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Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Company announces the recommendation of the Company's board of directors to implement a capital reduction and a capital increase by way of the suspension of preemptive rights and debt conversion
| Element List | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Introduction | With reference to the Company's announcement on the execution of a binding agreement with BlueFive Investments Holding Limited on 16/11/1447H (corresponding to 03/05/2026G), the board of directors has approved recommending to the Company's extraordinary general assembly to decrease the Company's capital and subsequently increase the capital through a capital increase by way of the suspension of preemptive rights and a debt conversion ("Board Resolution") in accordance with the following: 1. a capital reduction in an amount of SAR 176,000,000, whereby the Company’s share capital will be reduced from SAR 300,000,000 to SAR 124,000,000, by way of cancelling 17,600,000 ordinary shares from the Company's share capital (the "Capital Reduction"); 2. a capital increase (following the Capital Reduction) in an amount of SAR 176,000,000, whereby the Company’s share capital will increase from SAR 124,000,000 to SAR 300,000,000 by issuing 17,600,000 new ordinary shares with a nominal value of SAR 10 per share, as follows: 2.1. issuing 12,600,000 new ordinary shares by way of a capital increase with the suspension of preemptive rights, which will be fully subscribed by BlueFive Insurance Arabia (a Saudi company controlled by BlueFive Investments Holding Limited) ("BlueFive") (the "Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights"); 2.2. issuing 5,000,000 new ordinary shares by converting the debt extended by the Marketing and Agencies Services Commercial Company Limited and the Saudi General Investment Services and Trading Company (the "Substantial Shareholders") (the "Debt Conversion"). The Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights and the Debt Conversion shall be referred to as the "Capital Increase", and the Capital Reduction and Capital Increase shall be referred to as the "Proposed Transaction". It is worth noting that each of (i) the Capital Reduction; (ii) the Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights; and (iii) the Debt Conversion are conditional on the completion of all of them, whereby a procedure will not be implemented without implementing the two other procedures, subject to obtaining all required regulatory approvals and the approval of the extraordinary general assembly of each of the relevant resolutions. |
| Date of Board Meeting | 2026-09-01 Corresponding to 1448-03-19 |
| Capital before decrease | 300,000,000 Saudi Riyals |
| Capital after decrease | 124,000,000 Saudi Riyals |
| Percentage of Capital decrease | 58.67 % |
| Number of Shares before Decrease | 30000000 |
| Number of Shares after Decrease | 12400000 |
| Reasons for the Capital Decrease | In implementation of the Proposed Transaction pursuant to the share subscription agreement entered into with BlueFive on 13/11/1447H (corresponding to 30/4/2026G), including the restructuring of the Company's capital in order to partially offset its accumulated losses. |
| Method of Capital Decrease | Cancellation of 17,600,000 ordinary shares at a cancellation rate of 0.5867 per 1 share of the Company's shares. |
| Impact of the Capital Decrease on the Company's Obligations, Operations or Operational, Financial or Organizational Performance of the Company | There is no impact ‎from the Capital Reduction ‎on the Company's obligations, operations, or operational, financial or organizational performance of the Company, as the capital reduction will be in implemented through offsetting part of the accumulated losses, and the Capital Reduction is conditional on the completion of the Capital Increase. |
| Date of reduction | The end of the Second Trading Day after the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting at which the resolutions relating to the Capital Reduction, the Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights and the Debt Conversion are approved. |
| Approvals | The Proposed Transaction is conditional on the non-objection of the Insurance Authority, and the approval of each of the Capital Market Authority, Tadawul, the General Authority for Competition (or expiry of the relevant statutory waiting period), and the approval of the Company's extraordinary general assembly of each of the interdependent relevant resolutions relating to the Proposed Transaction. |
| Appointment of a Financial Advisor and the Submission of the Application for Capital Decrease to CMA | The Company has appointed GIB Capital as its financial advisor and AS&H Clifford Chance as its legal advisor with regard to the procedures of the Proposed Transaction, including the Capital Reduction. The Company will announce the submission of the Proposed Transaction applications to the CMA for its approval. |
| Additional Information | The Company notes that the Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights will result in the Company obtaining an amount of 126,000,000 Saudi Riyals. As for the Debt Conversion, it will result in the Company settling the debt extended by the Substantial Shareholders in an aggregate amount of 50,000,000 Saudi Riyals (the "Substantial Shareholders Loan"). The Company's objective from the Capital Increase is to restructure the Company's share capital, settle the Substantial Shareholders Loan and enhance its solvency and financial position. The date of voting eligibility on the board of directors' recommendations for the Proposed Transaction shall be the day of the extraordinary general assembly that will approve the Capital Reduction, the Capital Increase with Suspension of Preemptive Rights and the Debt Conversion. Subscription to the new shares issued for the Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights will be limited to BlueFive only, in accordance with the subscription agreement executed by the Company on 13/11/1447H (corresponding to 30/4/2026G). It is worth noting that each of (i) the Capital Reduction; (ii) the Capital Increase with the Suspension of Preemptive Rights; and (iii) the Debt Conversion are conditional on the completion of all of them, whereby a procedure will not be implemented without implementing the two other procedures. The Company's capital after completion of the Proposed Transaction will be 300,000,000 Saudi Riyals. BlueFive will own 42.0% of the Company's share capital following completion of the Proposed Transaction. Each of the Substantial Shareholders will own approximately 10.8% of the Company's share capital following completion of the Proposed Transaction. With respect to the Debt Conversion, each of the Saudi General Investment Services and Trading Company and Marketing and Agencies Services Commercial Company Limited is considered a related party to the Debt Conversion given that they are substantial shareholders in the Company, and the Substantial Shareholders Loan will be converted into shares in their favour. It is worth noting that there are cases of conflict of interest impacting three directors of the board, namely, Mr. Saud Alsulaiman given his ownership of a stake in BlueFive Investments Holding Limited and the Saudi General Investment Services and Trading Company, Mr. Jamal Aldabbagh given his ownership of a stake in Marketing and Agencies Services Commercial Company Limited and Mr. Mohamed Husnee Jazeel, given that he occupies an executive position in Aldabbagh Group, of the sole shareholder of Marketing and Agencies Services Commercial Company Limited. The conflicted directors have abstained from voting on the Board Resolution. |
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