Corporate Actions Announcement

RNS Number : 1664H
Seplat Petroleum Development Co PLC
23 March 2020
 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Actions Announcement

 

Lagos and London, 23rd March 2020:   Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc ("Seplat" or the "Company"), a leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, today announces a final dividend at a rate of US$0.05 (United States Five Cents) per Ordinary Share subject to shareholders' approval at the 2020 Annual General Meeting; payable to Seplat's shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as at the close of business on 12th May 2020.

Period Ended

31st December 2019

Dividend Announcement

Date

23rd March 2020

Dividend

 

A Final Dividend of US$0.05 (United States Five Cents) per Ordinary Share of N0.50k each, (subject to appropriate withholding tax and shareholders' approval) will be paid to shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as at the close of business on 12th May 2020.

 

Closure of Register

To enable Seplat's Registrar, Datamax Registrars Limited, prepare for the payment of the final dividend, the Register of Shareholders will be closed on 13th May 2020.

 

Qualification Date

Close of Business on 12th May 2020. 

Note that on the London Stock Exchange: The Associated Record Date will be 12th May 2020 and the Ex-Dividend date will be 11th May 2020.

 

Dividend Currency

 

The default currency and options on currency election for the dividend will depend as follows:

•Shareholders holding their shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange without a valid Nigerian Certificate for Capital Importation ("CCI") will be paid their dividend in Naira as the default currency;

•Shareholders holding their shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange with a valid CCI will be paid their dividend in US dollars as the default currency.  However, those shareholders may instead elect to receive their entire dividend payment in Naira (partial elections are not permissible).  Evidence of the CCI must be provided to Datamax Registrars Limited; and

•Shareholders holding their shares through depository interests on the London Stock Exchange will be paid their dividend in US dollars as the default currency.  However, those shareholders may instead elect to receive their entire dividend payment in pounds sterling. Partial elections are not permissible.

Shareholders Options

Shareholders who have a dividend currency option, must make the election to the Company's Registrars by 27th May 2020, otherwise the dividend will be paid in the default currency.  The election form will be sent out to the relevant shareholders and can also be found on the company website at 

https://seplatpetroleum.com/investor-centre/corporate-governance/dividends .

Those shareholders holding their shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange who hold a valid CCI should notify Seplat's Nigerian Registrars, DataMax Registrars Limited ("DataMax"), of that fact.

Determination of Exchange

Rate

The exchange rate for the Naira or Pounds Sterling amounts payable will be determined by reference to the relevant exchange rates applicable to the US dollar on 11th May 2020 and will be communicated by the Company on 12th May 2020.

Payment Date

On or around 4th June 2020, the final dividend will be paid electronically to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members as at 12th May 2020, and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the Registrar to pay their final dividend directly into their Bank accounts.

E-Dividend Registration

Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration are advised to download the Registrar's E-Dividend Mandate Activation Form , which is also available on: http://www.datamaxregistrars.com/images/forms/seplate_e-mandate%20form.pdf , complete and submit to the Registrar or their respective Banks. Holders of shares through depositary interests on the LSE should please provide their account details to the Company's UK depositary, Computershare.

 

DataMax Registrars Limited

Computershare

2c Gbagada Expressway

The Pavillions

By Beko Ransom Kuti Park

Bridgewater Road

Gbagada, Lagos

Bristol

Nigeria

BS13 8AE, United Kingdom

Fax: + 234 1 712 0012

Fax: +44 (0)370 703 6101

Web:  www.datamaxregistrars.com

Web:  www.computershare.com

Email: datamax@datamaxregistrars.com

Telephone: +44 (0)370 702 0003

 

Unclaimed Dividend

Warrants and Share

Certificates

Shareholders with dividend warrants and share certificates that have remained unclaimed or are yet to be presented for payment or returned for validation are advised to complete the e-dividend registration or contact the Registrar.

Date of AGM

The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held at the Eko Suites Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday, 28th May 2020 at 11.00am.

Enquiries

Enquiries on opening of account and payment of dividend should be directed to the appropriate Registrar.

For all other enquiries, kindly contact:

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc


 

Roger Brown, CFO

+44 203 725 6500

 

Carl Franklin / Ayeesha Aliyu - Investor Relations


 

Phone: +44 (0) 203 725 6500 / +234 (0) 1 277 0400

Email:  ir@seplatpetroleum.com

 

+234 12 770 400

 

 

FTI Consulting

Ben Brewerton / Sara Powell

Phone: +44 (0) 203 727 1000

Email: seplat@fticonsulting.com


Summary of Key Dates

23 March 2020

Dividend announcement date

11 May 2020

London Stock Exchange: Ex-Dividend Date

Date for determining foreign exchange rate

12 May 2020

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Qualification date

London Stock Exchange: Associated Record Date

Foreign exchange rates will be communicated to shareholders

 

13 May 2020

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Register Close Date

 

27 May 2020

Closing date for election to the Company's Registrars of foreign exchange rates

28 May 2020

Annual General Meeting

4 June 2020

Dividend Payment Date

 

 

 

Dated this 23rd day of March 2020

 

Signed:

 


 

 

Mr. Roger Brown

Chief Financial Officer  

 


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