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‎Empower board to discuss H1 2026 cash dividend on Sept. 21

Argaam - UAE News Trade press Published 17th September 2026 UAE

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‎<p ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/9cab6318-477d-4f24-b106-22d22b4bd9ab.png" ><br> Building of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation - Empower</span></span></p> <hr> <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span >Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation - <a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-en/companies/dfm/empower/overview" target="_blank">Empower</a> said its board will discuss a proposal to distribute interim cash dividends for H1 2026, at its upcoming meeting scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21, 2026<span dir="LTR">.</span></span></span><br> <br> <span >The company said in a bourse statement that the proposed dividend amounts to AED 437.5 million, or AED 0.04375 per share, representing 43.75% of paid-up capital</span><span dir="LTR" >.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" ><br> <span >The company explained that the proposed dividend aligns with its dividend policy approved by the annual general meeting held on March 19, 2025</span><span dir="LTR" >.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="2" > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Proposed interim cash dividend – H1 2026</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Current capital</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span >AED</span><span ><span ><span >1 bln</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Number of shares</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >10 bln shares</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Par value</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span >AED 0.10</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Dividend ratio</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><span dir="LTR"><span >43.75</span></span> % (equivalent to</span><span dir="LTR"><span >4.375</span></span><span >fils/shr)</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Total dividend</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p dir="ltr" ><span >AED</span><span ><span ><span dir="LTR"><span >437.50</span></span><span > mln</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ><br> <span ><span ><strong><a href="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/728b64e9-dcfd-416a-ade9-8d479d2a53e6.pdf" target="_blank">Empower - Board meeting date</a></strong></span></span></div>

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Argaam - UAE News · Trade Publication
Published
17th September 2026
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argaam.com

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Geopolitical Risk
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UAE
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17th September 2026 · 14:53

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Significance 1 · Low
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Low (16.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (37.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

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Procurement Impact
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Geographic Breadth
Possibly the same underlying story as ‎Inmar approves 3% cash dividend for H1 2026 — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.