Union Bank of Colombo
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Native name | යුනියන් බැංකුව யூனியன் வங்கி |
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| Company type | Public |
| CSE: UBC.N0000 | |
| ISIN | LK0306N00007 |
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| Founded | 2 February 1995 |
| Headquarters | , Sri Lanka |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
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| Revenue |  LKR21.092 billion (2022) |
| LKR8.845 billion (2022) | |
 LKR422 million (2022) | |
| Total assets | LKR136.679 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | LKR19.016 billion (2022) |
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Number of employees | 1,164 (2022) |
| Parent | Culture Financial Holdings Ltd |
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| Website | www |
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Union Bank of Colombo PLC (Sinhala: යුනියන් බැංකුව, romanized: Yuniyan bæṁkuva; Tamil: யூனியன் பாங்க் ஒவ் கொழும்பு பிஎல்சி, romanized: Yūṉiyaṉ pāṅk ov koḻumpu pi'elci), commonly referred to as UBC, is a commercial bank in Sri Lanka. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the central bank and national banking regulator.[2][3]
Union Bank of Colombo PLC is one of the top five banks in Sri Lanka in market capitalization as well as one of the country's fastest growing Financial Services Groups.[4] As of 31 October 2017[update], the bank operated 66 branches and 121 automatic teller machines (ATM) across the island nation.[4] The bank offers a range of products and services to Retail, SME and Corporate segments.[5]
History
UBC was established in 1995 as the eighth indigenous commercial bank[2] with DFCC Bank, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited as its founding shareholders.[6] The bank's shares were listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in March 2016 after an initial public offering[6] that was oversubscribed by 350 percent.[7] The IPO was to enable the Bank to comply with the Central Bank Capital Adequacy norms.[7]
In 2014 TPG Group, a USA based private investment firm with over US$70 billion of assets, acquired 70 percent of the issued share capital of UBC through its subsidiary, Culture Financial Holdings. The deal was valued at US$117 million, and was at the time one of the largest foreign direct investments in Sri Lanka's financial sector.[8][9]
Subsidiaries
Other than its banking business, Union Bank of Colombo provides additional financial services through its two subsidiaries:[10][11]
- National Asset Management Limited (51% shareholding), an asset management company in Sri Lanka offering unit trusts and private portfolios for institutional investors and individual clients.[5]
- UB Finance Company Limited (66.17% shareholding), a finance company offering financial services such as accepting deposits, maintaining savings accounts, lease financing, hire purchase, vehicle loans, mortgage loans, pawning, factoring, working capital financing and real estate.[5]
Ownership
The stock of Union Bank of Colombo PLC is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "UBC". As of December 2015[update], the largest shareholders in the bank's stock were:[5]
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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| 1 | Culture Financial Holdings | 70.00 |
| 2 | Vista Knowledge Pte Limited | 5.93 |
| 3 | Others | 24.07 |
| Total | 100.00 |
Governance
As of 2 October 2024, a nine-member board of directors governs the UBC, chaired by Dinesh Weerakkody and with Dilshan Rodrigo as Chief executive officer.[12][13][14]
