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N239bn Rights Issue To Deepen UBA’s International Expansion

by Olushola Bello
8 months ago
in Business
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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc said it will utilise the net proceeds of its ongoing N239.4 billion rights issue to invest in additional digital technologies and business expansions that will strengthen the bank’s seven and half decades of impressive performance.

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UBA is offering 6.84 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each to existing shareholders at N35 per share. The rights issue is pre-allotted on the basis of one new ordinary share of 50 kobo each to every five ordinary shares held as at November 05, 2024. The rights issue is scheduled to close on December 24, 2024.

Group chairman, UBA, Tony Elumelu, said the primary objective of the ongoing rights issue is to strengthen the bank’s position as a pan-African banking industry leader and a highly rewarding institution for all stakeholders.

He said the group decided on the rights issue to ensure that shareholders continue to derive undiluted benefits from a stronger, more innovative and resilient pan-African banking group.

Elumelu said the rights issue would enable the bank to drive organic expansion and business growth within and outside Nigeria, while strengthening its international operations, adding that UBA recently signed an agreement to commence full banking operations in France.

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According to him, with presence in key global financial hubs including the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), France and United Arab Emirates (UAE), the bank would deepen its global operations by investing more in these global markets and further extend its global reach.

He noted that, “With African subsidiaries contributing more than 50 per cent of the group’s overall performance, the bank would also make additional investments in existing African operations while exploring new opportunities. UBA currently has operations in 19 African countries outside of Nigeria.”

He pointed out that the bank’s expansion plan is driven by its philosophy of developing African businesses, noting that UBA is not only expanding its geographical reach, but also playing a strategic and pivotal role in the economic transformation of Africa as a continent.

He added that while the rights issue would enable the bank to meet the new capital requirements stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the net proceeds would put the bank in a better stead to expand lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

He outlined that the bank would make substantial additional investments in technologies to consolidate its reputation as a cutting-edge financial services group and deliver a more robust customer experience.

To him, new investments in information and communication technology (ICT) would further strengthen the group’s digitisation and operational efficiency, thus fostering improving coordination and synchronisation amongst the various entities and delivering improved service delivery and customer satisfaction.

UBA said it plans to strengthen collaboration and partnership with TELCOs and FinTechs to drive technology-enabled initiatives across Africa that will improve intra-trade, remittances, and payments across Africa.

The bank added that it plans to broaden its payment capabilities to enable it to transform the way merchants collect payments by offering solutions that offer seamless, secure and user-friendly ways of managing and consummating transactions.

Elumelu reiterated the bank’s long-term strategy of becoming the undisputed leading and dominant financial services institution in Africa, with greater emphasis on Nigeria.


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