BM Desk : Eight publicly traded companies announced dividends in March. These businesses announced dividends to shareholders after reviewing the financial reports for the fiscal year that concluded on December 31, 2024. DSE sources disclosed this information regarding the payout.

The companies are Unilever Consumer Care, Linde Bangladesh, Prime Bank, Pioneer Insurance, Lafarge Holcim, Eastern Bank, Uttara Bank, and Paramount Insurance.

Eastern Bank has declared a 35 percent dividend. Of which 17.50 percent is cash and 17.50 percent is bonus. The company’s earnings per share (EPS) in the ended fiscal year was 4 taka 86 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 4 taka 51 paisa.

The bank’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 21 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 23.

Uttara Bank has declared a 35 percent dividend. Of which 17.50 percent is cash and 17.50 percent is bonus. The company’s EPS for the fiscal year ended was 5 taka 79 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 4 taka 84 paisa.

The bank’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 12 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 20.

Prime Bank has declared a 20 percent dividend. Of which 17.50 percent is cash and 2.50 percent is bonus. The company’s EPS for the fiscal year ended was 6 taka 47 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 4 taka 25 paisa.

The bank’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 5 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 10.

Paramount Insurance has declared a 10 percent cash dividend. The company’s EPS for the fiscal year ended at 2 taka 23 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 1 taka 73 paisa.

The company’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 27 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 23.

Pioneer Insurance has declared a 25 percent cash dividend. The company’s EPS for the fiscal year ended at 4 taka 79 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 4 taka 97 paisa.

The company’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 6 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 7.

Linde Bangladesh has declared a 400 percent final cash dividend. Earlier, it had declared a 4100 percent cash interim dividend. That is, the company has declared a total of 4500 percent cash dividend. The company’s EPS (including extraordinary income) for the last fiscal year was Tk 421 94 paisa. During this period, EPS from the core business was Tk 24 92 paisa. The previous year’s EPS was Tk 15 2 paisa.

The company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on May 29 at 11 am through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 9.

LafargeHolcim has declared a 19 percent final cash dividend. Earlier, it had paid a 19 percent cash interim dividend. The company has declared a 38 percent cash dividend for the last fiscal year. The company’s EPS for the last fiscal year was Tk 3 29 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, EPS was Tk 5 12 paisa.

The company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on May 8 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 9.

Unilever Consumer Care has declared a 520 percent cash dividend. The company has declared a 38 percent cash dividend in the last fiscal year. The company’s EPS in the last fiscal year was 34 taka 62 paisa. In the previous fiscal year, the EPS was 49 taka 79 paisa.

The company’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 15 through a digital platform. The record date for this has been set for April 6.