Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has secured shareholder approval for a final dividend of ₦11.76 per 50 kobo ordinary share, bringing total dividend payout for the 2025 financial year to ₦12.76 per share.
The resolutions were passed at the Company’s Fifth Annual General Meeting held virtually on April 28, 2026, where shareholders also approved key governance decisions, including board appointments, audit committee composition, and related party transaction mandates.
The approved final dividend, amounting to ₦429.83 billion, will be paid to shareholders whose names appeared in the register of members as of April 13, 2026, subject to applicable withholding tax.
Shareholders also received and adopted the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, alongside reports of the directors, auditors, and statutory audit committee.
As part of board changes, Babatunde Soyoye and Marie Namias were elected as Independent Non-Executive Directors, while Suleiman Barau was re-elected as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Catherine Echeozo was re-elected as a Non-Executive Director.
The Board also retained authority to fix the remuneration of external auditors, Ernst & Young, for the 2026 financial year.
In addition, shareholders approved the composition of the Statutory Audit Committee for the 2026 financial year, appointing Sandra Mbagwu-Fagbemi, Aderonke Kuye, and Babagana B. Laminu as shareholder representatives, alongside board nominees.
A general mandate was also granted to the Group to enter into recurrent related party transactions required for day-to-day operations, in compliance with Nigerian Exchange Limited rules. The mandate will remain in effect until the next AGM.
Furthermore, shareholders approved directors’ remuneration at ₦334 million annually for the 2026 financial year and subsequent periods until reviewed.
The resolutions reflect continued emphasis on shareholder returns, governance stability, and operational flexibility as GTCO positions itself to sustain performance across its banking and non-banking subsidiaries.
