Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority approved The Company for Cooperative Insurance's request to raise its capital from SAR 1.5 billion to SAR 2.25 billion by issuing one bonus share for every two existing shares held by shareholders registered at the Security Depository Center at the close of the second trading day after the due date to be set later by the company's board, funded through a SAR 750 million transfer from retained earnings, which will increase outstanding shares from 150 million to 225 million, with the extraordinary general assembly required to be held within six months of the approval and the company required to satisfy all regulatory requirements and applicable laws.