Bupa Investments Raises Stake in Saudi’s Bupa Arabia to 43.25 Percent

  • Date: 02-Sep-2020
  • Source: Al Bawaba
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Bupa Investments Raises Stake in Saudi’s Bupa Arabia to 43.25 Percent

Bupa Investments Overseas Limited (BOIL) has completed the acquisition of four percent of Nazer Group's stake in Bupa Arabia, raising its ownership in the Saudi-listed insurer to nearly half, according to Zawya.

 

The transaction, which involved the purchase of 4.8 million Bupa Arabia shares from Modern Computer Programs Company (MCPC), a Nazer Group firm, was done on August 30, the company said on Monday.

The deal was a private cash transaction at the agreed price of 105 Saudi riyals per share, totalling 504 million riyals ($134 million). It takes BIOL's stake in Bupa Arabia from 39.35 percent to 43.25 percent."The transaction reflects Bupa's confidence in Bupa Arabia's strong future growth prospects,“ Bupa Arabia said in a filing to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).

Bupa Arabia is one of the largest health insurers in