Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, April 1, 2018
LAGOS, Nigeria – The board of Unilever Nigeria Plc has approved payment of a final dividend of N2, 873, 503, 085.00 to shareholders. The money is to be paid at the rate of N50 kobo per share, the company has said in a statement signed by its secretary, Mrs. Abidemi Ademola.
According to the statement published on the website of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the 50kobo per share is subject to appropriate withholding tax, adding that the money will be paid to shareholders whose names appear in the register of members by the close of business on Friday, April 13, 2018.
The Register of Shareholders will be closed from Monday, 16 April, 2018 to Friday, 20 April, 2018, the compnay said and that On Friday, 11 May, 2018 dividends will be paid electronically to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members as at Friday, 13 April, 2018, and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the Registrar to pay their dividends directly into their Bank accounts.
Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration are advised to download the Registrar’s E-Dividend Mandate Activation Form,
which is also available on our website:https://www.unilevernigeria.com/investor-relations/financial-results- and-reports/ complete and submit to the Registrar or their respective Banks.
