BRI Distributions Rp8.6 Trillion, Half More Entering State Cash: Public Investors Can Still Be Participated If Holding Shares Of BBRI Before January 9

BRI Board of Directors (Photo: Doc. BRI)

JAKARTA PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BRI) will distribute an interim dividend of IDR 8.6 trillion. The equivalent value of IDR 57 per share is the company's commitment to increasing stakeholders' trust.

BRI Finance Director Viviana said, of this amount, IDR 4.5 trillion of which will go into the state treasury as the majority shareholder. While the rest will be distributed to public investors.

"This dividend is a tangible form of BRI's commitment to providing economic value to all stakeholders, especially contributions to state revenues," he said in a press statement Thursday, January 5.

According to Viviana, people who own BBRI shares in the regular market with cum date until Monday, January 9, 2023 are entitled to receive this interim dividend. Meanwhile, cum date on the cash market and recording date is scheduled until Wednesday, January 11, 2023, and payment date on Friday, January 27, 2023.

BRI has the potential to continue to provide optimal dividends for shareholders. This starts by setting 85 percent dividend payout ratio in the 2022 period on 2021 profit," he said.

Viviana explained that the company's performance accelerated by making a net profit of IDR 39.3 trillion or growing 106 percent year on year (yoy) at the end of September 2022. She explained that this slick achievement can be seen from the total financing of BRI Group recorded at IDR 1,111.4 trillion or grew 7.92 percent.

In particular, BRI's MSME credit portfolio increased by 9.8 percent from Rp852.1 trillion at the end of September 2021 to Rp935.8 trillion at the end of September 2022.

"This makes the proportion of MSME loans compared to BRI's total credit continue to increase, to 84.2 percent," he said.

Furthermore, Viviana stated that BRI's ability to distribute credit and financing was also supported by adequate liquidity and strong capital.

"This can be seen from the consolidated LDR bank which is maintained at the level of 88.5 percent with the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 26.1 percent," he concluded.