Safaricom owners recoup capital from fat dividends

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore. FILE PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

Safaricom’s #ticker:SCOM incremental dividend payouts have returned the entire capital of the company’s owners and left them with an additional Sh101.2 billion, highlighting the enormous returns enjoyed by the telco’s long-term investors.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE)-listed firm went public On June 9, 2008 at an offer price of Sh5 or an aggregate value of Sh200 billion.

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