Fidson Grows 2021 Payout By 50%, Offers N0.50 Dividend

The board of Fidson Healthcare Plc, on Friday said it will file its audited financials for the year ended December 31, 2021 on, or before March 31, the deadline for submission, following approval at its meeting on March 24, 2022.

Rising from its board meeting, the board, according to a filing by J.A. Adebanjo, the company secretary, also resolved to a total dividend of N1.043bn, representing a dividend per share of 50 kobo for consideration and approval at the next annual general meeting of shareholders.

The recommended dividend is a 50% growth over the N522m, or 25 kobo per share on all the 2,086,360,250 residual issues and fully paid outstanding shares for the period ended December 31, 2020.