Regulator ‘unaware’ of KCB’s takeover bid of National Bank, cautions public

NATIONAL BANK CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILFRED MUSAU. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) says it is not aware that KCB Group #ticker:KCB has made a bid to acquire a 70 per cent stake in the National Bank of Kenya (NBK), #ticker:NBK urging investors to exercise caution when trading in the lenders’ shares.

The regulator, in a cautionary statement issued Tuesday, says it has not received any formal filings from KCB regarding such this transaction first reported by the Daily Nation last week.

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