Fiscal Nepal
First Business News Portal in English from Nepal
KATHMANDU — Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom–NTC) has announced a 30 percent cash dividend (including tax) from its profit of the last fiscal year 2081/82, allocating Rs 5.40 billion for distribution to shareholders.
The decision was taken by the company’s Board of Directors meeting held on Poush 8, 2082 BS (December 23, 2025), according to Company Secretary Dwarika Prasad Poudel.
NTC’s paid-up capital currently stands at Rs 18 billion, and based on this capital base, the state-owned telecom operator has proposed distributing cash dividends at the rate of 30 percent to its shareholders.
The proposed dividend will be distributed only after approval from the Ministry of Finance and endorsement by the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
To approve the dividend proposal and other statutory matters, NTC has convened its 18th Annual General Meeting on Poush 30, 2082 BS (January 14, 2026).
For dividend distribution and AGM participation purposes, the company has decided to close its share register (book close) from Poush 20 to Poush 30, 2082 BS, which corresponds to January 4 to January 14, 2026.
Accordingly, only shareholders who hold NTC shares traded and registered at the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) by Poush 19, 2082 BS (January 3, 2026) will be eligible to:
Nepal Telecom, one of the country’s largest state-owned enterprises and a key player in Nepal’s telecommunications sector, has remained a major dividend-paying company on the NEPSE. The dividend announcement is expected to draw attention from retail and institutional investors amid ongoing scrutiny of public enterprises’ financial performance and dividend sustainability.
The dividend proposal comes at a time when investors are closely watching the financial health, operational efficiency, and future investment plans of state-owned companies, particularly in capital-intensive sectors such as telecommunications and digital infrastructure.
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