Zegona declares second dividend for 2016

(ShareCast News) - European telecommunications, media and technology sector investor Zegona declared a second interim dividend for the full year to 31 December on Thursday.The London-listed company had approved a policy to pay a dividend of 4.5p per ordinary share for the full year period to 31 December in March 2016."Following the interim dividend of 2.25p per ordinary share paid in October, the company is pleased to announce that the board of directors has declared a further interim dividend, in lieu of a final dividend, of 2.25p per ordinary share to be paid on 17 March," it said in a statement."This dividend brings the total dividend payments for 2016 to 4.5p per ordinary share, in line with Zegona's stated dividend policy and previous guidance."The board said it was Zegona's intention to grow the annual dividend on a progressive basis.