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Saudi's Kingdom says Brexit costs it 150 million riyals on AccorHotels deal

Published 12/07/2016, 14:59
Updated 12/07/2016, 15:00
© Reuters. The logo of French hotel operator AccorHotels is seen on the facade of the company's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding (SE:4280) on Tuesday said it will record 150 million riyals (£30.4 million) less revenue from its share-swap deal with AccorHotels (PA:ACCP) due to foreign currency fluctuations caused by Brexit.

The investment firm of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in December agreed to exchange its stake in FRHI Holdings Ltd -- the parent of brands including Fairmont and Raffles -- for a 5.8 percent stake in the French firm as well as cash worth 1.27 billion riyals and other assets.

"The fluctuations in sterling and euro against the dollar as a result of the British referendum to leave the European Union had some impact on the deal," Kingdom said in a filing to the Saudi bourse, noting the financial impact would be reflected in its third quarter earnings.

© Reuters. The logo of French hotel operator AccorHotels is seen on the facade of the company's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris

Among the other assets which Kingdom will receive as part of the deal include a stake in the Claremont Hotel in California and an increase in its holding of London's Savoy hotel to 58.8 percent.

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