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UFC plans rights issue
United Finance Company (UFC), Oman's biggest non-banking fin-ance company (NBFC), which announced a 182 per cent growth in net profit in 2007, is in the process of raising its equity further through a rights issue of 20 per cent at an offer price of 150 baisas per share.
- By Sunil K. Vaidya, Bureau Chief
- Published: 01:28 January 31, 2008
Muscat: United Finance Company (UFC), Oman's biggest non-banking finance company (NBFC), which announced a 182 per cent growth in net profit in 2007, is in the process of raising its equity further through a rights issue of 20 per cent at an offer price of 150 baisas per share.
"The rights issue will mostly likely close by second quarter of year 2008," Raghavan K Murti, chief executive officer, said.
The UFC board has also proposed a 20 per cent stock dividend.
Meanwhile, the company reported a net profit 4.12 million Omani riyals for 2007, against 1.46 million riyals net profit posted in 2006.
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