Banks raise foreign ownership ratio to improve financial strength
According to Military Bank (MB), the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) had adjusted the foreign ownership ratio of MB shares from 22.9% to 23.02% on November 9, baodautu.vn reported.
The move was made after MB issued nearly 362 million shares to pay pidends in 2019 to increase its charter capital to nearly VND27.98 trillion (US$1.2 billion).
Among its foreign shareholders, Dragon Capital funds Norges Bank and Amersham Industries Ltd are now the largest with ownership rates of 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively, as of June 25.
In addition, MB also plans to pide 25.6 million treasury shares with its existing shareholders from Q4 2020 to the end of Q1 2021.
Earlier, the board of directors of Techcombank approved to raise the bank’s foreign ownership limit from 22.4% to 22.5% of its charter capital.
Lienvietpostbank has also increased the ownership ratio of foreign investors from 5.5% to nearly 10%.
Meanwhile, VietCapitalBank will consult the bank’s general meeting of shareholders to authorise the board of directors to decide a new foreign ownership ratio.
Nam A Bank said it planned to sell shares to foreign investors from now to the end of this year to increase charter capital to nearly VND7 trillion through the issue of 57 million shares to pay pidends at a rate of 12.9% and a private placement of 143 million shares. The bank said it was in the process of negotiating with foreign investors.
In mid-2020, the market also recorded the sale of 15% shares of OCB Bank to Japanese’s Aozora Bank, raising the Vietnamese bank’s charter capital from VND7.89 trillion to VND8.76 trillion.
Vietnam’s finance and banking is still attracting foreign investors, but experts said the low ownership ratio of 30% capped for foreign investors was a barrier.
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