Bank of Montserrat

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Bank of Montserrat Limited
Company type Unlisted public company
Industry Commercial Banking
GenreFinancial Services
Founder Hensey Fenton
Headquarters Brades, Montserrat
Key people
Dalton Lee, Chairman of the Board
Baldwin Taylor, General Manager
Increase2.svg US$4,065,799 (as at September 30, 2021) [1]
Decrease2.svg US$508,323 (as at September 30, 2021)
Total assets Increase2.svg US$157,756,463 (as at September 30, 2021)
Total equity Increase2.svg US$16,062,096 (as at September 30, 2021)
Website www.bankofmontserrat.ms

The Bank of Montserrat Limited is the only community bank operating in the island of Montserrat. [2] It was incorporated on February 22, 1988 by Hensey Fenton, and officially offered its banking services to the public on May 3, 1988.

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Ownership

The bank, which operates as an unlisted public company, is jointly owned by local investors and the Government of Montserrat. As of March 2018, the island's government owned approximately 63% of the bank's total outstanding stock. [3] However, the government, under the Reuben Meade administration had expressed its intentions to fully divest their ownership stake in the bank. [4]

Bruce Farara, a local businessman, is currently the largest individual shareholder in the Bank of Montserrat Limited. As of March 2018, he owns a 3.10% stake in the bank. The heirs of John Osborne, the island's 3rd Chief Minister, also collectively own a 2.44% stake in the bank.

Corporate affairs

Board of directors

Bank of Montserrat's board of directors consists of the following members: [5]

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References

  1. "Bank of Montserrat 2019 Annual Report" (PDF).
  2. "Bank of Montserrat Ltd: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. "Bank of Montserrat 2018 APO Prospectus" (PDF). www.bankofmontserrat.ms.
  4. "Bank of Montserrat Prospectus 2013" (PDF). Bank of Montserrat Limited. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. "Bank of Montserrat » Board of Directors".