Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced the opening of its offer for subscription of 9,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N44.50 per ordinary share (the Offer).

This followed the clearance of the offer prospectus and registration of the offer shares by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC Nigeria).

GTCO, in a statement on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, said the net proceeds of the offer will be applied toward the recapitalisation of the company’s principal banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank Nigeria) as well as support group-wide growth and expansion initiatives.

According to the company, the application list for the offer opens on Monday, July 15, 2024, and closes on Monday, August 12, 2024.

It added: “The prospectus incorporating the application form is available in physical format at all GTBank Nigeria branches nationwide and in electronic format from www.gtcoplc.com.

“The prospectus and application forms can also be obtained in physical and electronic formats at the offices and websites of the Issuing Houses to the Offer:

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“Issuing Houses – Websites; Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited (Lead Issuing House) – stanbicibtccapital.com; ABSA Capital Markets Nigeria Limited – cib.absa.africa; FCMB Capital Markets Limited – fcmbcapitalmarketsng.com; and Vetiva Advisory Services Limited – Vetiva.com.”

GTCO further stated that the prospectus and application forms are also available from the stockbrokers to the offer and other receiving agents nationwide.

Speaking on the launch of the public offer, the Group Chief Executive Officer of GTCO, Segun Agbaje, said: “This equity capital raise is timely and marks a significant milestone in our strategic plan to pivot the organisation for transformational growth across the banking businesses in and outside Nigeria and the non-banking businesses; differentiating it as a leading financial services group in Africa.

“Over the last three years, we have diversified the earnings of the group beyond pure banking play, through the creation of a payments subsidiary and selective acquisitions in the Funds Management and Pension Fund Administration sectors; delivering exceptional value to our stakeholders whilst also enriching the lives of people in every community where we operate.”

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