Bralirwa pays shareholders today

Bralirwa will today pay shareholders a cash dividend of Rwf20 per share in respect of 2012. The last day of trading cum dividends was on Monday, May 20. This means that those who are on the register of shareholders at the close of business on May 23 will be entitled to the dividend.Meanwhile, Bank of Kigali shares started trading ex-dividend. This is the interval between the record date and the payment date during which the stock trades without its dividend; the buyer of a stock selling ex-dividend does not receive the recently declared dividend.The payment of a cash dividend of RwF8.83 per share in respect of 2012 was expected to be paid to shareholders on June 28, the Rwanda Securities Exchange (RSE) Friday June 28 market report indicated. Only shareholders on the company’s register as at June 18 were to benefit.On the RSE, the market was quiet on Friday as there were no shares traded compared to the previous trading session which recorded 3,100 Bank of Kigali and 100 Bralirwa shares that were valued at Rwf682,200 and traded in three deals. The RSE Shares Index remained unchanged from Thursday’s trading session of 225.34. This was because the most active counters, Bank of Kigali and Bralirwa share price remained unchanged, too, after closing prices of Rwf193 and Rwf865 respectively on Thursday.