{
  "id": 17888424,
  "title": "MTN sets December 10, 2026 as interim dividend payment date",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mtn-sets-december-10-2026-as-interim-dividend-payment-date",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mtn-sets-december-10-2026-as-interim-dividend-payment-date/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MTN Ghana has announced that it will pay an interim dividend on December 10, 2026. This information is taken from the company's third quarter financial report for the year 2026. The payment will be made electronically to shareholders who use bank accounts or mobile money wallets. The Board declared a gross interim dividend of GH¢0.03 per share for the third quarter that ended on September 30, 2026. All dividends are subject to applicable taxes. There are currently 13,236,175,050 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders registered in the books of Scancom PLC as of November 26, 2026, will be eligible for the dividend. The ex-dividend date has been set for November 24, 2026. To be entitled to the dividend, an investor must purchase MTN Ghana shares before this date. However, an investor who buys shares on or after November 26, 2026, will not receive the dividend. In the third quarter of 2026, MTN Ghana reported a profit of GH¢7.7 billion, which is a 42.0% increase compared to the same period in 2025.",
  "summary": "The payment will be made electronically to the bank accounts or mobile money wallets of shareholders who make use of these facilities.",
  "key_points": [
    "MTN Ghana will pay interim dividend on December 10, 2026",
    "Gross dividend of GH¢0.03 per share declared",
    "Shareholders registered by November 26, 2026 eligible"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The significant increase in quarterly profits allows MTN Ghana to reward its shareholders through electronic payments, reinforcing the company's ability to distribute wealth following a period of strong financial growth.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}