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Bank of China aims to issue new HK shares soon
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-03-11 17:12
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Bank of China wants to issue additional Hong Kong-listed H shares as soon as possible in a follow-on offering equal to 20 percent of its existing H share capital, the chairman of China's fourth-largest lender by assets said on Thursday.
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Xiao was speaking to a news briefing during China's annual session of the top legislature.
Analysts briefed by the bank in January had said Bank of China was considering a new share sale in Hong Kong to raise capital, supplementing plans for a convertible bond issue of up to 40 billion yuan ($5.86 billion) to shore up its capital base and maintain its lending capacity.
