‎SIECO shareholders approve 66.7% capital cut to SAR 21.6 mln

‎SIECO shareholders approve 66.7% capital cut to SAR 21.6 mln

Saudi Industrial Export Co.’s (SIECO) shareholders approved the board’s recommendation on decreasing capital by 66.66% to SAR 21.6 million from SAR 64.8 million during the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on Feb. 15, according to a bourse statement.

The capital reduction will have no effect on its financial obligations.

Shareholders approved amendments to Articles 3, 7, 8 and 53 related to the company’s objectives, capital, subscription of shares, and liability claim.

In a separate statement, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said that the fluctuation limit on SIECO shares after capital reduction will be based on a share price of SAR 341.40.

Additionally, the firm’s shares will be suspended for two business days, starting today until the Securities Depository Center (Edaa) reflects the capital cut on shareholders’ portfolios.

The suspension will be lifted at the end of the trading day on Feb.17.