Total Nigeria Plc (NGX: TOTAL) on Thursday released its financial statements for the first half of the year ended 30 June 2021, to the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public.
The company grew its revenue by 42% and while the profit after taxation surged by 1,601%.
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At the board of directors meeting of 19th July, 2021, an interim dividend of ₦4.00 was proposed for the period ended 30th June, 2021.
The proposed dividend which amounts to N1,358,087,348 and subject to appropriate withholding tax as well as approval has a qualification date of 13 August and the payment date set as 13 September 2021.
If approved the dividend will be paid electronically to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members as at 13th of August, 2021, and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the Registrar to pay their dividends directly into their Bank accounts.
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Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration can download the Registrars E-dividend activation form from the registrar’s website or on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, complete and submit to the registrar or their respective banks.
The company has 339,521,837 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each. The basic earnings per share rose to N23.76 from minus N1.58 in H1 2020.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.