By Dipo Olowookere
The board of directors of FBN Holdings Plc has recommended the payment of a cash dividend of 26 kobo per share to shareholders of the company.
This information was revealed in the financial statements released by the firm on Friday afternoon and uploaded on the website of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
It was disclosed that the dividend payment, which amounts to N9.3 billion, is for the 2018 financial year.
However, the company is yet to release details of the qualification, closure and payment dates of the dividend.
Business Post reports that the dividend payment will still have to be approved by shareholders of the firm at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held later in the year.
UPDATE:
The board of FBN Holdings has now released details of the proposed dividend payment of 26 kobo per share to shareholders.
In a notice to the NSE, it was disclosed that the qualification date for the dividend is April 22, 2019, while the register of shareholders will be closed from April 23 to 29, 2019.
On May 6, 2019, the dividends will be paid electronically to shareholders whose names appear on the register of members as at April 22, 2019 and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the registrar to pay their dividends directly into their bank accounts.
Meanwhile, the company has fixed its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for May 3, 2019 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, by 10am.