Al Battal board authorized to pay interim dividends for 2026

Al Battal Factory for Chemical Industries shareholders authorized the board to distribute interim dividends for 2026 at an extraordinary general meeting. The decision gives the board discretion to determine the timing and amount of payments.

Interim dividends allow companies to pay a portion of expected annual profits before the end of the fiscal year. Under Saudi corporate regulations, such payouts must come from retained earnings or distributable reserves.

The company, a chemical manufacturer listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange, did not specify a date for the board's next meeting on the dividend schedule. The authorization covers dividends related to 2026 earnings only.

Al Battal will disclose the board's decision on the first interim payment in a separate filing, the company said in the EGM announcement.