COMMERZBANK INCREASES DIVIDEND, PARENT NET PROFIT Commerzbank AG <CBKG.F> said a dividend of nine marks would be proposed for ordinary shareholders on 1986 earnings after eight in 1985. It added in a statement that parent net profit rose to 288.2 mln marks in 1986 from 221.7 mln the prior year. A Commerzbank spokesman noted the figures were,however, preliminary and required approval of the bank's supervisory board which meets today. The Commerzbank statement added the distributable profit last year rose to 228.2 mln marks from 161.7 mln in 1985. With inclusion of the corporate tax allowance, qualifying domestic shareholders would receive an effective dividend of 14.06 marks per share. Total dividend payout would rise to 186.8 mln marks from 142.0 mln on 1985 earnings due to the increase in the dividend and in equity capital, it added. From the parent net profit, 60 mln marks would be placed in published reserves, unchanged from the two prior years. The shareholders' meeting take place on May 22 in Hamburg. The statement said holders of Commerzbank participation certificates in a total nominal value of 425 mln marks would receive the remaining 41.4 mln marks of the distributable profit. Aside from the basic payment of 8.25 pct of nominal value, certificate holders would receive an additional 1.5 pct. The management board of the bank would also propose two capital measures to shareholders in order to be able to react quickly to new challenges. It would ask for authorised capital of a nominal 200 mln marks for the issue of new shares and for 300 mln for the issue of warrant bonds, both for the period until April 30, 1992.