ArmInfo. On December 1, 2016, placement of additional issue of common nominal stocks (UNIB) by "UNIBANK" OJSC, which started on November 29, 2016, was completed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, the press office of NASDAQ OMX Armenia has told ArmInfo.
The Bank submitted for placement 17,391,305 common nominal stocks for the amount of AMD 1,739,130,500 and with nominal value of AMD 100. 6 transactions for the amount of AMD 3,306,490,120 were concluded, as a result of which 14,376,044 common nominal stocks were placed. The placement price of a stock stood at AMD 230.
"UNIBANK" OJSC was established in 2001. One of the bank's main objectives is the financing of small and medium enterprises. Currently UNIBANK has 45 branches together in Armenia and in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as a representative office in Moscow. The Bank has been a member of the stock exchange since 2008 and a member of the securities settlement system since July 2015. Currently the Bank's common nominal stocks and coupon bonds are listed on the stock's main (A) list and the bonds main (Abond) list of NASDAQ OMX Armenia, respectively.
According to the Financial Rating of Armenian Banks by the Agency of Rating Marketing Information (ArmInfo), by 1 October 2016, Unibank's total capital amounted to 32 bln AMD (53.9% year-over-year growth), assets - 175.1 bln AMD (12.2% year-over-year rise), lending - 120.7 bln AMD (7.4% year-over-year growth), investments in securities - 12.2 bln AMD (45.2% year-over-year rise), liabilities - 145.1 bln AMD (5.8% year-over-year growth), including time deposits - 118.7 bln AMD (21.2% year-over-year growth). In Jan- Sept 2016, Unibank's net profit totaled 622.6 mln AMD (18.2% year-over-year decline, 85.4% decline in Q3 alone).