On 2 July 2021, RCBC was able to secure PSE approval of Listing of 315,287,248 Treasury Shares (reference to PSE Notice LN00145-2021) and the shares was eventually listed last 14 July 2021. This came from the Treasury shares resulting from the merger of RCBC and RCBC Savings Bank (see Circular Number C02807-2021).
On November 2, 2022 the Board of Directors approved the sale of 213,437,248 common stock held as treasury shares in the Bank and issuance of 168,619,976 authorized and unissued common stock of the Bank, and together with the Treasury Shares, to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”), the commercial banking arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (“SMFG”) which is the second largest bank in Japan, at a price per Sale Share of PhP 71.00 subject to the terms and conditions of the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, for an aggregate ownership of twenty percent (20.0%) of the total outstanding common stock of the Bank.
On July 31, 2023, there was a block sale of shares to SMBC through RCBC Securities. This came from the treasury shares resulting from the merger of RCBC and RCBC Savings Bank. The sale of 213,437,248 Shares held by the Bank in treasury to SMBC at a price per Sale Share of PhP71.00.
On July 31, 2023, there was an issuance of 168,619,976 authorized and unissued common shares of the Bank to SMBC.
The strategic investment by SMBC, which raises PHP27 billion of new Core Equity Tier 1 capital for the Bank, is part of the Bank’s capital raising plan to support long-term asset growth and digital investments. The proceeds from the investment will allow the Bank to finance the different requirements of key customers in the Corporate, SME and consumer segments and expand the reach of its Sustainable Finance Framework. |