The Capital Market Law
Art. FiftyStatus unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
a) Any person who obtains, through family, business or contractual
relationship, inside information (hereinafter an “insider”) is prohibited
from directly or indirectly trading in the Security related to such
information, or to disclose such information to another person with the
expectation that such person will trade in such Security.
Insider information means information obtained by the insider and which
is not available to the general public, has not been disclosed, and such
information is of the type that a normal person would realize that in view
of the nature and content of this information, its release and availability
would have a material effect on the price or value of a Security related to
such information, and the insider knows that such information is not
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generally available and that, if it were available, it would have a material
effect on the price or value of such Security.
b) No person may purchase or sell a Security based on information obtained
from an insider while knowing that such person, by disclosing such insider
information related to the Security, has violated paragraph (a) of this
Article.
c) The Authority has the power to establish the rules for specifying and
defining the terms provided for under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Article, and such acts or practices which the Authority deems appropriate
to exempt them from their application, as may be required for the safety
of the market and the protection of investors.
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Chapter Nine:
Regulation of Proxy Solicitations,
Restricted Purchase and Restricted
Offer for Shares
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The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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