Dividend History Of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal (SCB)

October 31, 2023 | Investopaper

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCB) came into operation in Nepal in 1987. It is a joint venture bank with Standard Chartered Group owning 70.21 percent in the bank. Likewise, the General Public of Nepal possesses 29.79 percent shares in SCB Nepal. Standard Chartered Bank Nepal has won ‘Bank of the Year 2009 Nepal’, ‘Bank of the Year 2012 Nepal’, ‘Bank of the Year 2015 Nepal’ awarded by ‘The Banker’ of the Financial Times, London.

SCB Nepal has provided an excellent dividend to the shareholders over the years. However, the dividend has fallen in the past couple of years. Since the fiscal year 1999/00, Standard Chartered Bank Nepal has distributed dividends ranging from 11.84 percent to 140 percent.

The table below presents the dividend history of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal since the fiscal year 1999/00.

Dividend History Of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal (SCB)

Fiscal Year	Fiscal Year	Cash Dividend (%)	Bonus Share (%)	Total Dividend (%)
1999/00	2056/57	100	0	100
2000/01	2057/58	100	0	100
2001/02	2058/59	100	0	100
2002/03	2059/60	110	10	120
2003/04	2060/61	110	0	110
2004/05	2061/62	120	0	120
2005/06	2062/63	130	10	140
2006/07	2063/64	80	50	130
2007/08	2064/65	80	50	130
2008/09	2065/66	50	50	100
2009/10	2066/67	55	15	70
2010/11	2067/68	50	0	50
2011/12	2068/69	45	15	60
2012/13	2069/70	40	10	50
2013/14	2070/71	41.5	10	51.5
2014/15	2071/72	19.21	25	44.21
2015/16	2072/73	1.75	33.33	35.08
2016/17	2073/74	5.26	100	105.26
2017/18	2074/75	17.5	0	17.5
2018/19	2075/76	22.5	0	22.5
2019/20	2076/77	4.84	7	11.84
2020/21	2077/78	3.06	10	13.06
2021/22	2078/79	16.51	0	16.51
2022/23	2079/80	19	0	19