Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director of al khaliji during the virtual AGM.
Doha: Despite challenges posed by coronavirus outbreak, the performance of Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) remained strong, said Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director of al khaliji. He was addressing the virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) meeting held yesterday.
Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, presented the Board of Directors’ report on the Bank’s activities and financial position for the year that ended on December 31, 2020 and future plans.
He said, “2020 was, without doubt, a year like no other owing to the coronavirus pandemic the ramifications of which had a major impact on the global economy and every aspect of daily life. al khaliji’s performance remained strong despite the enormous challenges of 2020, has proven itself to be competent during troubling times and has managed to increase its net profit and achieve selective balance sheet growth. Our success is primarily owing to our Qatar centric strategy, strong financial foundation, team commitment and loyal shareholders and customer base.”
During the meeting, the shareholders of al khaliji reviewed and endorsed the External Auditor’s Report on the Bank’s accounts. They considered and endorsed the financial statements for the fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2020 as presented to the meeting and approved the Board’s proposal to distribute a cash dividend equal to 5.6 percent of the share nominal value, i.e. QR0.056 per share for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2020, and added the remaining profits to the accounting reserves.
Furthermore, the shareholders reviewed and endorsed the External Auditor’s Report on the requirements of Article (24) of the Corporate Governance Code of Companies and Legal Entities Listed on the Primary Market issued by Qatar Financial Markets Authority concerning the Bank’s compliance with the Corporate Governance regulations and Internal Control over Financial Reporting. They also discussed and endorsed the 2020 Corporate Governance Report including the remuneration policy of the Board and Senior Management. They approved the appointment of Deloitte and Touch as external auditors for the fiscal year 2021. Board annual remuneration was agreed and the members absolved from liability as at the end of year 2020.
At this meeting, the shareholders endorsed the financial statements for the fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2020, which reflect a net Profit after Tax of QR683m.
Subject to the approval of the Extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders on the proposed merger between al khaliji and Masraf Al Rayan, the AGM approved the extension of the mandate of the current of al khaliji with its current composition and members as elected in the General Meeting of Shareholders of al khaliji on February 27, 2018 until the Effective Date of the proposed merger with Masraf Al Rayan.
In compliance with the instructions of Qatar to prevent all forms of gathering, amid efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the AGM meeting, held virtually, was attended by al khaliji’s shareholders, regulators, Board members, management and staff, and other investors and analysts.
