Sibanye-Stillwater declares R8.54bn dividend after reporting record profit
Profit more than doubled to R25.32bn in the six months ended June on the back of strong precious metal prices
26 August 2021 - 14:46
UPDATED 26 August 2021 - 20:22
Sibanye-Stillwater, the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, will pay an interim dividend of R2.92 per share after reporting a record profit in the first half of its financial year on the back of strong precious metals prices.
An improved operational performance paired with “considerably higher commodity prices” resulted in group profit for the half year through June, more than doubling to R25.32bn compared with R9.73bn reported in the same period a year earlier, and surpassing the previous high of R20.89bn in the second half of 2020, CEO Neal Froneman said in a statement...
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