28th Feb 2017 17:24
Ruffer Investment Company Ltd - Interim DividendRuffer Investment Company Ltd - Interim Dividend
PR Newswire
London, February 28
28 February 2017
Ruffer Investment Company Limited
(the “Company”)
Re: Dividend Announcement
As foreshadowed in the Chairman’s Statement of 30 June 2016, the Company’s investment portfolio has been generating less income than has been distributed and the Directors have recently called upon income reserves to meet dividend payments. Given that the Company’s primary objective is one of capital preservation, the Board has decided to reduce the dividend to a more sustainable level which will allow the Investment Manager to continue to implement a flexible, capital preservation focused approach. Furthermore, the Directors do not believe that it is in the best interests of shareholders to pay dividends out of capital reserves.
The new policy re-emphasises that income is a by-product of Ruffer’s total return philosophy and does not put capital at excessive risk through the pursuit of income. The Directors have therefore declared an interim dividend of 0.9p per share.
Ex Date 09 March 2017
Record Date 10 March 2017
Pay Date 23 March 2017
Dividend per Share 0.90 pence (Sterling)
All Enquiries:
Company SecretaryNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) LimitedPO Box 255Trafalgar CourtLes BanquesSt Peter PortGuernseyGY1 3QL
Tel: 01481 745001
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