Tadawul discloses listed firms' share holdings under staff share schemes, other purposes

03/01/2019 Argaam

 

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has published its quarterly report on listed firms' ownership into their own shares in Q4 2018.

 

Listed companies usually retain a percentage of their own stock under employee share schemes and for other purposes.

 

Tadawul's report disclosed the holdings of 22 listed firms into their own share of stock as at December 31, 2018. 

 

The firms that held the biggest share of their stock were Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) retaining 7.5 percent of its shares, and eXtra holding four percent. Details in the table below:  

 

Company

Shares held under employee share schemes

Shares held for other purposes

Total

 

Number of shares

% of total issued shares

Number of shares

% of total issued shares

Number of shares

As % of total issued shares

SAIB

--

0.00%

56,245,350

7.50%

56,245,350

7.50 %

eXtra

--

0.00%

2,000,000

4.00%

2,000,000

4.00%

Amiantit

1,935,691

1.68%

-

0.00%

1,935,691

1.68%

Almarai

12,369,816

1.24%

-

0.00%

12,369,816

1.24%

Steel Pipe

--

0.00%

457,689

0.90%

457,689

0.90 %

Nama

165,406

0.70%

-

0.00%

165,406

0.70%

Alinma

10,032,556

0.67%

-

0.00%

10,032,556

0.67%

Albilad

3,967,472

0.66 %

-

0.00%

3,967,472

0.66 %

MEPCO

--

0.00%

300,000

0.60%

300,000

0.60%

BSF

6,000,000

0.50%

-

0.00%

6,000,000

0.50%

Alawwal

--

0.00%

5037,687

0.44%

5,037,687

0.44%

Bupa Arabia

458,434

0.38%

--

0.00%

458,434

0.38%

NCB

10,590,589

0.35%

--

0.00%

10,590,589

0.35%

Advanced

--

0.00%

695,152

0.35%

695,152

0.35%

Sipchem

--

0.00%

627,801

0.17%

627,801

0.17%

Petro Rabigh

--

0.00%

283,863

0.03%

283,863

0.03%

SABB

--

0.00%

176,194

0.01%

176,194

0.01%

National Gypsum

--

0.00%

2,138

0.01%

2,138

0.01%

Eastern Cement

--

0.00%

8,398

0.01%

8,398

0.01%

Fitaihi Group

638

0.001 %

--

0.00%

638

0.001 %

Alasmak

--

0.00%

50

0.0005%

50

0.0005%

MedGulf

158

0.0002%

--

0.00%

158

0.0002%

 

Compared to Q3 2018, Samba Financial Group (Samba) has disposed of all its 2.15 percent stake, while Almarai Co. acquired additional 0.11 percent stake in Q4 2018.

 

Ownership Changes during Q4 2018

Company

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Change

 

Number of shares

% of total issued shares

Number of shares

% of total issued shares

Variation in number of shares

Variation in number of shares issued

SAMBA

42,913,419

2.15%

--

--

(42,913,419)

(2.15%)

SAIB

61,187,179

8.16%

56,245,350

7.50 %

(4,941,829)

(0.66%)

Albilad

4,463,147

0.74%

3,967,472

0.66 %

(495,675)

(0.08%)

SIPCHEM

735,554

0.20 %

627,801

0.17 %

(107,753)

(0.03%)

Petro Rabigh

291,863

0.03 %

283,863

0.03 %

(8,000)

--

Alasmak

100

0.00%

50

0.00%

(50)

--

Fitaihi

--

--

638

0.001 %

+ 638

+0.001%

Bupa Arabia

305,623

0.38%

458,434

0.38%

+152,811

--

Almarai

11,255,678

1.13%

12,369,816

1.24%

+1,114,138

+0.11%

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