The Capital Market Authority approves the capital increase request for Saudi British Bank through issuance of bonus shares

The CMA Board has issued its resolution number (4-2-2012) on 14/02/1433H (08/01/2012G) approving Saudi British Bank’s request to increase its capital from SAR (7,500,000,000) to SAR (10,000,000,000) through issuing one bonus share for every three existing shares owned by the shareholders who are registered in the shareholders registry at the closing of trading on the day of the extraordinary general assembly. Such increase will be paid by transferring an amount of SAR (2,500,000,000) from retained earnings account to the bank's capital. Consequently, increasing company's outstanding shares from (750,000,000) shares to (1,000,,000,000) shares, by an increase of (250,000,000) shares. The bonus shares eligibility is limited to the shareholders who are registered in the shareholders registry at the close of trading on the day of the extraordinary general assembly, which will be determined later by the bank's board, and should be held within six months from the approval date.