Financial results for the interim period ended 31 March 2026 and cash dividend declaration
CORONATION FUND MANAGERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1973/009318/06)
Share code: CML
ISIN: ZAE000047353
LEI: 3789001BC9A29E6FF77
("Coronation" or "the Company")
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 AND CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION
1. SALIENT FEATURES
Revenue increased by 3% to R2 088 million from R2 037 million in the prior corresponding
period.
Earnings per share increased by 6% to 218.0 cents per share, from 205.1 cents per share
in the prior corresponding period.
Fund management earnings per share increased by 2% to 203.7 cents per share, from
200.2 cents per share in the prior corresponding period. Fund management earnings are
used by management to measure operating financial performance, which excludes the
net impact of fair value gains and losses and related foreign exchange movements on
investment securities held for seeding products.
Headline earnings per share decreased by 5% to 195.1 cents per share, from 205.1 cents
per share in the prior corresponding period.
An interim dividend of 203.0 cents per share was declared for the period ended 31 March
2026 (31 March 2025: 200.0 cents per share).
2. DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The directors resolved to declare an interim gross dividend of 203.0 cents per share
(March 2025: 200.0 cents per share) from income reserves for the period ended 31 March
2026. The dividend amount, net of South African dividend tax of 20%, is 162.4 cents per
share (March 2025: 160.0 cents per share) for those shareholders who are not exempt
from Dividend Tax. The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of declaration is
349 592 298 and the number of subscription shares (the shares issued to the BEE Trusts
in the 2024 B-BBEE transaction) in issue is 37 567 515, which attracts a 10% trickle
distribution. Coronation's tax reference number is 9 675 107 719.
The salient dates of the dividend declaration are:
Declaration date: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Last day to trade cum dividend: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
Trading ex-dividend commences: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Record date: Friday, 12 June 2026
Payment date: Monday, 15 June 2026
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday,
10 June 2026 and Friday, 12 June 2026, both days inclusive.
3. SHORT-FORM ANNOUNCEMENT
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors of the Company. It
contains only an extract of the information in the full condensed consolidated interim
financial statements for the six months ended 31 March 2026 ("Interim Results") and
does not contain full or complete details. Included in these Interim Results is the external
auditors, KPMG Inc.'s, unmodified review report thereon. The Interim Results can be
found at:
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2026/JSE/ISSE/CML/CMLHY26.pdf.
A copy of the Interim Results is also available for viewing on the Company's website at:
https://www.coronation.com/globalassets/sa-personal/shareholder-information/company-
reports/2026/2026-reviewed-interim-results.pdf.
Fund management earnings per share, excluding the impact of the SARS matter, is pro
forma financial information for JSE purposes. The necessary disclosure and reconciliation
of this performance measure to fund management earnings per share is included in the
Interim Results.
Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on
consideration of the Interim Results, as a whole, as the information in this announcement
does not provide all the details.
Cape Town
26 May 2026
Sponsor
Valeo Capital (Pty) Ltd
Date: 26-05-2026 07:05:00
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