Shareholders Approve HoldCo’s N466.38bn Dividend Payout For 2025

The shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), have approved total dividend of N466.378 billion, representing N12.76 per share for 2025 financial year.

The shareholders, on Tuesday, at the GTCO’s fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) gave their approval and lauded the Group’s impressive 2025 financial year performance and also for meeting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s N500billion new minimum capital requirement.

The management of GTCO had declared an interim dividend of N1.00 per share for half year ended June 2025 and final dividend of N11.76kobo in the 2025 financial year performance, bringing its total dividend to N12.76kobo for 2025 financial year.

Speaking at the AGM, the president of the Nigerian Shareholders’ Solidarity Association, Chief Timothy Adesiyan, expressed excitement for the management dividend payout for 2025 full year, stressing that the board has demonstrated discipline to sustain its dividend payout to shareholders.

Another shareholder, the chairman, Pragmatic Shareholders Association of Nigeria (PSAN), Mrs. Bisi Bakare, lauded the management for paying shareholder N12.76 kobo total dividend payout in 2025, she noted that GTCO makes history as the first Nigerian bank to reward shareholders with N12.76 dividend payout, urging the management to maintain such a gesture.

Speaking to shareholders, the Board chairman of GTCO, Suleiman Barau, said over time, the Group has evolved from a single-line banking institution into a broader financial services ecosystem encompassing banking, payments, funds management, and pension administration.

“This diversification is not simply a structural change; it represents a strategic effort to build an institution that can serve customers more comprehensively while creating multiple engines of sustainable growth.

“A diversified ecosystem allows the Group to operate with greater balance across economic cycles, reduces concentration of risk, and broadens the value proposition we offer to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients,” he said.

He added that “the Board remains deeply committed to ensuring that the Group’s growth is anchored in careful risk assessment, responsible lending practices, and robust internal controls.”

The Group chief executive officer, GTCO, Segun Agbaje, stated that 2025 full year was a year of deepening this integration, saying that “across our Banking, Payments, Asset Management, and Pension businesses, we leveraged data, digital tools, and operational insight to create frictionless experiences for our customers across Africa and the United Kingdom.

“By connecting our personal and business solutions, we are able to extend the reach of each business line while amplifying the value delivered to customers.”

He expressed that 2025 would be remembered as a landmark year in GTCO’s growth and expansion journey with the successful listing of its shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Looking to 2026, Agbaje expressed that “GTCO execution discipline will remain our defining advantage. By integrating our ecosystem offerings, deepening customer engagement, and leveraging platform-driven solutions, we will continue to create meaningful experiences and long-term impact for individuals, businesses, and communities.”