Cavmont Bank


Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator.

Location

The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, in the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of the bank are: 15°24'06.0"S, 28°19'20.0"E.

Overview

CBL provides an array of banking services including in the areas of community banking, retail banking, investment, and corporate banking., the bank was a retail bank with total assets valued at ZMW:946.8 million, with shareholders' equity of ZMW:118.1 million. At that time the bank employed a total of 245 people. By December 2016, the bank's total assets had increased to ZMW:1,063,735,000.00.

History

The Bank was established on 1 January 2004, following a merger between Cavmont Merchant Bank Limited, and New Capital Bank Plc.,. In 2006 the Bank's holding company, Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc ', sought a strategic investment partner and identified Capricorn Investment Holdings Limited . CIH acquired a 44.2% shareholding in CCHZ in 2007.
Discussions held with the Bank of Zambia to find an acceptable manner to recapitalize Cavmont Bank through a rights issue by CCHZ were concluded successfully, with CIH underwriting the rights issue. Consequently, CCHZ raised additional share capital of more than K15.4 billion in 2007 and the re-positioning of Cavmont Bank commenced.
The Bank of Zambia revised capitalization requirements for local Banks and foreign Banks and it is in light of this that the holding company has warehoused 51% shares in Makumbi Investments Limited a special purpose vehicle earmarked for forward offer to local investors. As of 31 December 2013, the Bank has met the equity shareholding and capital requirements for local banks.

Ownership

Cavmont Bank Limited is a 100 percent subsidiary of Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc.. The investors in CCHZ, and therefore in CBL, include Capricorn Investment Holdings, a financial conglomerate with investment interests in three Southern African countries: Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. CIH owns controlling interests in Bank Gaborone in Botswana and Bank Windhoek in Namibia, in addition to its minority shareholding in Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc. The stock of the holding company, CCHZ, is Listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, where it trades under the symbol: CCHZ. The shareholding in CCHZ and therefore in CBL is depicted in the table below:
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1.Makumbi Investments Limited51.0
2.Capricorn Investment Holdings44.2
3.Cavmont and Company SA
4.Netherlands Development Finance Company
5.Zambia National Pensions Scheme Authority
6.White Barry Howard
7.319 Others3.0
Total100

Branch Network

As of May 2018, Cavmont Bank maintained a network of branches at the locations:
  1. Head Office: Cavmont House, Piziya Office Park, 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, Lusaka
  2. Makumbi Commercial Branch: Cavmont House, Piziya Office Park, 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, Lusaka
  3. Lusaka Square Branch: Anchor House, Sapele Road, Lusaka
  4. Tazara Branch: Ground Floor, Tazara House, Corner of Dedan Kimathi Road and Independence Avenue, Lusaka
  5. Kalingalinga Branch: B4/29/146, Kamloops Road, Lusaka
  6. Garden Branch: 39 Katima Mulilo Road, Lusaka
  7. Industrial Branch: Blessing Center, Corner of Vubu Road and Lumumba Road, Emmasdale, Lusaka
  8. Mansa Branch: Corner of President Road and Chitimukulu Road, Mansa
  9. Mwense Branch: Office No 5, Community Development Block, Mwense
  10. Chipata Branch: 4769 Lunkhwakwa Road, Chipata
  11. Ndola Branch: 93 Z-Mart Mall, Shop No 7, President Avenue, Ndola
  12. Kitwe Branch: 33 Ebenezer Centre, Independence Ave, Kitwe
  13. Kitwe Agency: 1306 Chibuluma Road, Industrial Area, Kitwe
  14. Chingola Branch: ZRA Building, 11 Kitwe Road, Chingola
  15. Chililabombwe Branch: 151 Buntungwa Road, Industrial Area, Chililabombwe
  16. Mbala Branch: Independence Avenue, Mbala
  17. Mpulungu Branch: Harbour Road, Mpulungu
  18. Kasama Branch: Shoprite Centre, Independence Road, Kasama
  19. Solwezi Branch: Solwezi
  20. Mufumbwe Branch: 1 Main Street, Mufumbwe.

    The Capricorn Group

Cavmont Bank is a member of the Capricorn Group of Companies under the umbrella of the parent company Capricorn Investment Holdings, a Namibia-based investment conglomerate. The Group has investment interests in southern Africa, as outlined in the graphic below:
There are six members on the Board of Directors of Cavmont Bank:
  1. Guy D.Z. Phiri - Chairman
  2. Thinus Prinsool - Vice Chairman
  3. Chitupa Muzariri - Director
  4. Johan Swanepoel - Director
  5. Joseph Ngosa - Director
  6. Charles H de B Carey - Managing Director.