Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)

GEST Dividend History & Payouts

GESTETNER OF CEYLON PLC සමාගමට අදාල සියලුම ලාභාංශ ප්‍රකාශන, XD dates, payment dates සහ dividend payout history.

Latest DividendRs. 3.90 per share / First & Final Dividend18-Aug-2026
Latest XD Date22.Sep.2026Buy before this date
Payment Date08.Oct.2026CDS Account Credit
Total Announcements13Historical Tracked

🧮 GEST Dividend Payout & 15% WHT Tax Calculator

ඔබ සතු කොටස් (shares) ප්‍රමාණය ඇතුළත් කර අතට ලැබෙන Net Dividend මුදල ගණනය කරගන්න.

Gross Dividend (මුළු ලාභාංශය):Rs. 0.00
15% Withholding Tax (රැඳවුම් බද්ද):- Rs. 0.00
Net Payout into Bank/CDS (අතට ලැබෙන මුදල):Rs. 0.00

* ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ Inland Revenue දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නීති අනුව ලාභාංශ ගෙවීම් සඳහා 15% Withholding Tax (WHT) අය කරනු ලැබේ.

Annual Dividend Payout History

Rs. 0.00Rs. 4.13Rs. 8.25Rs. 12.38Rs. 16.50Rs. 3.00Rs. 4.00Rs. 9.00Rs. 1.00Rs. 15.00Rs. 7.00Rs. 3.00Rs. 3.25Rs. 3.9011/1212/1314/1515/1616/1722/2323/2424/2525/26

GEST Historical Dividend Announcements

18-Aug-2026 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 3.90 per share / First & Final Dividend

Financial year
2025 / 2026
Approval
Required
XD
22.Sep.2026
Payment
08.Oct.2026

02-Dec-2024 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 3.25 per share / First Interim Dividend

Financial year
2024 / 2025
Approval
Not Required
XD
11.Dec.2024
Payment
23.Dec.2024

18-Oct-2023 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 3.00 per share / First Interim Dividend

Financial year
2023 / 2024
Approval
Not Required
XD
27.Oct.2023
Payment
16 Nov 2023

08-Jun-2023 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 7.00 per share/ First Inerim Dividend

Financial year
2022 / 2023
Approval
Not Required
XD
19.Jun.2023
Payment
30.Jun.2023

16-Aug-2019 Dividend Announcement - GEST

GESTETNER OF CEYLON PLC Company ID:- GEST Dividend per share (Rs.) :Voting :1.250

Financial year
Year ended 31st March 2019
Approval
Required
XD
date :01 Oct 2019
Payment
date :09 Oct 2019

14-Mar-2017 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 10.00 per share / Second Interim Dividend

Financial year
2016/2017
Approval
Not Required
XD
23.Mar.2017
Payment
30.Mar.2017

30-Nov-2016 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 5.00 per share / First Interim Dividend

Financial year
2016/2017
Approval
-
XD
09.Dec.2016
Payment
21.Dec.2016

16-Aug-2016 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 1.00 per share / First & Final Dividend

Financial year
2015/2016
Approval
Required
XD
29.Sep.2016
Payment
07.Oct.2016

13-Aug-2015 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs.9.00 per share /First & Final Dividend

Financial year
2014/ 2015
Approval
Required
XD
30.Sep.2015
Payment
07.Oct.2015

28-Aug-2014 Dividend Announcement - GEST

GESTETNER OF CEYLON PLC Company ID:- GEST Date of Announcement: - 28.Aug.2014

Financial year
2013/2014
Approval
Required
XD
01.Oct.2014
Payment
09.Oct.2014

29-Aug-2013 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 4.00 per share / First & Final Dividend

Financial year
2012/2013
Approval
Required
XD
01.Oct.2013
Payment
08.Oct.2013

23-Aug-2012 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs.1.50 per share / Final Dividend

Financial year
2011/2012
Approval
Required
XD
26.Sep.2012
Payment
28. Sep.2012

05-Apr-2012 Dividend Announcement - GEST

Rs. 1.50 per share / First Interim Dividend

Financial year
2011/2012
Approval
-
XD
19.Apr.2012
Payment
27.Apr.2012

Frequently Asked Questions (GEST)

What is the latest dividend announced by GEST (GESTETNER OF CEYLON PLC)?

The latest dividend announcement for GEST is Rs. 3.90 per share / First & Final Dividend, announced on 18-Aug-2026.

When is the XD (Ex-Dividend) Date for GEST?

The XD date for the latest dividend is 22.Sep.2026. To be eligible to receive this dividend, investors must purchase shares in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) before the XD date.

When will GEST dividend be credited to shareholders (Payment Date)?

The dividend payment date is scheduled for 08.Oct.2026. Eligible shareholders registered as of the Record Date will have dividends directly credited to their bank accounts linked to the CDS.

How is dividend tax (WHT) calculated in Sri Lanka for GEST?

In Sri Lanka, dividends are subject to a 15% Withholding Tax (WHT) deducted at source. You can use our interactive calculator above to check your exact net payout amount.

CSE Dividend Guidelines for Sri Lankan Investors

XD Date (Ex-Dividend Date): කොටස් වෙළඳපොළේ ලාභාංශය රහිතව කොටස් ගනුදෙනු වන දිනයයි. ලාභාංශය ලබාගැනීමට නම් අදාළ සමාගමේ කොටස් XD දිනයට පෙර මිලදී ගත යුතුය.

Record Date: ලාභාංශ ගෙවීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලත් කොටස් හිමියන් තහවුරු කරගන්නා දිනයයි.

Payment Date: CDS ගිණුමට හෝ බැංකු ගිණුමට ලාභාංශ මුදල් බැර කරන දිනයයි.