China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited reported strong full-year results for 2025, with revenue rising 11.5% year-on-year to HK$14.6 billion ($1.9 billion), lifting gross profit to HK$1.5 billion ($191 million) and net profit to HK$1.05 billion ($136.5 million), up 16%. Earnings per share increased to HK$1.42 ($0.18) from HK$1.23 ($0.16), supported by lower finance costs and higher other income, which drove a nearly 15% rise in profit before tax. Reflecting its solid financial performance and cash flow, the board recommended a final dividend of HK$0.33 ($0.043) per share, bringing the full-year payout to HK$0.52 ($0.068), a 13% increase that underscores the company’s commitment to creating shareholder value.
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Altria Declares $1.06 Quarterly Dividend
Altria Group, Inc. today (Feb. 26) announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share, payable on April 30, to shareholders of record as of March 25. The ex-dividend date is March 25.
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British American Tobacco Share Buyback Update
According to Tip Ranks, British American Tobacco repurchased 146,615 of its ordinary shares yesterday (January 5) under its shareholder-approved buyback program, paying a volume-weighted average price of 4,101.38 pence per share. The company plans to cancel the repurchased shares, reducing its outstanding ordinary shares with voting rights to 2,179,187,085 while maintaining 132,988,352 shares in treasury. The move is expected to slightly enhance earnings per share and signals continued capital return discipline to shareholders.
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Spring Mountain Investments Divests Another 1.15% of BAT Shares
On October 16, BAT announced that Spring Mountain Investments Ltd.’s holding of voting rights attached to shares in the company fell below a notifiable threshold on October 14. The new total position of voting rights attached to shares is 2.808906%, representing 61,410,486 voting rights. This is a decrease from the previous notification of 3.950733%. The chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are held includes Kenneth Bryan Dart, Portfolio Services Ltd, and Spring Mountain Investments.
Spring Mountain Investments sold 115.2 million shares of BAT earlier this year, reducing its shares in the company by 53% since April.
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Altria Increases Quarterly Dividend to $1.06 Per Share
Altria Group, Inc. today (August 21) announced that its board of directors voted to increase the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 3.9% to $1.06 per share versus the previous rate of $1.02 per share. This increase marks the 60th dividend increase in the past 56 years.
The quarterly dividend is payable October 10 to shareholders of record as of September 15. The ex-dividend date is September 15. The new annualized dividend rate is $4.24 per share, representing a dividend yield of 6.3% based on Altria’s closing stock price of $67.58 on August 20.
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BAT Responds to ITC Speculation
British American Tobacco responded to the recent speculation relating to a potential disposal of part of its shareholding in ITC Limited. “BAT confirms that it is evaluating a possible disposal of a small part of BAT’s shareholding in ITC by means of an on-market trade,” the company said in a press release. “There can be no certainty that any such transaction will proceed, nor can there be any certainty as to the terms of any potential transaction. A further announcement will be made if and when appropriate.”
The announcement was made on behalf of British American Tobacco by Caroline Ferland, Company Secretary, who likewise said the announcement contained inside information in relation to British American Tobacco for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
“The securities referred to herein will not be, and have not been, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,” the company said.
BAT is currently ITC’s top investor, with a 20.3% stake according to LSEG data. Last year BAT sold 436.9 million shares, or roughly 3.5% of ITC’s outstanding shares, for about $2 billion in what was India’s third-largest block deal ever.
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BAT’s Block Listing Application and Cancellation
Today (Feb. 27), British American Tobacco announced it made an application to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing totaling 1.5 million ordinary shares of 25p each to be admitted to the equity shares category of the Official List and to trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
The shares will be issued pursuant to the BAT Sharesave Scheme. Upon issuance, the shares shall rank equally with the existing issued shares of the company. The admission of the shares is expected on March 3, 2025.
BAT further announced that it currently has 31,189 ordinary shares of 25p each block listed under the British American Tobacco Executive Share Option Scheme. No allotments have been made under the Scheme since the last block listing return was released Jan. 1, 2025. All outstanding options under the Scheme have now been exercised and the Scheme has closed. As a result, the block listing associated with the Scheme has been cancelled.
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Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend
Universal Corporation announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-one cents ($0.81) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable May 5, 2025, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on April 14, 2025.
Universal Corporation is a global agricultural company with more than 100 years of experience supplying products and innovative solutions to meet customers’ evolving needs and precise specifications. Universal works with farmers and partners across more than 30 countries on five continents.