The Board of Directors has approved on March 20, 2023 the declaration of stock dividend equivalent to 22% of the Company's outstanding capital stock, amounting to approximately 341,000,000 common shares with par value of Php 341,000,000.00. The stock dividends declared will be issued following the increase in the authorized capital stock. On July 3, 2023, the Stockholders approved the declaration of stock dividend during the Annual Stockholders' Meeting. On September 29, 2025, the Company has received the SEC’s approval on the Increase in Authorized Capital Stock and issued a Certificate of Increase dated September 23, 2025. On October 6, 2025, the Company received the SEC Order authorizing the issuance of 341,000,000 shares on the par value of P1.00 per share or Php341,000,000.00 to cover the stock dividends declared on March 20,2023 by its Board of Directors and ratified by the corporation’s stockholders representing at least 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock on July 3, 2023 and the issuance of shares of stocks to stockholders of record as of October 10, 2025. The payment date has been set on October 22, 2025.
Note: The issuance of the stock dividends is an exempt transaction under Section 10.1(d) of the Securities Regulation Code, as amended and do not require any written confirmation of exemption from the SEC. |