Across India, customers will now have access to a total of 8,248 domestic branches and 10,318 ATMs, Bank of Baroda said.
Accenture is now helping align former Dena Banks IT systems with Bank of Baroda, a joint statement said on Monday. The merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda in 2019 created the country's third largest public sector bank.
As COVID-19 has forced us to remain indoors, one would expect banking services to be professional and efficiently digital. It is also expected that banks facilitate doorstep banking for senior citizens as advocated by the RBI. The reality far from this
"Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank have been excluded from the second schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 with effect from April 1, 2019, since they have ceased to carry on banking business with effect from April 1, 2019," RBI said in a notification.
Following the merger, the RBI has decided to assign the lead bank responsibility of districts hitherto held by Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, the central bank said.
The consolidated bank, named as Bank of Baroda, has over 9500 branches, over 13,000 ATMs, 85,000 employees and 12 crore customers.
According to the Scheme of Amalgamation, shareholders of Vijaya Bank will get 402 equity shares of BoB for every 1,000 shares held. In the case of Dena Bank, its shareholders will get 110 shares of BoB for every 1,000 shares.
The top court dismissed the applications filed by several bank officers' associations for staying the merger, effective April 1.
Besides, the board of the bank fixed March 11, 2019, as record date for issuing and allotting equity shares of the Bank of Baroda to the Shareholders of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank.
The rise in the pace of the write-off exercise indicates that write-offs may be sizeable in the current year too.
"We may relocate but closure or reduction of branches will not happen," said Karnam Sekar, Managing Director and CEO, Dena Bank.
Asset quality weakened further during the quarter. Gross non-performing assets as a percentage of gross advances were higher at 6.14 percent against 5.86 percent in previous quarter.
RA Narayanan also spoke about the future course of action after the merger.
'Merged entity will have a structure of MD, ED and whatever is available in PSB. So only one MD will be there,' said Karnam Sekar, Dena Bank's CEO.
The swap ratio appears fair in respect to Dena Bank owing to the multiple challenges faced by the bank, and most experts feel that Vijaya Bank shareholders have nothing to gain from this merger.
The Cabinet on January 2 approved the merger of the three public sector banks
Another public lender Vijaya Bank in a separate filing said its board of directors at a meeting held on January 2 approved issuance of up to 5 crore fresh equity shares to its employees.
The merged entity will be the country's third-largest lender after SBI and HDFC Bank with total assets of over Rs 10 lakh crore.
Centre expects the combined business of the banks to stand at Rs 14.82 lakh crore.
The board of directors of BoB had decided to give its 'in-principle approval' for the amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with BoB at a meeting held on September 29, 2018, according to a release filed with the exchanges
Applications are being invited from chartered accountancy firms to value each bank and decide on the probable swap ratio.
Last month, the government had announced amalgamation of three banks to create the country's third-largest lender.
The government had announced the merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank on September 17, to create the country's third-largest lender.
The board of directors of the bank at their meeting decided to give its 'in-principle approval' for amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda and commence the process for the same, subject to applicable approvals, Bank of Baroda said in a regulatory filing.