Fidelity Bank seeks approval and listing of a Rights Issue of 3.2 billion ordinary shares on NGX

Fidelity Bank Plc has through its Stockbrokers, APT Securities & Funds Limited, submitted an application to Nigerian Exchange Limited for the approval and listing of a Rights Issue of 3.2 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N10 per share.

This was contained in the NGX’s weekly report seen by CN.

According to the report, the right issue is based on one (1) new ordinary share for every ten (10) existing ordinary shares held as of the close of business on Friday, 5 January 2024.

The Qualification Date for the Rights Issue is 5 January 2024.

The statement reads:

• “Trading License Holders are hereby notified that Fidelity Bank Plc (Fidelity or the Bank) has through its Stockbrokers, APT Securities & Funds Limited, submitted an application to Nigerian Exchange Limited for the approval and listing of a Rights Issue of Three Billion, Two Hundred Million (3,200,000,000) ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N10 per share based on one (1) new ordinary share for every ten (10) existing ordinary shares held as at the close of business on Friday, 5 January 2024. The Qualification Date for the Rights Issue is 5 January 2024”.

CN recently reported that Fidelity Bank Plc has passed a resolution to increase its share capital from N16 billion to N22.6 billion, paving the way for its planned public offer to begin.

Fidelity Bank Plc disclosed plans to inflate its share capital from N16 billion to N22.6 billion, according to recent resolutions from its Extra-Ordinary General Meeting which was held virtually on August 11, 2023.

These are the excerpts from the EGM

Key Takeaways from the EGM

• 1. Boost in Share Capital: Fidelity’s share capital is poised to surge, with the creation of a whopping 13.2 billion additional ordinary shares each priced at N0.50.
• 2. Capital-Raising Drive: In a bid to increase its financial muscle, the bank will launch a public offer for up to 10 billion ordinary shares. Additionally, a rights issue will allow existing shareholders to snap up 3.2 billion ordinary shares. Intriguingly, for every ten shares an investor holds, they can bag one new share.
• 3. Board’s Empowerment: The resolutions have equipped Fidelity Bank’s Board of Directors with the green light to allocate the freshly issued shares, which will stand toe-to-toe with the bank’s existing shares, subject, of course, to obtaining the nod from regulatory bodies.
• 4. Compliance and Due Diligence: The board is all set to ensure all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed. This encompasses adherence to regulatory protocols, timely submission of mandatory regulatory filings, and clinching all the needed approvals.

Recall that Nairametrics first announced that the bank plans to raise capital via a combination of a public offer and a rights issue.

Fidelity Bank says it is to raise its share capital to N22.60 billion as the company looks to explore strategic growth.