Subscription begins today for Dkhoun’s 400,000-share offering on Nomu

Logo of Dkhoun National Trading Co.

Qualified investors began today, May 4, subscribing to 400,000 shares of Dkhoun National Trading Co. on the Nomu-Parallel Market. The price is set at SAR 121 per share.

The offering represents 20% of the company’s capital, which stands at SAR 20 million, divided into 2 million shares with a nominal value of SAR 10 each.

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The subscription period will run for five business days, ending on Thursday, May 8.

Today’s listings of Dkhoun National Trading Co. and Adeer Real Estate will bring this year’s IPOs to ten on the parallel market, following listings by Alshehili Co. for Metal Industries and ITMAM Consulting Co. on Jan. 5, Basma Adeem Medical Co. (Smile Care) on Jan. 13. In addition to Lamasat Co. on Jan. 20, Ratio Speciality Company for Trading and Hedab Alkhaleej Trading Co. on Feb. 16, Future Vision for Health Training Co. on April. 6, and Service Equipment Co. on April 13.

Nomu witnessed 28 IPOs in 2024.

On Dec. 9, 2024, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved Dkhoun’s application to offer its shares on Nomu.

The subscription is limited to certain categories of investors, including capital market institutions authorized to act on their accounts, as well as clients of capital market institutions authorized to carry out management operations.

This is provided that they are appointed under terms that enable them to take decisions related to accepting participation in the share offering and investment in Nomu on behalf of clients without prior consent.

The categories include the Saudi government, any government or international entity approved by the CMA, the Saudi market, any other financial market recognized by the CMA, or the Securities Depository Center (Edaa).

They also include companies owned by the government, directly or through a portfolio managed by a person authorized to practice management operations. This is in addition to investment funds, companies, and funds established in the GCC countries.

Investors qualified to participate in the subscription include non-resident foreigners who are allowed to invest in Nomu and who meet the requirements stipulated in the guidelines for investment of non-resident foreigners in Nomu.

They also include qualified foreign financial institutions and any legal person entitled to open investment accounts inside the Kingdom and with Edaa.

Natural persons are allowed to open investment accounts inside the Kingdom and with Edaa, provided they fulfill certain criteria, including the below:

They should have executed transactions in the securities markets worth a minimum of SAR 40 million, and at least 10 deals in each quarter during the past 12 months.

Natural persons should also have a net asset value of at least SAR 5 million and be working or have worked for at least three years in the financial sector.

They should hold a general certificate in securities dealing, approved by the CMA, and a professional certificate in the field of securities business, approved by an internationally recognized body.

Key background

Established in 2010, the company's current activity is the retail sale of perfumes, oud and incense.

Nafais Dkhoun Perfumes Co., a subsidiary, manufactures only Dkhoun’s products. It owns a fully-equipped plant in Riyadh that produces, mixes, fills, and packages perfumes and incense.