Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC
| Symbol | SCB PREF |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC |
| Stated Capital | GH |
| Security | SCB, SCB PREF |
| Nature of Business | Banking and related services |
| Date Incorporated | History dates back to 1896 when it began operations under the name Bank of British West Africa. In 1970, the bank was incorporated under the Companies Code of Ghana (Act 179) and it became a public company in 1971. |
| Comments | |
| Date Listed | Provisional: - November 12, 1990 Formal: - August 23, 1991 Listing of Preference Shares: Feb. 16, 2006. |
| Registered Office | 87 Independence Avenue, Accra |
| Postal Address | P.O. Box 768, Accra. |
| Telephone | 0 |
| Fax | 0 |
| Website | www.standardchartered.com/gh |
| Types of Traded Securities | Ordinary and Preference Shares |
| Issued Shares(GH) (mil.) | 115.51 Ordinary Shares, 17.48 Pref. Shares |
| Directors | Mansa Nettey – Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Akua Kuenyehia – Independent Non-Executive Director, Ebenezer Twum Asante – Independent Non-Executive Director, Kwabena Nifa Aning – Independent Non-Executive Director, Sheikh Jobe – Executive Director, George Akello |
SCB announces the retirement of the Board Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel Oteng Kumah. He retired from the Board on October 29, 2022, having served out three terms of three years each on the Board. A new Chairman of the Board would be appointed in due course.
Issued in Accra, this 1st day of November 2022.
SCB has released the attached announcement for the information of the general investing public.
Attached is the notice for final dividend and closure of register.
Issued in Accra, this 24th day of May 2022
SCB announces for the information of the general investing public that, the company’s Annual General Meeting will be held at the National Theater, opposite the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park, Accra on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.
Attached is the Notice of the Meeting.
Issued in Accra, this 12th day of May 2022
SCB announces that reference to the Bank of Ghana’s notice to Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions, No. BG/GOV/SEC/2021/06, titled “Revision on the Suspension of Distribution of Dividends”, payment of the SCB Preference Share Dividend for March 2022 has been suspended, pending approval from Bank of Ghana.
Issued in Accra, this 22nd day of February 2022
SCB announces for the information of the general investing public that, the company’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 11 a.m.
Attached is the Notice of the Meeting.
Issued in Accra, this 6th day of July 2021
SCB has released the attached announcement for the information of the general investing public.
Issued in Accra, this 6th day of July 2021
SCB announces the change of name of the company from Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited to Standard Chartered Bank PLC effective 25th November,2020.
The name change is to comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2019, Act 992, which requires that all public companies limited by shares must have the words Public Limited Company or its abbreviated form “PLC” as a suffix to their registered name.
The name change was approved by a special resolution of the company’s shareholders at the company’s Annual General Meeting which was held on 29th July 2020, and a new certificate issued to the company by the Registrar of Companies on 25th November 2020.
Issued in Accra, this 31st day of December 2020.
Press Release No. 170/2020 refers.
SCB has released the attached announcement for the information of the general investing public.
Issued in Accra, this 5th day of August 2020
SCB has released the attached announcement for the information of the general investing public.
Issued in Accra, this 29th day of July 2020
Press Release No. 137/2020 refers.
SCB announces the suspension of payment of the Preference Share Dividend for September 2020 announced earlier.
Reference is made to the Bank of Ghana’s notice to Banks and Specialized DepositTaking Institutions no. BG/GOV/SEC/2020/03, titled SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2019 AND 2020, dated April 20, 2020.
Issued in Accra, this 27th day of April, 2020
Preference Share Dividend
SCB has announced a dividend of GH¢0.0470 (dividend rate of 18.1455%) per preference share in respect of the dividend payment for March 2020.
Qualifying date
All preference shareholders registered in the books of SCB at the close of business on Friday, 21st February, 2020 will qualify for the dividend.
Closure of Register
The Register of preference shareholders will be closed from Monday, 24th February, 2020 to Wednesday, 26th February, 2020.
Ex-Dividend Date
The ex-dividend date has been set as Wednesday, 19th February, 2020. Consequently, an investor purchasing SCB preference shares before this date will be entitled to the dividend. However, an investor buying SCB preference shares on or after Wednesday, 19th February, 2020 will not be entitled to the dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
The dividend of GH¢0.0470 per preference share will be paid on Monday, 30th March, 2020.
Issued in Accra, this 2nd day of October, 2019
SCB announces the resignation of Mr. Felix Addo from the Company’s Board, effective 17th June 2019.
Issued in Accra, this 20th day of June, 2019
SCB announces for the information of the general investing public that, the Company’s Annual General Meeting will be held at the National Theatre, opposite the Efua Sutherlland Children’s Park, Accra on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 10 am.
The Notice of the Meeting is as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 17 h day of May, 2019.
SCB announces the appointment of Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank. Mr. Asante’s appointment is effective 2 nd May, 2019.
The Bank also announces the resignation of Mr. Henry Dzidienyo Kweku Baye from the Board of the Bank, effective 1 st April, 2019. Mr. Henry Dzidienyo Kweku Baye has moved on to another role within the Standard Chartered Group.
Attached is the profile of Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante
Issued in Accra, this 8 th day of May, 2019
Final Dividend
SCB announces that the Company’s Directors will be recommending to the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, the payment a final dividend of a GH¢1.04 per share for the 2018 financial year.
Qualifying date
All shareholders registered in the books of SCB at the close of business on Monday, 3rd June, 2019 will qualify for the final dividend.
Closure of Register
The Register of shareholders will be closed on Tuesday, 4th June, 2019 to Thursday, 6th
June, 2019. (Both dates inclusive)
Ex-Dividend Date
In view of the foregoing, the ex-dividend date has been set as Thursday, 30th May, 2019. Consequently, an investor purchasing SCB shares before this date will be entitled to the final dividend. However, an investor buying SCB shares on or after Thursday, 30th May, 2019 will not be entitled to the final dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
The final dividend will be paid on Friday, 28th June, 2019.
Issued in Accra, this 6th day of May, 2019.
Dividend
SCB announces a dividend of GH¢0.0471 per preference share in respect of the dividend period 31st March, 2019 to 30th September, 2019. The Dividend Rate (interest) is 18.1595%.
Qualifying date
All preference shareholders registered in the books of SCB at the close of business on Friday, 23rd August, 2019 will qualify for the dividend.
Closure of Register
The Register of preference shareholders will be closed from Monday, 26th August, 2019 to
Wednesday, 28th August, 2019.
Ex-Dividend Date
The ex-dividend date has been set as Wednesday, 21st August, 2019. Consequently, an investor purchasing SCB preference shares before this date will be entitled to the dividend. However, an investor buying SCB preference shares on or after Wednesday, 21st August, 2019 will not be entitled to the dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
The dividend will be paid on Monday, 30th September, 2019.
Issued in Accra, this 2nd day of April, 2019.
SCB has released its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ending September 30, 2022, as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 31st day of October, 2022
Reference to PR. No 048/2022 dated February 22, 2022.
Preference Share Dividend
SCB has announced a dividend of GH¢0.0420 (dividend rate of 16.2155%) per preference share in respect of the dividend payment for March 2022.
Qualifying date
All preference shareholders registered in the books of SCB at the close of business on Wednesday May 27, 2022, will qualify for the dividend.
Closure of Register
The Register of preference shareholders will be closed from Monday, May 30, 2022, to Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Ex-Dividend Date
The ex-dividend date has been set as Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Consequently, an investor purchasing SCB preference shares before this date will be entitled to the dividend. However, an investor buying SCB preference shares on or after Wednesday, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 will not be entitled to the dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
The dividend of GH¢0.0420 per preference share will be paid on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Issued in Accra, this 23rd day of May 2022
SCB has released its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended March 31,2021 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 29th day of April 2022
SCB has released its audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31,2021 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 28th day of February 2022
SCB has released its unaudited Financial Statements for the third quarter ending 30 September 2021 as per the attached
Issued in Accra, this 28th day of October, 2021
SCB has released its Unaudited Financial Statements for the third quarter ending September 30, 2020 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 30th day of October, 2020
SCB has released its unaudited Financial Statements for the half year ending 30 June, 2020 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 29th day of July 2020.
SCB has released its unaudited Financial Statements for the third quarter ending September 30, 2019 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 29 th day of October, 2019
SCB has released its unaudited Financial Statements for the second quarter ending June 30, 2019 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 30 th day of July, 2019
SCB has released its audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year- ended December 31, 2018 as per the attached.
Issued in Accra, this 28 th day of February, 2019.