Article 12 of the Saudi Companies Law

المادة 12 من نظام الشركات · الفصل الأول: تأسيس الشركة

The article requires a company's contracts, receipts and documents to show its name, form, address, e-mail and register number, its capital and the paid-up part, and the words "under liquidation" during liquidation.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يجب أن يوضع على العقود والمخالصات وغيرها من الوثائق التي تصدرها الشركة البيانات الآتية:

أ- اسم الشركة وشكلها وعنوان مركزها الرئيس وبريدها الإلكتروني -إن وجد- ورقم قيدها لدى السجل التجاري.

ب- رأس مال الشركة ومقدار المدفوع منه. ويستثنى من ذلك شركة التضامن وشركة التوصية البسيطة.

ج-عبارة (تحت التصفية) مضافة إلى اسم الشركة خلال مدة التصفية.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 12 explained in plain English

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Frequently asked questions about Article 12 of the Saudi Companies Law

What information must appear on a company's contracts?

The company's name, form, head office address, e-mail if any and commercial register number, and its capital and the amount paid up.

Must a general partnership state its capital in its documents?

No. The article excepts the general partnership company and the simple limited partnership company from stating the capital and the amount paid up.

When are the words "under liquidation" added to a company's name?

They are added to the company's name during the liquidation period.

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The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.