Sumitomo Mitsui Banking now owns 91% of Bank BTPN after acquiring 2.29 billion shares
14 Mar 2024 20:35
On Friday, March 8, over 2.29 billion shares of PT Bank BTPN Tbk (BTPN) were annexed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Equity, the bank's majority shareholder. SMBC had previously owned about 88.52% of BTPN shares, but after this most recent transaction, its ownership has increased to 91.06%. PT Bank HSBC Indonesia was chosen to facilitate the purchase. In addition, Low Tuck Kwong, the controlling shareholder of PT Bayan Resources Tbk (BYAN), acquired 173.02 million BYAN shares. The ownership of this individual investor increased as well, going from 61.61% to 62.12%.