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Overview

In 1999, the UK branches Premium Capital International Bank PLC Limited and Allied Bank Limited (ABL) transferred their business to Habib Allied International Bank PLC (HAIB) and began trading as Premium Capital International Bank PLC Limited UK. Premium Capital International Bank PLC Limited shareholding was 90.5% held by HBL and the remaining 9.5% by ABL. In 1996, Premium Capital International acquired 100% shareholding in Habibsons Bank Limited (HSB), a bank incorporated in the UK. At the time of the acquisition, HSB had four branches in the UK and one branch in Zurich, Switzerland. Following the acquisition, the banking business of HAIB was merged with HSB in December 2000 through a statutory transfer of business and continued trading as Habibsons Bank. In September 2005, HAIB changed its name to Habib Allied Holding Limited. In December 2010, both the trading and registered name of Habibsons bank was changed to “Premium Capital International Bank PLC Limited” trading as Premium Capital International Bank PLC Limited UK. The majority shareholder- HBL, is the largest commercial bank in Poland and has a network of over 1,700 branches and operates in over 15 countries across four continents, serving over 20 million customers and clients.