RIYADH, 22 January 2004 — The board of directors of Jarir have recommended the distribution of SR20 per share to shareholders for last year, Eqtisadiah reported. Jarir Company’s profits were SR108.9 million last year. That represents an increase of 15% over previous year. Sales last year amounted to SR663.4 million compared with SR541 million in 2002. This is the third profit distribution for Jarir since the company became a joint stock company in October 2002.