Sunday 28 March 2010

National Bank of Kuwait Gets Central Bank "OK" to Increase Stake in Boubyan to 60%




The National Bank of Kuwait announced on the KSE today that it had received Central Bank of Kuwait approval to increase its stake in Boubyan Bank to up to 60%.  Currently, NBK owns 39.99% of Boubyan.
The Central Bank of Kuwait's approval is for purchases during the period 22 March 2010 through 20 May 2010.

NBK has been pursuing a majority in BB for some time now.  Earlier it had tried to purchase the stake held by Commercial Bank of Kuwait of some 19.99% which CBK had acquired by taking the collateral posted by The Investment Dar for a defaulted repo.  If the lawsuits raised by TID and KFH have been resolved, then CBK may be the source of NBK's new shares.

Announcement from KSE (Arabic only) below.


[10:47:38]  ِ.(الوطني)يحصل على موافقةالبنك المركزي لشراء حصة بحد أقصى60% في بنك بوبيان
يعلن سوق الكويت للأوراق المالية أنه قد ورد إليه الأن من بنك الكويت الوطني
كتاب يفيد بأن بنك الكويت المركزي قد وافق على رغبة بنك الكويت الوطني في ‏
شراء حصة بحد أقصى 60% من رأس مال بنك بوبيان ، وان اجل سريان ‏
هذه الموافقة هو ثلاثة اشهر تبدا من تاريخ 22-03-2010 وتنتهي فى ‏
ِ20-05-2010 ، علما بان البنك يتملك حاليا نسبة 39,99% من اسهم بنك ‏
بوبيان .‏

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