Financial Calendar – 2018
| Annual General Meeting |
|
| 22nd Annual General Meeting |
To be held on 30 May 2019 |
| 21st Annual General Meeting |
Held on 22 May 2018 |
| Dividend Payments |
Amount (LKR) |
Date of dividend announced |
Date of dividend paid/shares alloted |
| Cash dividend for 2017 |
2.50 |
15 March 2018 |
1 June 2018 |
| Scrip dividend for 2017 |
3.50 |
15 March 2018 |
22 May 2018 |
| Annual Financial Statements |
|
| Annual Financial Statements of 2018 |
Signed on 8 March 2019 |
| Annual Financial Statements of 2017 |
Signed on 26 February 2018 |
| Interim Financial statements* |
Date released to the CSE |
Date published to the newspapers
(In Sinhala, English, Tamil) |
| 4th Quarter 2018 |
28 February 2019 |
29 March 2019 |
| 3rd Quarter 2018 |
15 November 2018 |
28 November 2018 |
| 2nd Quarter 2018 |
13 August 2018 |
30 August 2018 |
| 1st Quarter 2018 |
14 May 2018 |
30 May 2018 |
| 4th Quarter 2017 |
27 February 2018 |
28 March 2018 |
Proposed Financial Calendar 2019
| Annual General Meeting |
|
| 23rd Annual General Meeting |
To be held on or before 31 May 2020 |
| Annual Financial Statements |
|
| Annual Financial Statements of 2019 |
To be signed in March 2020 |
| Interim Financial statements* |
Date to be released to the CSE |
Date to be published to the newspapers
(In Sinhala, English, Tamil) |
| 1st Quarter 2019 |
15 May 2019 |
31 May 2019 |
| 2nd Quarter 2019 |
15 August 2019 |
31 August 2019 |
| 3rd Quarter 2019 |
15 November 2019 |
30 November 2019 |
| 4th Quarter 2019 |
28 February 2020 |
30 March 2020 |
*As per Listing Rule 7.4 a(I) of the CSE, Interim Financial Statements should be prepared on a quarterly basis and as soon as the figures have been approved by the BOD of the Entity and in any event not later than forty five (45) days from the end of the first, second and third quarters and two (2) months from the end of the fourth quarter.
According to the Rule 7.5 of the Listing Rules of the CSE, the Audited Financial Statements should be published in accordance with Sri Lanka Accounting Standards and the Annual Report should be sent to the shareholders and the CSE within five months from the close of the year.
As per the Banking Act Direction No. 12 of 2007, under Section 3 (8) (i) – Corporate Governance for Licensed Specialised Banks in Sri Lanka, The Board shall ensure that: (a) Annual Audited Financial Statements and Quarterly Financial Statements are prepared and published in accordance with the formats prescribed by the supervisory and regulatory authorities and applicable accounting standards, and that (b) such statements are published in the newspapers in an abridged form, in Sinhala, Tamil and English.