Final Dividend
SG-SSB has announced a final dividend of four Ghana Pesewas per share in respect of its financial year ended December 31, 2009.
Qualifying date
All shareholders registered in the books of SG-SSB at the close of business on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 will qualify for the final dividend of four Ghana Pesewas per share which would be approved at the Annual General Meeting.
Closure of Register
The Register of shareholders will be closed from Thursday, March 18, 2010 – Thursday, March 25, 2010 (both dates inclusive).
Ex-Dividend Date
In view of the foregoing, the ex-dividend date has been set as Monday, March 15, 2010. Consequently, an investor purchasing SG-SSB shares before this date will be entitled to the final dividend. However, an investor buying SG-SSB shares on or after Monday, March 15, 2010 will not be entitled to the final dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
The final dividend of four Ghana Pesewas per share will be paid on Friday, April 30, 2010.
Annual General Meeting
The bank’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Accra International Conference Centre at 11.00 am.
Issued in Accra, this 23rd
day of February, 2010.