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VPBank (Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, ticker: VPB) has announced May 18, 2026 as the record date to determine shareholders entitled to the bank’s 2025 cash dividend. The ex-dividend date is May 15, and the payment date is expected on May 25, 2026.
Under the plan approved by the annual general meeting, VPBank will pay a cash dividend of 5%, equivalent to 500 dong per share. With nearly 8 billion shares outstanding, the bank estimates total dividend payments of about 4,000 billion dong for this round.
VPBank is the third bank to disclose cash-dividend plans and ex-right dates in May, following LPBank and Techcombank.
LPBank said it would finalize the list of shareholders eligible for cash dividends on May 15, at a rate of up to 30%, meaning each share would receive 3,000 dong. With nearly 3 billion shares outstanding, LPBank’s total cash dividend is expected to reach nearly 8,962 billion dong, the highest in the banking system this year.
Techcombank has also announced a cash dividend of 7%, with total payout projected at more than 4,960 billion dong. The last date to register for the right to receive the dividend is May 20, 2026, and the dividend payment date is expected on June 10, 2026. The announcement marks the third consecutive year that the bank has maintained a cash-dividend policy for shareholders.
In addition to cash dividends, VPBank’s shareholders have approved a plan to increase the bank’s charter capital through a bonus share issue. The bank plans to issue more than 2 billion bonus shares to existing shareholders from retained earnings at a rate of 26.04%. After the issue, VPBank’s charter capital is expected to rise from over 79.339 trillion dong to around 100 trillion dong.
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