Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) have heaped praise on the financial group’s leadership after it announced a record-breaking dividend of N12.76 per share for the 2025 fiscal year a payout that sets a new benchmark across Nigeria’s entire banking industry.
The applause rang out at the company’s 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where investors also acknowledged the Group’s robust financial performance and its successful compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N500 billion minimum capital threshold.
Chief Timothy Adesiyan, President of the Nigerian Shareholders’ Solidarity Association, said the impressive payout is a testament to GTCO’s unwavering commitment to rewarding investors with consistency and fiscal discipline. In the same vein, Mrs. Bisi Bakare, Chairman of the Pragmatic Shareholders Association of Nigeria (PSAN), called the dividend a defining moment in the company’s history and called on management to keep the momentum going.
The total N12.76 dividend comprises an interim payout of N1.00 per share declared earlier in the year, and a final dividend of N11.76 per share — a combination that underscores the Group’s sustained profitability.
Board Chairman Suleiman Barau told shareholders that GTCO has grown far beyond a traditional banking institution, evolving into a broad-based financial services powerhouse that spans banking, payments, asset management, and pensions. He argued that this diversification not only opens multiple avenues for growth, but also insulates the Group against risk and deepens value delivery to its customers.
Barau further stressed that sound risk management is non-negotiable at GTCO, pointing to the Group’s strong balance sheet, careful lending practices, and tight internal controls as key pillars sustaining performance in the face of macroeconomic headwinds.
For his part, Group Chief Executive Officer Segun Agbaje described 2025 as a landmark year, noting that the Group made significant strides in weaving its various business lines together — using data and digital innovation to deliver smooth, integrated financial services across Africa and into the United Kingdom.
Agbaje also flagged GTCO’s landmark listing on the London Stock Exchange as a game-changing development that bolsters the Group’s capital base while enhancing liquidity for its shareholders.
On the horizon, the CEO struck an optimistic note, affirming that GTCO is well-armoured for continued growth and remains confident in its long-term trajectory, even as global economic uncertainties persist.
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