Itaú Corpbanca Files Material Event Notice Announcing Placement of New Shares and Setting the Price

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Itaú Corpbanca (NYSE: ITCB) reported that its board agreed to offer and place 461,111,111,111 new shares at a price of Ch$1.80 per share. This decision follows a Material Event Notice filed with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market. As of June 30, 2021, Itaú Corpbanca was the fifth largest private bank in Chile, holding a 9.8% market share in customer loans, and the eighth largest bank in Colombia.

Positive

• Board approval for the placement of 461 billion new shares.
• Placement price set at Ch$1.80, providing potential capital influx.
• Established market position as the fifth largest private bank in Chile with a 9.8% market share.

Negative

• Potential dilution of existing shareholders due to the issuance of a substantial number of new shares.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ITAÚ CORPBANCA (NYSE: ITCB; SSE: ITAUCORP) today announced that it filed a Material Event Notice with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market reporting that on this date the board of directors agreed to (i) offer and place 461,111,111,111 new shares; and (ii) set, as the placement price of those shares, the amount of Ch$1.80 per share. The full Material Event Notice is available on the company’s investor relations website at ir.itau.cl.

About Itaú Corpbanca

ITAÚ CORPBANCA (NYSE: ITCB; SSE: ITAUCORP) is the entity resulting from the merger of Banco Itaú Chile with and into Corpbanca on April 1, 2016. The current ownership structure is: 39.22% owned by Itaú Unibanco, 27.16% owned by the Saieh Family and 33.62% owned by minority shareholders. Itaú Unibanco is the sole controlling shareholder of the merged bank. Within this context and without limiting the above, Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup have signed a shareholders’ agreement relating to corporate governance, dividend policy (based on performance and capital metrics), transfer of shares, liquidity and other matters.

The bank is the fifth largest private bank in Chile and as per its mandate is the banking platform for future expansion in Latin America, specifically in Chile, Colombia and Peru. Itaú Corpbanca is a commercial bank based in Chile with additional operations in Colombia and Panama. In addition, Itaú Corpbanca has a branch in New York and a representative office in Lima. Focused on large and medium sized companies and individuals, Itaú Corpbanca offers universal banking products. In 2012, the bank initiated a regionalization process and as of the date hereof has acquired two banks in Colombia ‒Banco Corpbanca Colombia and Helm Bank‒ becoming the first Chilean bank with banking subsidiaries abroad. The merger with Banco Itaú Chile and the business combination of our two banks in Colombia, represent the continued success of our regionalization process.

As of June 30, 2021, according to the Chilean Financial Market Commission, Itaú Corpbanca was the fifth largest private bank in Chile in terms of the overall size of its customer loan portfolio, equivalent to 9.8% market share. As of the same date, according to the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, Itaú Corpbanca Colombia was the eighth largest bank in Colombia in terms of total loans and nineth in terms of total deposits, as reported under local regulatory and accounting principles. As of June 30, 2021, its market share by loans reached 4.0%.

Investor Relations – Itaú Corpbanca

+56 (2) 2660-1701 / IR@itau.cl / ir.itau.cl

 

FAQ

What is the new share placement by Itaú Corpbanca (ITCB)?

Itaú Corpbanca announced a placement of 461,111,111,111 new shares at a price of Ch$1.80 each.

When did Itaú Corpbanca (ITCB) file the Material Event Notice?

Itaú Corpbanca filed the Material Event Notice on September 23, 2021.

What is Itaú Corpbanca's market position in Chile?

As of June 30, 2021, Itaú Corpbanca was the fifth largest private bank in Chile, holding a 9.8% market share in customer loans.

How many new shares is Itaú Corpbanca (ITCB) offering?

Itaú Corpbanca is offering 461,111,111,111 new shares.

What is the placement price for the new shares of Itaú Corpbanca (ITCB)?

The placement price for the new shares is Ch$1.80 each.