Among the big four State-owned banks, VietinBank and Vietcombank have made this information public, while BIDV has yet to follow suit.

As stipulated by Clause 5, Article 49 of the Credit Institutions Law, which came into effect on July 1st, several credit institutions have begun publishing the list of shareholders holding at least 1% of their charter capital.

Within the group of big four state-owned banks, Agribank remains wholly state-owned. Meanwhile, VietinBank and Vietcombank have disclosed their shareholders who own 1% or more of their charter capital, while BIDV has not yet released this information.

On August 1st, BIDV issued a notice to shareholders requesting the initial submission of information to facilitate the bank's disclosure, including personal identification numbers, business registration certificate numbers, details of related persons (both individuals and organizations), and the number and percentage of shares owned by shareholders and their related persons in the bank.

According to BIDV's Q2/2024 financial report, as of June 30th, 2024, the bank had a charter capital of 57 trillion VND, with the state holding 80.99% of the capital. The strategic shareholder, KEB Hana, contributed over 8.55 trillion VND, equivalent to 15% of BIDV’s charter capital.

VietinBank’s financial report shows that as of June 30th, 2024, the bank’s charter capital stood at 53.7 trillion VND. The state owns 64.46% of this, while the strategic shareholder, MUFG, holds 19.73% (1,059,477,261 shares), making it the largest institutional shareholder in the bank.

The list of shareholders holding 1% or more of VietinBank's charter capital includes the VietinBank Trade Union, which owns 1.15% of the bank's charter capital (61,633,846 shares).

Notably, Prudential Vietnam Life Insurance Co., Ltd. holds 1.07% of VietinBank's charter capital (57,619,985 shares). In addition, related persons to Prudential Vietnam also hold 0.05% of the bank's charter capital (2,986,075 shares).

Prudential Vietnam not only holds a significant stake in VietinBank but also appears on the list of shareholders owning 1% or more of the charter capital in both ACB and MB. Specifically, Prudential Vietnam owns 1.56% of ACB's charter capital (69.5 million shares) and 1.24% of MB's charter capital (65.7 million shares).

Meanwhile, Vietcombank’s disclosure revealed that the only shareholder owning 1% or more of its charter capital is the Singapore Government Investment Fund, with a 1.67% stake (93,313,471 shares).

According to Vietcombank’s financial report, the bank’s charter capital is 55.891 trillion VND, with the state holding 74.8% (nearly 4.181 billion shares) and the strategic foreign shareholder, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., owning 15% (over 838.327 million shares).

Tuan Nguyen