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2026 maib Annual General Shareholder Meeting results

2026 maib Annual General Shareholder Meeting results

Today maib held its Annual General Shareholder Meeting (AGM) in Chisinau. A quorum of 73,5% was attained, which is sufficient to empower the AGM to vote upon the proposed decisions. All resolutions presented at the AGM were passed with the requisite majority of votes.

 

Vytautas Plunksnis, maib Chairman, commented:
”Today’s AGM is a moment to recognize the hard work of maib team, whose dedication has driven an increase across all indicators in 2025. I also thank our shareholders for their continued trust and constructive engagement. As we navigate a leadership transition, I am confident the bank is well-positioned to maintain its course. The decisions taken today reflect our conviction that returning capital to shareholders must go hand in hand with investing in the bank’s future growth.”
 


 

The full results are detailed below:
 

1 and 2. maib's shareholders voted to accept the Annual Financial Report for 2025 and to approve the Bank's Supervisory Board Annual Report for 2025.


3. Shareholders voted in favor of the proposed dividend of MDL 3.88 per share. Total dividend distribution amounts to MDL 401.9 million, equal to 20.5% of the Bank's 2025 net profit. The remaining MDL 1,557.0 million, or 79.5% of net profit, will be retained as undistributed profit and included in the bank's CET1 capital. Record date for dividend distribution is set on 25 June 2026, meaning that shareholders on register as of that date will be entitled to the dividend payment. Dividend payment date will be communicated later, but will take place no later than 3 months after the AGM.


4. The Bank's shareholders accepted the proposed profit distribution policy whereby 30% to 50% of the Bank's 2026 net profit is allocated to dividend payment, with the remaining 50% to 70% retained at the bank's disposal, subject to approval by the National Bank of Moldova.


5 and 6. The shareholders voted to accept the amendments to the Bank's Charter and to the Supervisory Board's Regulation, to align with recent changes in national legislation.


7. Shareholders approved KPMG Moldova as the Bank's external auditor for 2026–2028.


All resolutions adopted at the meeting are published on the Bank's website in the information disclosure section.
 

About maib


Maib is the largest bank in Moldova, with a share of 38.2% of deposits and 37.7% of loans of the entire banking system as of Q1 2026. Maib is a disciplined lender with an NPL ratio of 0.9% (IFRS) and is well-capitalised with a CAR of 20.0% as of Q1 2026. The Bank is of systemic importance to the country, serving nearly half of the population and is one of the largest private employers in Moldova, with a workforce of over 2,500 people. Since 2018, maib's largest shareholder has been a consortium that includes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Invalda INVL, a leading asset management group in the Baltic States, and Horizon Capital, a private investment fund focused on emerging markets.

 

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