H.E. Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of Doha Bank, announced that the Extra Ordinary General Assembly of the Shareholders of Doha Bank has passed the below resolutions in its meeting held on Sunday 30th of November 2014:
The Extra Ordinary General Assembly meeting of the Shareholders of Doha Bank has unanimously approved the Scheme of Amalgamation under Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 of India to take over the business of India Operations of HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G on a going concern basis by Doha Bank Q.S.C, India, in terms of the draft Scheme of Amalgamation placed before the Shareholders and authorized the Board of Directors and those authorized by the Board of Directors to complete the required formalities to obtain approval of Qatar Central Bank and any other competent authority in Qatar and in India and to make any required changes, modifications and amendments to the Scheme of Amalgamation, take all necessary actions to execute this resolution and implement the Scheme of Amalgamation and sign all the relevant applications and documents in relation thereto to complete the transaction.
The Extra Ordinary General Assembly meeting of the Shareholders of Doha Bank has unanimously agreed to amend Article (21) of the Article of Association to be read after amendments as follows:
“The company shall be managed by Board of Directors of seven members elected by the Ordinary General Assembly through secret ballot.”
H.E. Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani extended his sincere thanks and gratitude to the shareholders and to the officials in Qatar Central Bank, Ministry of Economy and Trade and to Qatar Financial Markets Authority for their continued support to the Bank. He also extended his sincere thanks to the members of Board of Directors, CEO and executive management for their efforts and wished them all success and prosperity.
Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani,Chairman
Agenda of the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of the Shareholders held on Sunday November 30, 2014
- To consider and approve the Scheme of Amalgamation of the India Operations of the HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G with the transfer of the undertaking as a going concern under Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 of India and to combine the same with the India Branch of Doha Bank, in terms of the draft Scheme of Amalgamation placed before the shareholders, and to authorise the Board of Directors and those authorized by the Board to complete the required formalities, seek necessary approval of the regulators in Qatar and in India, to make any required changes, modifications and amendments to the Scheme of Amalgamation, take all necessary actions and procedures to execute the resolution and implement the Scheme of Amalgamation and sign all the relevant applications and documents as may be required in relation thereto to complete the transaction.
- Amending Article (21) of the Articles of Association to be read after amendments as follows:
“The company shall be managed by Board of Directors of seven members, elected by the Ordinary General Assembly through secret ballot.”