The board of Directors of Dangote cement has announced that trading on the shares of the company will be closed from April 12, 2017.
The closing of trading is to enable the directors meet and deliberate on the release of its 2017 first quarter report.
With reference to circular N5E/LARD/LRD/C1112/15/05/17 on the “Notice of Securities Trading by Interested Parties” effective January 1, 2015, please note that Dangote Cement Plc has entered a closed trading period from April 12, 2017 until one (1) day (24 hours) after the Quarter 1 unaudited financial results for the period ended March 31, 2017 are released to the public on or before April 28, 2017 after which the trading period will be resumed.
Meanwhile the closing period is applicable to Directors, Senior Managers and other interested parties that may at any time possess sensitive information that may materially affect the price of the securities of the company.