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Article 12

No: M/51 Date(g): 3/7/2012 | Date(h): 14/8/1433 Status: In-Force
This article has been amended in accordance with the Royal Decree No. (M/272) dated 04/12/1445H, corresponding to 10/06/2024G. Please refer to the Arabic version of this article to read the last updated version.
 1.A finance company may not:
 
  a.extend any finance without collateral, and as an exception, the Regulations shall specify the rules for finance without collateral;
 
 
  b.finance or offer facilities collateralized by its shares;
 
 
  c.finance or offer facilities to an establishment or a company (other than joint stock companies listed in the Saudi Capital Market) if one of the members of the board of directors of the finance company or its external auditor is a partner or a director of the establishment or company receiving such finance;
 
 
  d.finance or offer facilities to persons or entities if one of the members of the board of directors of the finance company or its external auditor is a guarantor for receiving such finance or facilities;
 
 
  e.finance or offer facilities to any board member, director, spouses thereof or a relative to the second degree except upon collaterals specified by the Regulations;
 
 
  f.finance or offer facilities or guarantee any financial obligation of any of its employees in excess of his aggregate salaries for the period specified by the Regulations;
 
 
  g.acquire shares in another finance company without obtaining the approval of SAMA;
 
 
  h.finance or offer facilities to a company or establishment in which the finance company owns, directly or indirectly, a percentage exceeding the percentage specified by the Regulations;
 
 
  i.finance or offer facilities to a company or establishment which owns in the finance company, directly or indirectly, a percentage exceeding the percentage specified by the Regulations;
 
 
 2.Without prejudice to public and private rights prescribed by law, any board member of a finance company or any external auditor who receives finance in breach of sub-clause 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of this Article shall be deemed dismissed as specified under the provisions of the Regulations.