Company filings and market news from across Sri Lanka's stock market.
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC ran a World Environment Week 2026 campaign (June 1–7), planting approximately 15,000 native and fruit-bearing trees across 43 company-managed locations to bolster biodiversity, watershed restoration and carbon sequestration.
ASPI plunged 1,290.68 points (-5.4%) to 22,443.38 on Feb 3 after Middle East tensions triggered panic selling and a 30-minute circuit breaker; the S&P SL20 fell 322.32 pts (-4.9%). Turnover was Rs.9.6bn (up 62.9%); foreign investors net sold Rs.59.6m; decliners included COMB, SAMP, HNB, JKH and HAYL, while LIOC, CFLB, BOPL, MRH and MADU were among gainers.
Dividend · Rs 1.50 · XD Dec 11, 2025
First Interim dividend of LKR 1.5/share; XD 2025-12-11; record 2025-12-11; payable 2025-12-31; FY Year ending 31st March 2026
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC's Bogawana estate is the world's first producer of climate-positive tea and targets net removal of 0.40 kg CO₂e per kg of tea by 2025. The estate also uses hydropower/solar, runs reforestation and community projects (Rs.22m water project) and exports to 30+ countries.
Areva Investments marked its 10th anniversary on 18 September, saying it has facilitated over Rs.81 billion in short-term funding and structured private debt deals for clients including L B Finance, Vallibel Finance, Browns Investments and Bogawantalawa Tea Estates.
Dividend · Rs 2.00 · XD Jun 26, 2025
Final dividend of LKR 2/share; XD 2025-06-26; record 2025-06-26; payable 2025-07-16; FY Ended 31st March 2025
Fitch recalibrated Sri Lanka’s national rating scale, upgrading seven non-financial corporates (including Sri Lanka Telecom to AA-(lka), Windforce to A+(lka) and Resus Energy to A-(lka)) and revising Bogawantalawa Tea Estates to BBB+(lka).
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC (BOPL.N0000) won the North American Sustainability Tea Award (NASTA) for its 'Climate Positive journey' at the 2024 North American Tea Conference. The company highlighted its Climate Positive certification and offering of Uncompensated Climate Positive Teas certified for 100% renewable energy.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed up as the All Share Index rose 1.07% to 12,294, led by banks with total turnover of Rs2.3bn and Rs563mn in bank trades. Top contributors included Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank, Lanka IOC and Browns Investments, and net foreign inflow was Rs107mn.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher: All Share Index +0.10% to 12,164 and S&P SL20 +0.20% to 3,600, turnover Rs1.5bn and net foreign inflow Rs267m. Top turnover included John Keells, Hayleys, Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank and Nations Trust; top foreign flows varied across names.
Fitch assigned Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC a first-time national long-term rating of 'A(lka)' with a Stable Outlook and gave its outstanding senior unsecured debentures the same rating. Fitch cited structural industry decline and cost pressures but noted Bogawantalawa's healthy financial profile and net cash position as buffers.