CfC Stanbic Holdings

CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited
Public
KN: CFC
Industry Banking and Finance
Founded 2008 through merger [1]
Headquarters CfC Stanbic Center
Chiromo Road
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
 Greg Brackenridge
Group CEO
Fred N. Ojiambo
Chairman[2]
Products Commercial and Investment banking
Revenue Increase KES: 16.20 billion (2013)
Increase KES: 5.41 billion (2013)
Total assets Increase KES: 180.51 billion (2013)
Total equity Increase KES: 32.4 billion (2013) [3]
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CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited, is a financial services organization in Kenya. The Group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya and South Sudan. CfC Stanbic Holdings is a member of the Standard Bank Group, a financial services giant based in South Africa. The institution is licensed and governed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator.

Overview

The institution serves the banking needs of large and small business customers as well as individuals. CfC Stanbic Holdings is a large financial services organization in Kenya, with an asset base valued at over KES: 180.51 billion (USD:2.04 billion), as of December 2013. At that time, shareholder's equity was valued at about KES:32.43 billion (USD:366 million).[4]

History

CfC Stanbic Holdings, as it exists today, is the result of a through merger between Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited and CfC Bank Limited.

CfC Bank Limited

CFC Bank Limited (CFC Bank) was incorporated as Credit Finance Corporation an finance institution and was listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.[5] Due to changing trends, regulatory requirements in the Kenyan banking industry and the need to meet growing customer requirements, Credit Finance Corporation obtained a commercial banking license from the Central Bank of Kenya in March 1995 and changed its name to CfC Bank Limited.[6] The bank was associated with Moi Era individuals such as Former Attorney-General Charles Njonjo, Jeremiah Kiereini and Bruce Mackenzie who held shares in the company through African Liaison and Consultants Services Limited.[7] In 2004, CfC Bank entered into the insurance industry through the acquisition of American Life Insurance Company (Kenya) Limited, a subsidiary of AIG and changed its name to CfC Life Assurance Company Limited (now part of Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited).[8]

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited (SBK) was founded in 1992 when Standard Bank Investment Corporation (Stanbic Bank), acquired the Kenyan operations of ANZ Grindlays Bank.[9] The bank's name was changed from Grindlays Bank International (Kenya) Limited to Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited in 1993.[10] The Bank was 96.31% owned by Standard Bank through Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited (SAHL) and the balance of 3.69% held by the Government of Kenya.

The Merger

On November 12, 2007, the shareholders of CFC Bank at an Extraordinary General Meeting approved the merger of CFC Bank and Stanbic Bank. This was the largest banking merger in Kenya's history.[11] The Merger was executed in three interlinked phases:[12]

  1. CfC Bank acquired 100% of SBK through the allotment new fully paid shares of CfC to SBK’s shareholders.
  2. On completion of the allotment of shares in phase one, SAHL acquired an additional CfC shares from existing shareholders. SAHL’s shareholding in CfC was increased to 60% of the revised share capital of CfC.
  3. On completion of phases one and two above, there was an internal reorganisation, effectively to transfer CfC’s banking business to SBK to form a merged single banking operation. SBK was then renamed CfC Stanbic Bank Limited and retained its banking licence. The banking licence for CfC was returned to the Central Bank of Kenya to allow it to operate purely as a listed non-operating holding company, renamed CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited (CSHL).

The merger process was completed by June 1, 2008.[13]

The Post merger structure was a follows:

Post Merger

After the Merger, the management engaged in restructuring of operation. In 2009, CfC Stanbic Holdings began restructuring its group corporate structure including the demerger of the Insurance Businesses into CfC Insurance Holdings Limited. Liberty Holdings Limited became on board as strategic investor in CfC Insurance Holdings Limited. The restructure involved consolidating all its insurance businesses to CfC Insurance Holdings Limited and later a demerger of the insurance arm . This was completed in April 2011 with the listing of CfC Insurance Holdings Limited on the NSE through introduction. These shares were distributed to CfC Stanbic Holdings shareholders as a form of dividend. The Banking and Financial Services Businesses were retained in CfC Stanbic Holdings and remain the core business of the group. CfC Insurance Holdings Limited was later renamed Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited[14] as a step of aligning the group to the Liberty group corporate brand.[15]

The Post restructure and demerger left the group structure as follows:

Expansion

CfC Stanbic Holdings expanded into South Sudan in 2012 making it the third Kenyan bank to venture into the new African nation, after Kenya Commercial Bank Group and Equity Group Holdings Limited.[16]

Member Companies

The companies that comprise CfC Stanbic Holdings include, but are not limited, to the following:[17]

  1. CfC Stanbic Bank Limited - Retail banking - Nairobi, Kenya - 100% Shareholding - A commercial bank in Kenya, serving individuals and businesses, focusing mainly on large corporations.
  2. SBG Securities Limited - Investment banking - Nairobi, Kenya - 100% Shareholding - Offer investment banking services.
  3. CfC Stanbic Nominees Limited - 100% Shareholding held through CfC Stanbic Bank Limited - Holding securities purchased on behalf of customers of CfC Stanbic Bank, under the custodial services arrangements.
  4. CfC FS Nominees Limited - 100% Shareholding held through SBG Securities Limited - Holding securities purchased on behalf of customers of CfC Stanbic Financial Services Limited, under the custodial services arrangements.

Ownership

The stock of CfC Stanbic Holdings listed on the NSE, where it trades under the symbol: CFC.[18]

 CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 Stanbic Africa Holdings 60
2 Others 40
Total100.00

Governance

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of CfC Stanbic Holdings, is Fred N. Ojiambo. Greg Brackenridge serves as the Chief Executive Officer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ D&BIB, . (17 January 2013). "CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited: Brief Note 17th January 2013" (PDF). Dyer & Blair Investment Bank (D&BIB). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ↑ CFC, . "CfC Stanbic Holdings Leadership". CfC Stanbic Bank (CFC). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ↑ CFC, . (28 February 2014). "CfC Stanbic Holdings Full Year Results 2013" (PDF). CfC Stanbic Bank Holdings (CFC). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ↑ CFC, . (28 February 2014). "CfC Stanbic Holdings Full Year Results 2013" (PDF). CfC Stanbic Bank Holdings (CFC). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ↑ ERKIJ, . "Kenya Business: Capital Markets Overview". Embassy of the Republic of Kenya In Japan (ERKIJ). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ↑ CBK, . "Central Bank of Kenya: Non-Bank Financial Institutions Conversions to Commercial Banks From 1994 To 2008". Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Juma, Victor (29 January 2014). "Moi-Era Political Elite Exit Top CfC Stanbic Shareholders Roll". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. ↑ LKHL, . "The Heritage of Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited". Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (LKHL). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. ↑ SBSA, . (16 November 2007). "Circular To Standard Bank Group Shareholders Relating To ICBC". Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ↑ CFC, . (10 August 2012). "Standard Bank Investment Corporation (Stanbic) Acquired ANZ Grindlays Bank In 1992" (PDF). CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited (CFC), Page 32. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  11. ↑ CMAK, . "CfC Bank Annual Report 2007". Capital Markets Authority (Kenya) (CMAK). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  12. ↑ SBSA, . "CfC Stanbic Bank 2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Reuters, . (5 June 2008). "Kenya's CfC, Stanbic Banks Announce Start of Merger". Reuters. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  14. ↑ CfC Holdings shareholders approve name change
  15. ↑ Standard Bank, Press Release (7 April 2008). "Standard Bank Gets Regulatory Approval For CfC Acquisition". Standard Bank of South Africa Quoted by Bloomberg News. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  16. ↑ Star Reporter, . (13 June 2012). "CfC Stanbic Bank Enters South Sudan". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  17. ↑ CFC, . (10 August 2012). "CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited Information Memorandum, Page 71" (PDF). CfC Stanbic Bank (CFC). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  18. ↑ CFC, . (2012). "CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited Annual Report 2011, Page 8" (PDF). CfC Stanbic Holdings Limited. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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