new shares after acquisition

50.1%

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