Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank in a disclosure to Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently said that the bank plans to raise Rs. 7.6 billion via a Rights Issue to further boost its Tier 1 Capital to support the Bank’s future business expansion plans. The disclosure said that the Issue will be on the basis of two new shares for five held at Rs. 72 each and entails an offering of 106 million shares.
In latest interim results statement DFCC Bank said it consistently maintains capital ratio above the Basel III minimum capital requirements. As at 30 September 2018, the DFCC Group’s Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio stood at 10.722% while the total capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.067%. DFCC Bank recorded Tier 1 and total capital adequacy ratios of 10.360% and 15.732% respectively as at 30 September 2018, and outlines that the ratios are well above the minimum regulatory requirements of 7.875% and 11.875%.
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