Saudi Arabia approves dual listing of Pizza Hut, KFC franchisee

Reuters

Published Oct 31, 2022 12:00PM ET

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's market regulator said on Monday it had approved a concurrent and dual listing of Americana Group, the Middle East and North Africa franchisee of fast-food chains KFC and Pizza Hut, in the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Americana has approval to sell 30% of its shares, which will be the first to trade in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The Capital Market Authority said the approval was for a dual registration in the two countries and an offering of 2.53 billion shares.