First Atlantic Bank PLC has announced that it will hold its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, marking the bank’s first AGM since it became a publicly listed company on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).
According to a formal notice issued by the bank, the meeting will take place in person at the Omanye Hall of Labadi Beach Hotel at 10:00 a.m.
The AGM will enable shareholders to consider a number of key corporate matters, including the bank’s financial performance for the 2025 financial year, the declaration of dividends, and governance issues relating to the board and external auditors.
Key business on the agenda
Shareholders will receive and consider the Directors’ Report and the audited financial statements of the bank for the year ended December 31, 2025, together with the report of the external auditors.
The meeting will also deliberate on the declaration of a final dividend for the 2025 financial year, subject to approval from the Bank of Ghana.
Another major item on the agenda is the appointment of four Independent Non-Executive Directors to the board. The appointments include three replacements for retiring independent directors and one additional independent director intended to strengthen minority shareholder representation and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The appointments will also require final approval from the Bank of Ghana.
Shareholders will further be asked to authorise the board to fix the remuneration of the bank’s external auditors for the 2026 financial year and to approve the remuneration of directors for the same period.
The notice was issued by the Company Secretary, Mark Ofori-Kwafo, on behalf of the board.
Voting and participation
Shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting in person will be permitted to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy does not have to be a shareholder of the bank.
Voting at the AGM will generally be conducted by a show of hands, unless a poll is demanded in accordance with the company’s constitution and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992). In a poll, each shareholder present in person or by proxy will have one vote for each share held.
Shareholders and proxies attending the meeting will be required to present valid identification to gain entry.
The bank also indicated that proxy forms can be downloaded from its website and submitted to the registrar, Central Securities Depository (GH) Limited, either by email, post, or by depositing the forms at the registrar’s office in Accra.
Completed proxy forms must be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. GMT on March 31, 2026.
First AGM since listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange
The upcoming meeting comes just a few months after First Atlantic Bank transitioned into a public company and listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
The bank began trading on the GSE on December 19, 2025, following a largely oversubscribed Initial Public Offering (IPO) that offered approximately 101.7 million shares at GH¢7.30 each.
The IPO attracted strong participation from both institutional and retail investors and raised about GH¢786 million, exceeding the bank’s initial fundraising target.
The listing was widely seen as a major milestone for Ghana’s capital markets, ending more than seven years without a new primary listing on the main board of the exchange.
According to the bank, proceeds from the public offering are expected to strengthen its capital base, support regional expansion across West Africa, and enhance working capital, while also providing liquidity for existing shareholders.
With the listing now completed, the forthcoming AGM will provide shareholders with the first opportunity to engage formally with the bank’s leadership as a publicly traded financial institution.
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