Kazakhtelecom announces completion of payment of dividends for 2023

22.05.24 17:00
/KASE, May 22, 2024/ – Kazakhtelecom JSC (Astana), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated May 22, 2024: quote Kazakhstan's leading telecom operator, Kazakhtelecom, has announced the successful completion of dividend payouts for the year 2023. The dividend per preferred share amounted to KZT 1796.6, while the dividend per common share amounted to KZT 2096.6. It is noteworthy that preferred shareholders were allocated the same amount as common shareholders, with the exception of the guaranteed dividend of KZT 300 per share received in December 2023. The list of shareholders entitled to receive dividends was finalized on May 5 of this year. According to the company, the payout process was successful and completed within the stipulated timeframe. "We directed 24.79% of our net income for 2023 towards dividend payments, amounting to KZT 23.1 billion. Overall, since 2018, Kazakhtelecom has disbursed approximately KZT 150 billion in dividends, including the current payout," noted Lyudmila Atamuratova, CFO of Kazakhtelecom JSC. unquote The complete press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZTK/kztk_relizs_220524_3.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZTK/kztk_dividends_220524_en.pdf – in English. [2024-05-22]