OREANDA-NEWS. September 05, 2013. This information was confirmed by the President of the National Bank Dorin Dragutanu, noting that the state retained a blocking stake of 33.3 % plus one share.

According to him, the government has considered various options for rehabilitation of the bank and came to the conclusion that the state should reduce its stake to the blocking one and private shareholders will assume the obligation to provide immediate capitalization of the bank.

Banca de Economii has informed on holding a closed share issue amounting to 80 million 249.7 thousand lei on August 7. The shareholders were offered to purchase an additional 16049940 of ordinary nominative shares with face value of 5 lei per share. It was agreed that if the unsigned shares remain, they can be purchased by other shareholders. As of late July 2013, equity of Banca de Economii amounted to 117.33 million lei and total regulatory capital - 203.32 million lei, respectively.