QNB Group Seeks Shareholder Approval to Increase Non-Qatari Share Ownership Limit to 49%

March 12, 2018

QNB Group intends to recommend to the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Bank, to approve increasing the percentage of non-Qatari ownership in the Company’s capital to 49% instead of 25% in accordance with the applicable provisions of Law No. 9 of 2014 regulating the Investment of Non-Qatari Capital in the Economic Activity and subject to approval of the concerned regulators.

An Extraordinary General Assembly will be convened to present and approve the proposed amendment to QNB’s Articles of Association by adding an agenda item in respect of the above after securing the appropriate Extraordinary General Assembly approval of the proposed amendment.