The Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, which is a major shareholder of Shinsei Bank, revealed that it has sent questionnaires to Shinsei Bank and SBI over the takeover bid by SBI Holdings, a major online finance company. Did.
Based on the responses from both parties, the policy is to carefully judge the response at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, where the invocation of takeover defense measures to prevent the takeover bid is consulted.
Shinsei Bank will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on the 25th of this month to prevent the takeover bid by SBI Holdings, and will discuss the implementation of takeover defense measures called "poison pills" that will reduce the voting rights ratio of SBI.
Prior to this, it was revealed that the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, a major shareholder who holds about 20% of Shinsei Bank's shares together with The Resolution and Collection Corporation, sent a questionnaire to each of Shinsei Bank and SBI.
According to this, Shinsei Bank is requested to show what fields and operations have corporate value and what kind of management will be carried out in order to increase that corporate value.
We also ask SBI to show what kind of contribution can be expected to improve the corporate value of Shinsei Bank through collaboration with regional financial institutions.
In both cases, the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan is requesting a response by the 12th of this month, and based on the responses of both parties, it is a policy to carefully judge the response at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
Meanwhile, Shinsei Bank revealed that Glass Lewis, an advisory firm that advises institutional investors on the pros and cons of the agenda, has issued a report recommending "agreement" for invoking takeover defense measures, affecting the whereabouts of the TOB. The movement of stakeholders is becoming active toward the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.