Telecom Egypt raises proposed dividend for 2020 financial year
In its recently held AGM, Vodafone Egypt approved a dividend of EGP 2 billion, of which Telecom Egypt’s share amounts to cEGP 0.9 billion.
Telecom Egypt’s Board of Directors has proposed raising its dividend for FY 2020 to EGP 0.75 per share instead of EGP 0.50 per share, a 50% increase on the previously proposed dividend, representing c50% of Vodafone Egypt’s distribution to Telecom Egypt and a total payout ratio of 86% for Telecom Egypt. The dividend proposal will be discussed during Telecom Egypt’s OGM that will be held on March 29, 2021.
Adel Hamed, Telecom Egypt’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am very pleased that we will be able to increase our dividend distribution to our shareholders thanks to our robust operational performance and the inflow of dividends from Vodafone Egypt. We have been actively engaged with Vodafone Group to ensure that our strategic investment in Vodafone Egypt reflects on our shareholders’ wealth, and we are happy that our efforts are bearing fruit. The proposed distribution is 3x our distribution last year, and we expect our ongoing operational growth, coupled with CapEx rationalization and continued distribution from Vodafone Egypt, to lead to FCF improvements that would allow us to continue distributing a regular dividend stream to our shareholders.”
