British American Tobacco Limited has recommended a 150-percent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended on December 31, 2021.
With this, total 275 percent cash dividend for the year 2021 inclusive of 125 percent interim cash dividend which has already been paid.
The dividend payout was recommended at a meeting of the company’s board of directors.
However, final approval regarding the dividend will come during the annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for March 30, 2022, said the company in a filing with the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday.
The company reported EPS of Tk 27.72 and consolidated NAV per share of Tk 68.13 during the period.
The record date for the distribution of the declared dividend among the shareholders has been fixed for March 3, 2022.
There was no price limit on the trading of the shares of the company on Thursday following its corporate declaration
