Company filings and market news from across Sri Lanka's stock market.
ASPI rose 258.09 points (+1.13%) on 7 Jul as CSE turnover reached ~Rs.5.28 B; Industrial Asphalt jumped 40%, SMB Finance gained (non‑voting +33.33%, voting +25%), while Palm Garden Hotels fell 7.08% and foreign net outflow was Rs.22.32 M.
Dividend · Rs 0.75 · XD Mar 4, 2026
Second Interim dividend of LKR 0.75/share; XD 2026-03-04; record 2026-03-04; payable 2026-03-23; FY Ending 31st March, 2026
Dividend · Rs 0.75 · XD Nov 3, 2025
First Interim dividend of LKR 0.75/share; XD 2025-11-03; record 2025-11-03; payable 2025-11-21; FY Ending 31st March 2026
E.B. Creasy invested a further Rs.400 million in subsidiary Lanka Special Steels (Rs.300m via ordinary shares and Rs.100m debt-to-equity conversion) and later said it would convert Rs.400m of debt into 29.3m shares at Rs.13.65; negotiations to sell the stake to Laxapana PLC are ongoing.
Laxapana Estate, managed by RPC Management Services of the Richard Pieris Group, produces up to 700,000 kg/year of western high-grown semi-orthodox black tea. The estate—historically linked to Maskeliya Plantations PLC—holds multiple quality certifications and runs sustainability and tourism initiatives.
Dividend · Rs 1.50 · XD Mar 4, 2025
First Interim dividend of LKR 1.5/share; XD 2025-03-04; record 2025-03-04; payable 2025-03-20; FY Ending 31st March, 2025
Lankem Developments PLC and Laxapana PLC appointed Kamal Punchihewa and Shrihan Perera as Independent Non-Executive Directors. Several other directors resigned or retired from these and related group companies.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher as the ASPI rose 1.07% to 14,810 and turnover hit Rs9.23bn, the highest since Feb 7. Top contributors included Central Finance, Ceylon Cold Stores, Melstacorp, Access Engineering and Chevron Lubricants; net foreign outflow was Rs226m.