Final Reminder: Your Only Chance to Grab the Dividend of these 12 Companies

Today is the last day to grab the dividend of a lot of companies. This is because companies with book closure on Friday and next Sunday all have today (Thursday) as the last trading day before book closure. NEPSE does not open on Fridays and Saturdays. 

1) Butwal Power Company Limited (BPCL)

Butwal Power Company Limited (BPCL) has proposed a 25% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77.

The meeting of the board held on Poush 03 has proposed a 15% cash dividend and a 10% bonus shares from the paid-up capital. This dividend will be distributed only after endorsement by the company's upcoming 28th AGM. As of writing, the LTP of the company stands at Rs. 447.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 17 to Poush 24.

2) Surya Life Insurance Company Limited (SLICL)

Surya Life Insurance Company Limited (SLICL) has called its 12th AGM on Magh 05, i.e. January 18. The meeting will be organized in Hotel Harrison Palace, Biratnagar, starting from 11 am that day. The meeting will be streamed virtually for investors.

Among other agendas, the AGM will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed the dividend for the fiscal year 2075/76. The 276th meeting of the board of directors held on Kartik 25 has decided to distribute a 10.526% dividend for the fiscal year 2075/76. 5% will be distributed as bonus shares and 5.526% as a cash dividend. Since the paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 2,15,51,37,600, the cash dividend amounts to Rs. 11,90,99,711 and the bonus shares amount to Rs. 10,77,56,900.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 17 to Poush 24.

3) Laxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (LLBS)

Laxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (LLBS) has called its AGM on Poush 29, i.e. January 13. The meeting will be organized in the company's central office at Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, starting from 11 am that day.

The meeting will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed a 23.16% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company's 128th meeting of the board held on Poush 03 has proposed an 8.13% cash dividend and a 15% bonus shares from the paid-up capital. The paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 27,83,00,000. Thus, the cash dividend amounts to Rs. 2,27,03,421 and the bonus shares are worth Rs. 4,17,45,000.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend and can also attend the AGM.

4) Mero Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MERO)

Mero Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MERO) has called its 8th AGM on Poush 28, i.e. January 12. The meeting will be organized in Hotel Water Tower, Nuwakot, starting from 11 am that day.

Among other agendas, the AGM will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed a 17.8315% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The 102nd meeting of the board of directors held on Kartik 19 has decided to distribute a 16.9399% of the paid-up capital as bonus shares for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has also proposed a 0.8916% cash dividend for tax purposes. The paid-up capital of the company is a little over Rs. 85.51 crores.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 17 to Poush 28.

5) Himalayan Distillery Limited (HDL)

Himalayan Distillery Limited (HDL) has proposed a 100% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77.

The meeting of the board of directors held on Poush 02 has decided to distribute 50% bonus shares from the paid-up capital. Furthermore, a 50% cash dividend is also proposed on the par value of each share. This means that Rs. 50 cash dividend (including the amount for tax purposes) is proposed for each share.

Note that this dividend will be distributed only after endorsement by the company's upcoming AGM.

Furthermore, the company has also announced its 20th AGM on Poush 29, i.e. January 13. The AGM will be organized in Parsa, Birgunj. The book closure date is declared on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM.

6) Pokhara Finance Limited (PFL)

Pokhara Finance Limited (PFL) has proposed a 5.263% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77.

The company's 483rd meeting of the board held on Poush 03 has proposed a 0.263% cash dividend and a 5% bonus shares from the paid-up capital. The paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 91,72,81,704. Thus, the cash dividend amounts to Rs. 24,13,900 and the bonus shares are worth Rs. 4,58,64,086.

The book closure date is declared on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM.

7) Prime Life Insurance Company Limited (PLIC)

Prime Life Insurance Company Limited (PLIC) has called its 13th AGM on Poush 27, i.e. January 11. The meeting will be organized in the company's central office in Hattisar, Kathmandu, starting from 11: 30 am that day. The meeting will be streamed virtually for investors.

Among other agendas, the AGM will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2075/76. The company has proposed a 15% dividend for the fiscal year 2075/76. The 140th meeting of the board of directors held on Mangsir 12 has proposed a 7% bonus shares and 8% cash dividend from the paid-up capital for the fiscal year 2075/76. The dividend will be distributed from the paid-up capital of Rs. 2,25,89,31,797. Thus, the bonus shares amounting to Rs. 15,81,25,226 and cash dividend amounting Rs. 18,07,14,544 will be distributed.

The AGM will also approve the amendment of capital (capital adjustment) after the distribution of the bonus share.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM.

8) Goodwill Finance Company Limited (GFCL)

Goodwill Finance Company Limited (GFCL) has called its 26th AGM on Poush 29. The meeting will be streamed virtually starting from 11 am that day. Nonetheless, the AGM will be organized in Hotel Crown Imperial, Rabi Bhawan, Kathmandu.

Among other agendas, the AGM will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed an 8.4% bonus shares and 3.6% cash dividend from the paid-up capital for the fiscal year 2076/77. The paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 80 crores. Thus, the cash dividend is worth Rs. 2,88,00,000 and the bonus shares are worth Rs. 6,72,00,000.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 17 to Poush 29.

9) Chhyangdi Hydropower Company Limited (CHL)

Chhyangdi Hydropower Company Limited (CHL) has called its 7th AGM on Poush 27. The 72nd meeting of the board of directors held on Mangsir 30 has decided to conduct the AGM virtually that day.

Among other proposals, the AGM will endorse a 5.26% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. 5% will be distributed as bonus shares and 0.6% as a cash dividend. Furthermore, the company will also present the proposal of 30% right shares issuance. This issue will be on the paid-up capital of Rs. 29,76,75,000 maintained after adjustment of the 5% bonus shares.

The book closure is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM.

10) Laxmi Bank Limited (LBL)

Laxmi Bank Limited (LBL) has called its 20th AGM on Poush 28, i.e. January 12. The meeting will be organized in the company's central office in Hattisar, Kathmandu, starting from 11: 30 am that day. The meeting will be streamed virtually for investors.

Among other agendas, the AGM will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The bank has proposed an 11.5% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The 236th meeting of the board of directors held on December 14 has decided to distribute 9% bonus shares and 2.5% cash dividend (for tax purposes) from the paid-up capital. The bonus share amounts to 8,831,303.56 units and the cash dividend amounts to Rs. 245,313,988.

The AGM will also approve the amendment of capital (capital adjustment) after the distribution of the bonus share. Furthermore, 2 board members representing the public investors' Group "C" will be elected.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM.

11) Vijaya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (VLBS)

Vijaya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (VLBS) has called its 8th AGM on Poush 29, i.e. January 13, starting from 9 am that day. The meeting will be streamed online for investors.

The meeting will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed a 20% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company's 124th meeting of the board held on Poush 05 has proposed a 19% bonus shares and 1% cash dividend from the paid-up capital. The paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 22,40,31,500. Thus, the bonus shares are worth Rs. 4,25,65,985 and the cash dividend is worth Rs. 22,40,315.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 17. Thus, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 17 to Poush 29.

12) ICFC Finance Limited (ICFC)

ICFC Finance Limited (ICFC) has called its 17th AGM on Poush 29, i.e. January 13. The meeting will be organized in the office of the company registrar, Tangal, Kathmandu, starting from 11 am that day.

Among other agendas, the meeting will elect three board members from the promoters.

Furthermore, the meeting will endorse the dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The company has proposed a 15% dividend for the fiscal year 2076/77. The 271st meeting of the board of directors held on Mangsir 21 has proposed a 10.5% bonus shares and 4.5% cash dividend from the paid-up capital for the fiscal year 2076/77. The paid-up capital of the company is Rs. 92,65,02,000. Thus, the bonus shares amounting to Rs. 9,72,82,710 and cash dividend amounting Rs. 4,16,92,590 will be distributed.

The book closure date is announced on Poush 19. Since today is the last trading day before the book closure date, investors maintained till today are entitled to the dividend payout and can also attend the AGM. Books will be closed from Poush 19 to Poush 29.