Final Dividend
SCB has announced that the Company’s Directors will be recommending to the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, the payment of a final dividend of GH¢3.05 per share for the 2011 financial year. The final dividend for 2010 was GH1.267 per share.
Qualifying date
All shareholders registered in the books of SCB at the close of business on Friday, 20th April, 2012 will qualify for the final dividend.
Closure of Register
In view of this the Register of shareholders will be closed on Monday, 23rd April, 2012.
Ex-Dividend Date
In view of the foregoing, the ex-dividend date has been set as Wednesday, 18th April, 2012. 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 Wednesday, 18th April, 2012 will not be entitled to the final dividend.
Dividend Payment Date
If approved at the AGM, the dividend will be paid on Monday, 30th April, 2012.
Issued in Accra, this 24th
day of February, 2012