The Board of Directors of Union Bank of the Philippines (“UBP” or the “Bank”) approved the conduct of a Stock Rights Offering (“SRO”) of common shares to be issued from the Bank’s unissued authorized capital stock.
The proceeds from the SRO will be primarily used to partially fund the Bank’s acquisition of the consumer banking business of Citigroup, Inc. in the Philippines, and any amount of net proceeds remaining will be for general corporate purposes.
Please refer to C08643-2021 dated December 23, 2021 for the relevant disclosure of the Bank.
The Exchange approved the application of the Bank for the listing of up to 800,000,000 common shares (“Right Shares”), with a par value of Php10.00 per share, to cover its SRO to all stockholders as of the proposed record date of April 11, 2022, at an Offer Price of Php 64.55 to Php 73.78 per Rights Share. The Exchange’s approval of the listing of the Right Shares is subject to the Bank’s compliance with all applicable requirements and post-approval conditions of the Exchange.
Please refer to the attached final terms and conditions of the SRO for other details.
The Exchange will accordingly announce any developments on the Bank’s listing application.
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