Our correspondent gathered that MRS Oil Nigeria Plc is the highest paying dividend stock (base on the value per share) on the floor of the exchange in 2012/2013 financial year with N24.34 kobo.
Nestle Nigeria Plc, operating in the Food and Beverage Sector of the NSE emerged the second highest paying dividend firm in 2012/2013 year end with N18.50 kobo, FBN Heritage Fund came third with N10.00, Guinness Nigeria Plc and the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc emerging fourth respectively with N7.00 kobo per share.
Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc and Skye Shelter Fund are fifth with N5.00 kobo per share dividend respectively.
Others are Nigerian Breweries Plc and Dangote Cement Plc paying N3.00 kobo, while Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and Seven Up Bottling Company Plc paid N2.50 kobo and N2.20 kobo respectively. While Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc paid N2.00 kobo per share and Total Nigeria Plc declared an interim dividend of N2.00 kobo in the review period.
Others are Zenith Bank Plc, UAC of Nigeria Plc paying N1.60 kobo respectively; while Unilever Nigeria Plc paid N1.40 kobo, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc N1.30 kobo, CAP Plc N1.25 kobo interim dividend, Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc N1.20 kobo, Presco Plc FBN Holdings Plc and Conoil Plc paid N1.00 kobo respectively.