Nigerian Banking Sector: Titan Trust Bank To Take Over Union Bank - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2021
The Company Secretary of Union Bank, Somuyiwa Sonubi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to him, the Board of Directors of Union Bank has received a notification from Union Global Partners Ltd. – UGPL – the holder of a majority shareholding in the bank – of the execution of a share sale and purchase agreement between UGPL, some of its other existing shareholders, and Titan Trust Bank Limited for the sale of an aggregate 89.39% of the issued share capital of Union Bank held by the sellers to the purchaser.
The completion of the transaction is, however, subject to obtaining applicable regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent.
Established in 1917 and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1971, Union Bank is one of Nigeria’s long-standing financial institutions.
While it has a network of over 280 sales and service centres across the country, Titan Trust Bank began operation in October 2019.