Announcement regarding the completion of the share transfer
Announcement regarding the completion of the share transfer
We set forth below the information provided to us by our shareholders Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (“BBVA”) and Doğuş Holding A.Ş.;
In accordance with the terms of the agreement between BBVA and Doğuş Group which was previously disclosed on November 19, 2014, sale of shares representing %14.89 of the share capital of T. Garanti Bankası A.Ş. (“Garanti Bank”) with a nominal value of TL 625,380,000 by Doğuş Group to BBVA have now been completed. Following the acquisition BBVA’s stake in Garanti Bank has now reached %39.9. Doğuş Group’s interest in Garanti Bank has decreased to %10 of the share capital. The purchase price paid on the transfer date by BBVA is TL 8.765 per share. In addition, the sellers have already received the dividend paid to Garanti Bank’s shareholders in April, 2015 amounting to 0.135 Turkish Liras per share and accordingly the total purchase price reached TL 8.90 per share in line with the disclosure made in November 19, 2014.
In addition to the information sent to us by our shareholders the Board of Directors of our Bank approved the following matters at the time of the transfer of shares;
- transfer of shares representing %14.89 of the share capital of the Bank from Doğuş Group members to BBVA and registration of the same in the Bank’s Share Ledger;
- appointment of Maria İsabel Goiri Lartitegui and Javier Bernal Dionis to the Board of Directors to two vacant memberships following the resignation of Mr. Angel Cano Fernandez and Mr. Manuel Castro Aladro; and
- resignation of Mr. Ergun Özen from his position as CEO effective as of September 2, 2015 and appointment of Ali Fuat Erbil who will assume the CEO position on September 2, 2015 after obtaining the necessary legal approvals and procedures.
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