Company filings, disclosures and news on Maskeliya Plantations Plc (MASK), Agricultural Commodities/Milling on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher Monday with the ASPI up 0.65% at 22,695.00 and turnover of 4.81 billion rupees, driven by buying in banking counters. Top contributors included NDB, Dialog, Melstacorp and Colombo Dockyard, while Ceylinco Insurance and Windforce were among decliners.
Dividend · Rs 4.00 · XD Apr 10, 2026
First Interim dividend of LKR 4/share; XD 2026-04-10; record 2026-04-14; payable 2026-04-30; FY ended 31st March 2026
Multiple plantation companies (Agarapatana, Elpitiya, Talawakelle, Hatton, Watawala, Kegalle, Kelani Valley, Maskeliya, Namunukula, Kahawatte and Balangoda) are running scholarship programs supporting hundreds of students; Elpitiya alone funds 100 university and 80 A/L students at a cost exceeding LKR 12.4m.
Maskeliya Plantations PLC appointed Vipula Pusselle as CEO effective 2 May 2025; he had been Acting CEO since 2023 and has over three decades of experience in the tea industry.
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 4.50 · XD Mar 5, 2025
First Interim dividend of LKR 4.5/share; XD 2025-03-05; record 2025-03-05; payable 2025-03-25; FY 2024/2025
Colombo Stock Exchange rebounded as the ASPI rose 0.27% to 12,290 on turnover of about Rs.1.75 billion, driven by gains in hotel counters and select plantation and telecom stocks.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher: All Share Index +0.27% to 12,290 and S&P SL20 +0.17% to 3,613 on turnover of Rs 1.7 billion. Top movers included Dialog, Digital Mobility, Dipped Products, Maskeliya and Hemas, with net foreign outflow of Rs 317 million and mixed foreign buying/selling across counters.
Colombo market closed lower with the S&P SL20 down 0.7% and ASPI down 0.4%, while foreigners were net buyers of Rs.153.6m. Banks (e.g. Commercial Bank, Sampath) dragged indices, while Balangoda Plantations, John Keells and Hayleys Fabric led turnover with mixed price moves.
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