{"id":698493,"date":"2026-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=698493"},"modified":"2026-05-03T03:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:13:40","slug":"cairo-economic-court-backs-juhayna-blocking-baladna-board-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/03\/cairo-economic-court-backs-juhayna-blocking-baladna-board-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairo Economic Court backs Juhayna blocking Baladna board representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The Cairo Economic Court is backing EGX-listed <\/strong><strong>Juhayna\u2019s<\/strong><strong> decision to <\/strong><strong>block <\/strong><strong>Qatari dairy rival Baladna from seeking board representation<\/strong>, according to a statement from Juhanya laying out the latest in the standoff between the two companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The court upheld Juhayna\u2019s decision to bar Baladna\u2019s candidate from standing for <\/strong><strong>election to the company\u2019s board of directors<\/strong>, citing what it said was a \u201cviolation of competition standards and anti-monopoly regulations,\u201d the statement said. The court also noted that Juhayna\u2019s general assembly hadn\u2019t given the candidate the exemption they would need to stand for the board. Article 97 of the Companies Law, Juhayna said, requires that a company\u2019s general assembly specifically allow a candidate to stand for the board if she or he is involved in a similar or competing business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>BACKGROUND- The Financial Regulatory Authority <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/24\/juhayna-drops-competitor-clause-after-fra-intervention-clearing-path-for-baladnas-board-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in December<\/a> struck down a competitor clause in the company\u2019s articles of association. 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The founding Thabet family\u2019s Pharon Investment holds just over 50%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Advisors:<\/strong> Matouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy represented Juhayna in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Market <\/strong><strong>reax<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>On the day of the announcement, Juhayna\u2019s share price fell 2.1% by the time the bourse shut its doors for the weekend at EGP 28.49 per share.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The court cited a \u201cviolation of competition standards and anti-monopoly regulations\u201d in its 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