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May 09 2011

Jabal Omar to increase capital by SR2.58bn

By By GALAL FAKKAR JEDDAH: The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved the increase of Jabal Omar Development Company 's capital by SR2.58 billion. The subscription of the new shares would be restricted to shareholders who were on the list on the day of its general assembly meeting scheduled to be held end of this month.

The nominal value and number the new shares to be floated for subscription would be decided after the stock exchange on the day of the general assembly meeting, informed sources said. The move comes as part of the company's efforts to complete the housing project located close to the Grand Mosque in Makkah as quickly as possible.

The company has appointed a new contractor after the previous contractor delayed the project that aims at building 36 residential towers comprising 12,000 rooms within the next three years to meet the requirements of the increasing number of pilgrims.

"The general plan of the project includes construction of a pedestrian path with a width of 40m and length of 300m from the end of King Abdul Aziz Road to the western courtyard of the Grand Mosque, passing through the residential project," one source said.

He said the pedestrian path would facilitate the movement of pilgrims and other worshippers who come from the side of the road and neighboring residential districts and help them reach the mosque quickly. "A tunnel will be established along Ibrahim Khaleel Street to facilitate the movement of vehicles and separate them from pedestrians," the source said.

The company will construct part of the first ring road at its expense, from Umm Al-Qura Road to Ibrahim Khaleel Street with a length of 600 meters. The project is designed to accommodate 150,000 worshippers, including 85,000 on the prayer places of the residential towers and their courtyards.

Abdul Rahman Faqeeh, chairman of the company's board of directors, said the project was delayed because of changing contractors and because of delay in vacating owners of real estate properties that existed in the area. "Some owners have not yet vacated their properties worth SR405 million," he pointed out.

© Arab News 2011

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