Co-op Bank retains Sh5.86bn dividend payout amid 24pc profit fall

Co-op Bank shareholders approve a motion during a past Annual General Meeting. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Co-operative Bank #ticker:COOP shareholders are set for a Sh5.86 billion dividend after the lender retained the payout despite full-year net profit declining by 24.4 percent on increased provisions for loan defaults.

Co-op Bank’s board on Thursday morning said after-tax profit for the year ended December 2020 dropped from Sh14.3 billion to Sh10.81 billion.

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