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Dec 06 2011

Yamama Saudi Cement Board Proposes 50% Bonus Share Issue

Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011

(This story was originally published Monday.)

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)-- Yamama Saudi Cement Co. (3020.SA) Monday said its board will seek the authority's approval to boost the company's capital by 50% to almost 2.03 billion Saudi riyals ($540 million) from the current SAR1.35 billion.

Yamama Cement , one of the kingdom's largest cement producers, said the board has proposed that the capital hike be carried out via a one-for-two bonus share issue through the capitalization of part of its reserves.

The company said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse website that the proposed SAR675 million capital increase aims to finance its future capital expansions.

Shares closed up 6.8% to SAR66.25 Monday in a overall positive market.

By Shikrallah Nakhoul, Zawya Dow Jones, +961 1 985757, shikrallah@zawya.com

Copyright (c) 2011 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

06-12-11 0400GMT

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