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Oil Firm Commences e-Dividend Payments …As Ekocorp Fails To File Account
The shareholders of RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc are expected to receive the electronic payment of their dividends for the period which ended December 31, 2017.
According to a release by the company made available to The Tide through The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Monday, the dividends would be paid on August 16 2018, to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of members as at July 20th 2018.
The company noted that the dividend would be paid to shareholders that have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the registrar to pay their dividends directly into their bank accounts.
“A final dividend of 10 kobo per 50 kobo ordinary share subject to appropriate withholding tax and approval will be paid to shareholders, the statement said.
The company advised shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration to do so as the dividend would only be paid electronically.
Meanwhile, the company’s annual general meeting would be held at the Event Place, Hakeem Balogun Street, Alausa Lagos on August 16, 2018 by 11 am.
EKOCORP Plc has failed to file an audited financial statement for the year that ended December 31 2017.
According to the rules of the Exchange, the company is expected to submit its audited financial statement of account for last year by the due date which is March 31, 2018.
The company in a release however noted that the default was as a result of fundamental changes in the company due to restructuring.
The release stated the company’s preparedness to file the audited financial statement on or before April 30, 2018, adding “we therefore sincerely apologise for the delay and promise that subsequent financial statements shall be filed as and when due, premium being placed on the tenets of corporate governance and the high esteem of the investing public.
It would be recalled that The Exchange has mandated all companies listed on its floor to file in the “Audited Financial Statement of their accounts on or before March 31, 2018.
Lilian Peters
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