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Article 26: Credit Limits

Date(g): 1/12/2021 | Date(h): 26/4/1443 Status: In-Force
1-The total amount of existing finance provided through the Platform shall not exceed 40 times the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company’s capital and reserves, unless a written non-objection letter from SAMA is obtained.
 
2-Finance shall be limited to commercial enterprises registered in Saudi Arabia, and the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company shall not grant financing for consumer purposes.
 
3-The total amount of existing finance provided to each Institutional Beneficiary that is a micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise shall not exceed SAR 7,500,000 (seven million five hundred thousand Saudi riyals), except for large enterprises, enterprises licensed to practice real estate development activity, or in case a written non-objection letter from SAMA is obtained.
 
4-The Participant’s contribution shall not exceed 25% of the Finance Amount requested for each Institutional Beneficiary. The existing financing for each Participant shall not exceed SAR 250,000 (two hundred fifty thousand Saudi riyals) for all finance options offered through the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Platform. Eligible Participants shall be excluded. The Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company may increase the maximum limit of existing financing for Participants after obtaining a written non-objection letter from SAMA.
 
5-Taking into account paragraph (1) of this Article, the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company may participate in financing Institutional Beneficiaries through the Platform and in this case, it shall consider the following:
 
 a) Obtaining a non-objection letter from SAMA for the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company to participate in financing Institutional Beneficiaries through the Platform.
 
 b) The Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company shall have an approved policy by the board to organize the participation process in financing Institutional Beneficiaries.
 
 c) The total existing finance provided by a Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company through its participation shall not exceed 8 times the capital and reserves, unless a non-objection letter from SAMA is obtained and provided that the existing finance does not exceed the financing limits referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article.
 
 d) The participation percentage shall not be less than (5%) and shall not exceed (25%) of the total Finance Amount required by the Institutional Beneficiary. SAMA may increase or decrease these percentages as it deems appropriate.
 
 e) SAMA may require the participation of the Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company, which obtains SAMA’s non-objection to finance Institutional Beneficiaries through the Platform, in all available opportunities if deemed necessary.