In June the central bank allowed VietinBank to increase its charter capital from VND37.2 trillion (US$1.6 billion) to over VND48 trillion ($2.1 billion) by paying dividends in shares for 2020. — Photo vietnamplus.vn At least around seven billion shares issued as dividends, under employee stock ownership plans and public issuances by banks are expected to enter the stock market in the two remaining quarters of the year. They include MB and Vietinbank with nearly two billion shares. In June MB shareholders approved the 2020 dividend payout of 35 per cent in shares. Also in June the central bank allowed VietinBank to increase its charter capital from VND37.2 trillion (US$1.6 billion) to over VND48 trillion ($2.1 billion) by paying dividends in shares for 2020. SHB offered 175 million shares for sales to the public at the same time. Besides, more than 540 million shares were issued as dividends at the rate of 25 per cent by ACB, 443 million bonus shares at the rate of 40 per …
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