By Dipo Olowookere
The board of NEM Insurance Plc is seeking regulatory approval for its proposed share reconstruction, a notice from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Plc has confirmed.
Ms Lilian Dako, who signed the disclosure on behalf of the Head of Listings Regulation Department at the NGX, said the underwriting firm filed its application through its stockbroker, Apel Asset Limited.
NEM Insurance intends to redenominate the nominal value of its stocks from 50 kobo to N1 and then turn every two shares of 50 kobo into one share of N1.00 each.
At the moment, the total authorised shares of the company stand at 10,400,000,000 units of 50 kobo each but this will change to 5,200,000,000 units of N1.00 after the exercise.
However, the authorized share capital will remain at N5.2 billion both before and after the share reconstruction, according to the statement.
“Following the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NEM Insurance Plc on June 24, 2021, trading license holders are hereby notified that Nigerian Exchange Limited has received an application from Apel Asset Limited for a proposed share reconstruction of NEM Insurance Plc.
“The share reconstruction involves redenomination of the nominal value of the company’s shares from N0.50 to N1.00, resulting in the consolidation of every 2 shares of N.50 each held in NEM Insurance Plc into one share of N1.00 each.
Analysis of the Company?s share capital, pre and post share reconstruction, is provided in the table below:
Details Pre Share Reconstruction Post Share Reconstruction
Authorized share capital (N) 5,200,000,000 5,200,000,000
Issued Share Capital (N) 5,016,477,989 5,016,477,989
Nominal Value per share (N) 0.50 1.00
Total Authorized (Units) 10,400,000,000 5,200,000,000
Total Issued Issues (Units) 10,032,955,535 5,016,477,989
“Further information regarding the share reconstruction will be communicated in due course,” the notice from the exchange today stated.
Adedapo Adesanya 
Modupe Gbadeyanka