How Do I Receive My Dividends?
Once you purchase Shares or Stocks for any firm before the book closure date for that year, you shall become eligible for dividends once declared.
Dividends are then paid into your Abacus Investment Account Wallet once received from the respective firms.
We will always send you Push notifications to your Phone and emails once the dividends are paid out to your account.
Dividends are subject to the Government withholding tax only and nothing more.
You can then choose to immediately withdraw to your Mpesa or reinvest your funds.
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