PIJICO to offer 20% of shares to investors

April 23, 2016 - 09:55

Petrolimex Insurance Company, PIJICO (PGI), will issue 20 per cent of its shares to investors to raise its charter capital to VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.7 million), it was announced at the annual shareholders' meeting on April 21

HÀ NỘI — Petrolimex Insurance Company (PJICO), code PGI, will issue 20 per cent of its shares to investors to raise its charter capital to VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.7 million), it was announced at the annual shareholders’ meeting on Thursday.

Without revealing the names of the investors, general director of PJICO Đào Nam Hải said the firm was working with two foreign investors who paid attention to the stake, which would account for 17.7 million shares.

After raising the capital, the dominant shares in Petrolimex will be reduced from over 51 per cent to 42.5 per cent.

Hà Nội-based PJICO, serving the vehicle and asset insurance industry, reported VNĐ2.2 trillion in revenue last year, an increase of 5 per cent over 2014. It seeks another five per cent increase in revenues this year.

On Thursday, each share rose 0.6 per cent to close at VNĐ15,500 on the HCM Stock Exchange.— VNS

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