Officials of Doha Bank during the Ordinary General Assembly meeting.
Doha: Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of Doha Bank, said that the Ordinary General Assembly of the Shareholders in its meeting held yesterday endorsed the Board of Directors’ corporate Governance report for year 2020, balance sheet and profit & loss account for the financial year ended December, 31, 2020.
It also endorsed the Board’s recommendation to distribute cash dividends to the shareholders by QR0.075 per share.
During the meeting, the Chairman and Board members were discharged from the responsibility for the year 2020 and agreed to pay remunerations for board members for this year. He also stated that the AGM has appointed KPMG to audit Doha Bank’s accounts for the year 2021.
Sheikh Fahad also said that the Ordinary General Assembly of shareholders approved the extension of the period for issuance of bonds under the bank’s EMTN program that was previously approved in AGM on March 7, 2018 with the same components and parameters.
As per the parameters, the bond issuance will be in varying amounts which would, in aggregate, not exceed the EMTN program valuing $2bn and no single deal would exceed $1bn. It will be in various major currencies including US Dollar, Australian Dollar, Yen, Swiss Francs, and Sterling Pound and will be issued either by an SPV guaranteed by Doha Bank or through Doha Bank directly. The total outstanding/due Debt Notes “Bonds” of the bank should not exceed at any time the Bank’s capital and reserves. Delegation from ordinary AGM of shareholders would be valid for 3 years starting from the date of convention of the Generay Assembly meeting of the bank in March 2021.
During the EGM, the Chairman announced that the Shareholders have unanimously approved the proposed amendments to articles (3) and (14) of the Articles of Association of the Company and authorized The Chairman and/or the Vice Chairman and/or the Managing Director to indiviually sign the amended Articles of Association and complete the procedures for obtaining the necessary approvals from the competent authorities, and ratifying the authorization.
Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani extended his sincere thanks and gratitude to the Board members and to the shareholders, representatives of the supervisory authorities in the State of Qatar and the auditors for attending these meetings and wished them all the success and prosperity.
