Colgate to pay Rs 6 second interim

The board of Colgate Palmolive (India) has declared a second interim dividend for the financial year 2012-13 of Rs 6 a share of Re 1 each (face value). The dividend payout to the shareholders will be Rs 94.8 crore (inclusive of the dividend distribution tax of Rs 13.2 crore) and will be paid on December 27 to those shareholders whose names are on the register of members of the company as on December 17. Including the first interim dividend of Rs 13 paid in October, the company has declared a total interim dividend of Rs 19 for the nine months up to December. For the financial year ended March 31, 2012, the company had declared a total dividend of Rs 25 a share.