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Dangote Cement, MTN lead Top Paying Dividend Companies of the Year

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1 year ago

December 3, 2021

In total, Nigerian companies paid about N989 billion as dividends in the first 9 months of the year. Dangote Cement was responsible for N272 billion of that amount, with MTN paying N212.7 billion.

The N989 billion paid in dividends showed a 27% increase from the same period in 2020. A record of dividends paid by Nigerian companies who have been publicly quoted is maintained by Nairalytics, with the companies including 30 of some of the most capitalized companies on the stock exchange who had paid dividends in 2020 and the current year.

Some companies pay dividends from their full-year profits while others pay twice in the year, first out of their full-year profits and secondly from their half-year profits. Some dividends are also paid out of retained earnings, in the event where companies do not publicly declare their profits.

The data collected for the companies showed that Dangote Cement and MTN were the leading dividend payers in the year, with the companies paying N272 billion and N212.7 billion respectively. Dangote Cement shareholders did not record any significant increase in their dividend payments, while MTN shareholders saw a 23% increase in dividend payments. No other companies paid up to N100 billion in dividends during the year.

Zenith Bank paid N94.2 billion in dividends, coming in as the third highest paying company during the year. GTCO and BUA Cement rounded up the top five, paying N79.5 billion and N70 billion in dividends respectively.

Stanbic IBTC paid N54 billion in dividends to come in as sixth, while Access Bank and Nestle paid N30.2 billion and N27.5 billion respectively, making seventh and eighth. Lafarge and Seplat rounded up the top 10 dividend payers, paying N24.7 billion and N23.1 billion respectively.

In total, the top ten companies paid a combined N888.1 billion in dividends.

A growth in dividend payment, especially in a year heavily hit by the coronavirus pandemic shows resilience in the financials of some of Nigeria’s largest companies.

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Dangote Sugar to Pay N18.220 Billion in Dividend for 2022 FY

Published

4 weeks ago

March 7, 2023

Samed Olukoya

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Nigeria’s leading sugar manufacturing company, has proposed to pay a final dividend of N1.50 for every shares of 50kobo held in the company in the 2022 financial year.

The company disclosed this in a statement obtained by Investors king and signed by Mrs. Temitope Hassan (FCIS), Company Secretary.

This translates to N18.220 billion given Dangote Sugar’s total share outstanding of 12,146,878,241.

Dangote Sugar advised shareholders to complete registration as dividends would only be paid to shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as at the close of business on the March 24th, 2023. Please note that the Register of Shareholders will be closed on March 27th, 2023.

Therefore, on 15th April 2023, dividends will be paid electronically to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members as at 24th day of March, 2023 and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the Registrar to pay their dividends directly into their Bank accounts.

However, shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration are advised to download the Registrar’s E-Dividend Mandate Activation Form, which is also available on the website of the Registrars: www.veritasregistrars.com
The E-Dividend mandate Form should please be completed and submitted to the Registrar.

Shareholders with dividend warrants and share certificates that have remained unclaimed or are yet to be presented for payment or returned for validation are advised to complete the e-dividend registration or contact the Registrar.

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Dividends Announced in The Week Ended November 4, 2022

Here are the five listed companies that announced dividends for the third quarter of 2022 following a healthy financial statement.

Published

5 months ago

November 7, 2022

Samed Olukoya

Here are the five listed companies that announced dividends for the third quarter of 2022 following a healthy financial statement.

Nestle Nigeria Plc:
Proposed Dividend: ₦25.00
Proposed Bonus: null FOR null
Qualification Date: 11/18/2022
Payment Date: 12/05/2022
Closure of Register Date: 11/21/2022

Presco Plc:
Proposed Dividend: ₦2.00
Proposed Bonus: null FOR null
Qualification Date: 11/21/2022
Payment Date: 11/25/2022
Closure of Register Date: 11/22/2022

AXA Mansard Insurance Plc:
Proposed Dividend: ₦0.06
Proposed Bonus: null FOR null
Qualification Date: 11/23/2022
Payment Date: 12/09/2022
Closure of Register Date: 11/24/2022

Okomu Oil Palm Plc
Proposed Dividend: ₦2.00
Proposed Bonus: null FOR null
Qualification Date: 11/15/2022
Payment Date:
Closure of Register Date: 11/16/2022

Airtel Africa Plc
Proposed Dividend: US2.18cent (United States Two point one eight Cents)
Proposed Bonus: null FOR null
Qualification Date: 11/09/2022
Payment Date: 12/09/2022
Closure of Register Date: 11/10/2022

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Airtel Africa to Pay Interim Dividend on December 9, 2022

Airtel Africa has confirmed that it will pay an interim dividend of 2.18 cents per ordinary share on or around December 9, 2022 to all shareholders of the company.

Published

5 months ago

November 2, 2022

Samed Olukoya

Airtel Africa has confirmed that it will pay an interim dividend of 2.18 cents per ordinary share on or around December 9, 2022 to all shareholders of the company.

The leading telecommunications company disclosed this in a statement obtained by Investors King.

According to the company, dividends will be paid in U.S. Dollars, except in a situation where shareholders elect to receive their dividend payments in Naira or Pounds Sterling through the company’s currency elections.

The dividend timetable dates are below:

Ex-dividend date: 10 November 2022
Record date: 11 November 2022
Last Date for Currency Elections: 28 November 2022
Payment date: On or around 9 December 2022

The company further stated that details regarding the default currency and options on currency election for the dividend, and the currency exchange rates that will be applicable in determination of the Half Year 2022-23 interim dividend payment to any shareholders that qualify for and have elected to receive the Half Year 2022-23 interim dividend payment in Pounds Sterling or Naira will be issued in due course.

Airtel Africa reports a 12.9% increase in revenue in the first half ended September 30, 2022 to $2,565m while the total customer base grew by 9.7% to 134.7 million.

During the period, mobile services revenue grew by 19.7% in Nigeria while in East Africa posted 12.4% and 12.1% increase was recorded in Francophone Africa.