Conversion to Public Limited Company
Re-registration and change of name
SMBC BI is the new name for SMBCE, which has also re-registered from an English private limited company to an English public limited company under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006. The re-registration and name change took place at the same time.
The bank remains a wholly owned subsidiary of its Japanese parent company, SMBC, and remains the same legal entity with the same registered company number (04684034) and registered office following the re-registration and name change. The statutory directors and UK regulatory status of the bank has not changed.
PDF Press release: Re-registration as plc and name change (SMBCE – 29 June 2020)
What does this mean for customers?
The re-registration and name change will not impact customer dealings with the bank and no action will be required on the part of customers. All of the bank’s existing contractual and service arrangements and the bank’s existing obligations under them will remain unchanged.
The personnel at the bank with whom customers currently interact and their contact details, including email addresses, remain the same (unless otherwise notified to you by us). The account details of the bank remain the same, including the SWIFT code, except that SMBCE's name has changed to SMBC BI.
Corporate documents
Following the re-registration and name change, the bank has made available the combined change of name and re-registration certificate issued by the UK Registrar of Companies and its updated articles of association.
PDF Articles of association (SMBC BI)
PDF Certificate of incorporation on change of name and re-registration (SMBC BI)