The board of directors of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC on April 17, 2024, recommended to the members at the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 28, 2024 a final dividend, in respect of the twelve months period ended 31 December 2023, of LKR 18.84 (being a gross dividend and subject to Withholding Taxes) per share on 19 June 2024, on the Issued Capital of the Company as at 31 May 2024 on the issued number of shares of the company to all shareholders of the company as at end of trading on the market day prior to (XD) date which has been determined by the Colombo Stock Exchange as 29 May 2024 and the Record Date for this purpose shall be 31 May 2024. Provided however, in instances where the shareholder has given accurate dividend disposal instructions to the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS) by providing the bank account number, the dividend payment will be directly credited to such bank account on or before the 5 June 2024.