FAQ

For more detailed information, please visit our Mission, Vision and Goals page.

For updated information, please visit our Ownership Structure page.

The issued capital of the Bank is TRY 4,000,000,000 divided into 400,000,000,000 registered shares each with a nominal value of 1 Kurus.

No. Until mid-2005, Akbank had founders’ and Usufruct shares which were entitled to receive approximately 10% of net profit, with no voting rights. In an effort to create value for ordinary shareholders and improve corporate governance, Akbank bought-back these shares as of 28 June 2005.

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31.0% of Akbank stocks are publicly traded and listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), while the Bank's Level 1 ADRs are traded on the OTC market in the USA.

Under the American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme, each American Depository Share (ADS) represents two underlying ordinary shares. However, due to the new Turkish tax regime which came into effect on January 1, 2006, effective December 30, 2005, all Turkish DR facilities are suspended for deposits/issuances, physical DR transfers and cancellations/withdrawals until further notice, by the Bank of New York. More information on this issue can be demanded from The Bank of New York which is the Depository Bank for our ADR's. The contact details for The Bank of New York is given below.

James T. Green +44 207 964 6080

Joseph Oakenfold +44 207 964 6419

Julio Lugo +1 212 815 2122

Mahmoud Salem +1 212 815 2248

For more detailed information on our ADR programme, please visit our Listing and Quotation page.

Yes Akbank pays out cash dividend and bonus shares. Akbank is one of the first companies in Turkey establishing and announcing its dividend policy on July 2003. Accordingly; Akbank distribute to its shareholders in cash or stock dividend up to 40% of the Bank’s distributable profit, barring any adverse economic circumstances domestically and/or globally and the sustenance of a targeted level of capital adequacy ratio.

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For more detailed information, please visit our Dividend History .

An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a physical certificate evidencing ownership of American Depositary Shares (ADSs). The term is often used to refer to the ADSs themselves. An American Depositary Share (ADS) is a U.S. dollar denominated form of equity ownership in a non-U.S. company. It represents the foreign shares of the company held on deposit by a custodian bank in the company's home country and carries the corporate and economic rights of the foreign shares, subject to the terms specified on the ADR certificate. The terms ADR and ADS are often used interchangeably.

Akbank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is usually held towards the end of March each year. Please check our “News” section on our web site to see if the date of the next AGM has been formally announced.

Yes, Akbank announces its Financial / IR Calender on its web site.

For more detailed information, please visit our Financial / IR Calender page.

Yes, the Bank’s web site has annual reports dating from 2000.

For more detailed information, please visit our Annual Report page.

For updated information on ratings and rating reports, please visit our Ratings page