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Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:30 AM/Polaris Bank Ltd
Pursuant to section 38(1)(c) and 39(1) of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act No. 16 of 2006 (NDIC Act) and by a Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated 21st day of September, 2018, Polaris Bank Limited as a bridge bank, has assumed all the deposit liabilities and certain other liabilities and has had vested in it, all the assets of Skye Bank Plc effective from the 21st day of September, 2018.
By this notice, all depositors of Skye Bank Plc are
hereby notified that they are now depositors of Polaris Bank Limited which is
fully capitalised and has the support of both the Central Bank of Nigeria and
the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. All depositors shall be able to
conduct their normal banking transactions in respect of such deposits at all
branches previously operated by Skye Bank Plc, which branches are now being
operated by Polaris Bank Limited.
All depositors are further given notice that they are entitled to make withdrawals from their deposits either in full or in part, subject only to any security agreement existing on such deposits, as their accounts are now maintained by Polaris Bank Limited. Depositors are strongly encouraged to continue to maintain their deposits and normal banking relationship with Polaris Bank Limited.
Polaris Bank Limited shall continue to pay interest on all deposits in accordance with any deposits agreement formerly existing between each depositors and Skye bank Plc as at the date of assumption of such deposits by Polaris Bank Limited. In the event that Polaris Bank Limited seeks to make any changes to interest payable on any deposits, any such changes shall be notified in writing to each depositor and shall only take effect after a reasonable time following the giving of such notice.
The CBN has retained the Board and Management of the defunct bank to manage the affairs of Polaris Bank Limited as a result of their good performance following the intervention in the defunct bank in July 2016. All customers and depositors of the bank can reach their relationship manager for any further clarification if required.
The Board and Management of Polaris Bank Limited wishes to use this opportunity to appreciate and thank all customers for their support to the defunct bank and hopes that this support will be extended to Polaris Bank Limited. We will also like to use this opportunity to assure all customers of our continuous excellent services at all times.
Thank you
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