Colgate Palmolive has declared a third interim dividend for the financial year 2012-13 of Rs 9 per share of Re 1 each (face value).
The dividend payout to the shareholders will be Rs 142.2 crore (inclusive of the dividend distribution tax of Rs 19.8 crore) and will be paid on April 19 to those shareholders whose names are on the Register of Members as on April 5. Including the first and second interim dividend of Rs 13 and Rs 6 per share paid in October 2012 and December 2012, respectively, the company has declared a total interim dividend of Rs 28 for the financial year 2012-13.
For the financial year ended March 31, 2012, the company had declared a total dividend of Rs 25.