Tadawul: Middle East Healthcare Co. Goes Ex-Dividend July 7

Shares of Middle East Healthcare Co. (Saudi German Health) trade ex-dividend Monday, July 7, on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The company’s stock will open at a price reduced by the dividend amount. Buyers after today do not qualify for the payout.

Two additional Tadawul-listed REITs also went ex-dividend today. Their names were not immediately available.

Ex-dividend dates matter most for traders holding shares around the record date. The price adjustment is mechanical, not a loss. Long-term shareholders see the dividend as cash in hand. Short-term traders who bought before the ex-date and sell after collect the dividend but absorb the price drop. On Tadawul, the settlement cycle means the dividend cash typically arrives within two weeks.

The move is routine. Saudi German Health last paid a dividend in 2024. The current payout reflects the company’s 2025 earnings distribution, approved at the annual general meeting in June.