MANAMA: An agreement was signed between Bahrain Bourse (BHB) and ABC Bank on Tuesday, 10th May 2016, to assign Bahrain Bourse as a Share Registrar for the shares of ABC Bank.
The agreement was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Bourse, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, and Group Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Abdulla Naneesh.
Bahrain Bourse will provide ABC Bank with a variety of services that includes maintaining a record of the share register that holds the shares in electronic form, and updating the data of the registry resulted from dealing on the bank’s shares in accordance with the rules and regulations of Bahrain Bourse.
In addition, the bourse will provide ABC Bank with online services that include real-time shareholding confirmations with the percentage of investors’ holdings, key persons’ dealings, investors’ account statements, and other periodical reports.
It is worth noting that Bahrain Bourse issued a resolution regarding amending the listing requirements of the listed shareholding companies on the Main Board in Bahrain Bourse, which includes registering and depositing the issued shares in the Clearing, Settlement, Central Depository & Registry system in the Bourse, and requires that the establishment and management of the shareholders’ record in the company is in line with the electronic registry system licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain.
