المادة 7(a): Instructions for Opening Investment Accounts for Legal Persons

a) Opening Investment Accounts for Saudi Companies and Companies from GCC Member States

1) To open an investment account for a Saudi company, the company must be incorporated in accordance with the Companies Law, and to open an investment account for a company from a GCC member state, the company must fall within the scope of the definition of a GCC legal person.

2) Unless the company is listed on the Exchange, the capital market institution must verify that the company has what provides that it is permitted to invest in the fields it is intending to invest in.

3) To open an investment account for a Saudi or GCC company, the capital market institution may use the guidance list of documents provided in Annex (1) of these Instructions by obtaining information of such documents and verifying them.

4) When opening an investment account for a listed company on the Exchange (excluding banks, finance companies and capital market institutions insurance companies) or an affiliate of the listed company included in its consolidated financial statements, the capital market institution must comply with the following additional conditions: -The listed company's investment in securities listed on the Exchange shall be based on a Board of Directors' resolution of the listed company and the company that the investment account is to be opened for (if it is an affiliate of that company). Such resolution shall also determine the investment controls, and prior to opening the investment account, the capital market institution must obtain and verify information of the resolution. -Unless the investment of the listed company, or that of its affiliate, is for one year (in which period the company commits not to sell the security before the elapsing of one year from the time of last purchase of the security issued by the same issuer), the investment in securities must be through an investment fund or investment portfolio managed by an capital market institution based on a management contract, which clearly states that there is a complete segregation between the listed company, its affiliates, and the investment decisions, and that the terms of contract do not conflict with such requirement. The capital market institution must ensure that the terms of contract are in accordance with these controls prior to signing the management contract with the listed company or its affiliate. ماع - Public -The capital market institution must notify the Authority without delay of any management contract signed with any listed company or its affiliate and refer to the number of the investment account opened for such purpose and the number of the investment portfolio linked to it.