Seplat Petroleum Development Co PLC Corporate Actions Announcement (6090Q)
01 Marzo 2021 - 1:00AM
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RNS Number : 6090Q
Seplat Petroleum Development Co PLC
01 March 2021
Corporate Actions Announcement
Lagos and London, 1(st) March 2021: Seplat Petroleum Development
Company Plc ("Seplat" or the "Company"), a leading indigenous
Nigerian energy company with a strategic focus on Nigeria, 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 2021 Annual General Meeting; payable to Seplat's
shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as at
the close of business on 4(th) May 2021.
Period Ended 31(st) December 2020
Dividend 1(st) March 2021
Announcement
Date
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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 4(th) May 2021.
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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 5(th) May 2021.
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Qualification Close of Business on 4(th) May 2021.
Date Note that on the London Stock Exchange: The Associated
Record Date will be 4(th) May 2021 and the Ex-Dividend
date will be 3(rd) May 2021.
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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.
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Shareholders Options Shareholders who have a dividend currency option,
must make the election to the Company's Registrars
by 18(th) May 2021, 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.
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Determination The exchange rate for the Naira or Pounds Sterling
of Exchange amounts payable will be determined by reference
Rate to the relevant exchange rates applicable to the
US dollar on 3(rd) May 2021 and will be communicated
by the Company on 4(th) May 2021.
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Payment Date On or around 28(th) May 2021, the final dividend
will be paid electronically to shareholders whose
names appear on the Register of Members as at
4(th) May 2021, and who have completed the e-dividend
registration and mandated the Registrar to pay
their final dividend directly into their Bank
accounts.
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E-Dividend Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend
Registration 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
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Unclaimed Dividend Shareholders with dividend warrants and share
Warrants and Share certificates that have remained unclaimed or are
Certificates yet to be presented for payment or returned for
validation are advised to complete the e-dividend
registration or contact the Registrar.
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Date of AGM The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held
in Lagos on Thursday, 20(th) May 2021 at 11.00am.
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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
Emeka Onwuka, 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
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FTI Consulting
Ben Brewerton / Sara Powell
Phone: +44 (0) 203 727 1000
Email: seplat@fticonsulting.com
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Summary of Key Dates
1 March 2021 Dividend announcement date
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3 May 2021 London Stock Exchange: Ex-Dividend Date
Date for determining foreign exchange rate
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4 May 2021 Nigerian Stock Exchange: Qualification date
London Stock Exchange: Associated Record Date
Foreign exchange rates will be communicated to
shareholders
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5 May 2021 Nigerian Stock Exchange: Register Close Date
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18 May 2021 Closing date for election to the Company's Registrars
of foreign exchange rates
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20 May 2021 Annual General Meeting
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28 May 2021 Dividend Payment Date
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Dated this 1(st) day of March 2021
Signed:
Mr. Emeka Onwuka
Chief Financial Officer
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