Today, Bank Harda Owned By Conglomerate Chairul Tanjung Holds General Meeting Of Shareholders, Discuss Rights Issue And Change Logo

Conglomerate Chairul Tanjung . (Photo: Doc. Forbes)

JAKARTA - PT Bank Harda Internasional Tbk will hold an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) for the 2020 financial year, today, Friday 7 May at 14.30, in Jakarta.

Quoted from the report on the agenda for the AGMS of Bank Harda, there were 10 agendas that were discussed in the meeting. One of them is the determination of the use of the company's net profit for the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

In 2020, the bank, which is owned by the conglomerate Chairul Tanjung, booked Rp37.01 billion, after losing two consecutive years, namely Rp123.14 billion in 2018 and Rp36.55 billion in 2019. Due to this loss, during 2020 Bank Harda did not distribute dividends to shareholders.

The next agenda is approval for additional capital with pre-emptive rights (PMHMETD) or rights issue. This bank, coded as BBHI, shares plans to increase its capital by providing preemptive rights.

The total number of shares planned to be issued is 7.5 billion shares with a nominal value of IDR 100 per share, or equivalent to 64.19 percent of the issued and fully paid-up capital in the company after the increase in the company's issued and paid-up capital. The meeting also discussed changes to the company's management.

PT Mega Corpora, a business entity owned by Chairul Tanjung which officially became the controlling shareholder of Bank Harda since mid-March 2021, submitted a proposal for changes to the composition of the management.

The meeting also discussed changing the company's name to support the plan to change business capital to a digital bank, followed by a change in the company's logo. Another agenda, the approval of the board of directors' annual report regarding the state and running of the company during the 2020 financial year.

Furthermore, the determination of the salary/honorarium for the company's directors and board of commissioners for the fiscal year 2021. Then, the approval of the appointment of a public accounting firm to audit the company's financial statements for the financial year 2021. Next, the company will also discuss a sustainable action plan in a meeting.

As well, the approval to increase the company's authorized capital thereby amending Article 4 paragraph 1 of the company's articles of association.