Access Holdings Clarifies Dividend Position Amid Strong 2025 Earnings - Blueprint Newspapers Limited
Access Holdings said the missed payout reflected regulatory alignment issues and remediation steps, not weak performance, after profit before tax rose 16.2% to ₦1.01 trillion.
- Access Holdings Plc addressed shareholder concerns during its Full Year 2025 Investors and Earnings Call, clarifying that the absence of a dividend declaration resulted from regulatory alignment requirements rather than financial weakness.
- Regulatory constraints, including Section 19 of BOFIA regarding foreign subsidiary investments, prevented dividend approvals for the year despite Access Holdings' strong 2025 performance.
- Gross earnings grew 13.3 percent to ₦5.53 trillion, while profit before tax surged 16.2 percent to ₦1.01 trillion, crossing the ₦1 trillion mark for the first time in the Group's history.
- The Group has been granted a remediation window and is strengthening capital buffers to support sustainable dividend resumption, contingent on fulfilling all regulatory conditions and obtaining required approvals.
- Group Managing Director Innocent Ike stated the Board remains committed to balance sheet strength and sustainable shareholder distributions, with Management actively engaging stakeholders to resolve regulatory matters within the prescribed timeline.
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Access Holdings clarifies dividend position amid strong 2025 earnings
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