Access Bank Board Pays 25k Interim Dividend

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The board of directors of Access Bank Plc has announced the payment of 25 kobo per share as interim dividend to its shareholders.

This announcement was made on Wednesday, August 23, 2017.

In a statement issued today to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the board said the interim dividend is for the period ended June 30, 2017.

It added that the closure date is Thursday, Semptember 7, 2017, while the payment date is Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Access Bank, which released its half-year earnings today, announced a profit before tax of N52.1 billion compared with N44 billion 12 years ago, while its profit after tax stood at N39.5 billion versus N33.6 billion last year.