Access Holdings Plc, (NGX: ACCESSCORP) has announced a final dividend of N1.30 per 50 kobo ordinary share for the period ended December 31, 2022.
The proposed dividend with a qualification date of May 9, 2023 is subject to withholding tax,
On Wednesday May 24, 2023, the dividend which amounts to N46.21 billion will be paid electronically to qualified shareholders who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the Registrar to pay their dividends directly into their bank accounts.
The group paid an interim dividend of 20 kobo per share which was valued at N7.12 billion for the first half of 2022 ended 30 June 2022.
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Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration are advised to download the Registrar’s E-Dividend Mandate Activation Form, complete and submit it to the Registrar or their respective Banks.
The bank’s registrar is Coronation Registrars Ltd. The e-dividend mandate form can be downloaded or filled online on the registrar’s website or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.
Access Holdings Plc has 35,545,225,622 outstanding shares. The equity price closed rose 10% to N9.90 per share on Thursday on the Nigerian Exchange.
Access Holdings Plc’s gross earnings rose to N1.39 trillion in 2022 from N971.89 billion in 2021, while the profit for the period decreased to N152.20 billion in 2022, from N160.22 billion in 2021.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.