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Corporate Actions: A Lifeline and a Turbulent AGM

Onome Ohwovoriole by Onome Ohwovoriole
September 30, 2018
in Markets, Spotlight, Stock Market
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Corporate actions are decisions taken by companies’ boards of directors or management teams, that could have an impact on the firms themselves or shareholders.

Examples of corporate actions include the payment of dividends, closing of shareholders’ registers, announcing qualification dates and Annual General Meeting (AGM) dates.

Here is a review of corporate actions that took place last week and those expected to take place this week.

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A turbulent AGM

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PZ Cusson’s poor Q1 results

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Law Union and Rock management changes

The insurance firm disclosed that its head of human capital management, Mrs. Ndiowa-Aiyetan, has exited the company effective 21st of September, 2018. Pending replacement, Suleiman Akintola will act in her place.

Mr. Peter Imona was appointed the company’s head of risk management.

A new Managing Director for Julius Berger

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Tobias Meletschus, who will head the newly created corporate development directorate will also resume on the 16th of October.

In a notice released a few weeks ago, the company had hinted at the management changes.

Annual General Meetings held

Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc and Fidson Healthcare Plc held their Annual General Meetings on the 25th of September, 2018. They are yet to issue resolutions arising from the meeting.

Lafarge Africa Plc held an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on the same day. Agenda was to obtain shareholders’ approval for a rights issue. The company is yet to issue a notice pertaining to the resolutions passed.

University Press Plc, Chellarams Plc, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Cornerstone Insurance Plc, and Academy Press Plc held their Annual General Meetings on September 27, 2018. They are yet to issue any notice.

Guinness Nigeria Plc

Guinness Nigeria Plc closed its shareholders register from the 24th to the 28th of September. This was to enable the firm to compile details of shareholders to be paid dividends.

Corporate Actions taking place this week

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

PZ Cussons will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 4th of October, 2018. At the event, shareholders are bound to put management to task over the poor string of results which seem to have continued into the 2018/2019 first quarter.

AIICO Insurance Plc

AIICO Insurance Plc will be holding an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Friday, the 5th of October, 2018. The company intends to obtain shareholders’ approval for a private placement to shore up its capital base.


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Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole has a degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin and prior to joining Nairametrics in December 2016 as Lead Analyst had stints in Publishing, Automobile Services, Entertainment and Leadership Training. He covers companies in the Nigerian corporate space, especially those listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He also has a keen interest in new frontiers like Cryptocurrencies and Fintech. In his spare time, he loves to read books on finance, fiction as well as keep up with happenings in the world of international diplomacy. You can contact him via onome.ohwovoriole@nairametrics.com

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  1. David Ndukaire says:
    October 1, 2018 at 9:53 am

    Over the years, banks no longer give bonuses even though they are making huge net profits. Please what is responsible? They can give both dividend and bonus at the same time looking at the good results.

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