NEWS RELEASE
Toronto, January 30, 2024
(in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
Franco-Nevada Declares Dividend Increase and Provides Details for Upcoming Release of Year-End 2023 Results
Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has raised its quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.36 per share payable on March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2024 (the “Record Date”). The increased dividend will be effective for the full 2024 fiscal year. This is a 5.88% increase from the previous US$0.34 per share quarterly dividend and marks the 17th consecutive annual increase for Franco-Nevada shareholders. Canadian investors in Franco-Nevada’s IPO in December 2007 are now receiving an effective 12.1% yield on their cost base.
Cobre Panama Update
Cobre Panama currently remains in a phase of preservation and safe maintenance with production halted. As a result of the current suspension of operations, the Company is conducting an impairment analysis, the details of which will be disclosed in its 2023 year-end financial statements.
Details for Upcoming Release of 2023 Year-End Results
Franco-Nevada will report its 2023 year-end results as follows:
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2023 Results Release: | March 5th after market close |
Conference Call and Webcast: | March 6th 10:00 am ET |
Dial-in Numbers: | Toll-Free: 1-888-390-0546 International: 416-764-8688 |
Conference Call URL (This allows participants to join the conference call by phone without operator assistance. Participants will receive an automated call back after entering their name and phone number): | https://bit.ly/47FxaLi |
Webcast: | www.franco-nevada.com |
Replay (available until March 13th): | Toll-Free: 1-888-390-0541 International: 416-764-8677 Passcode: 380736 # |
Details for Dividend Declaration and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The dividend has been declared in U.S. dollars and the Canadian dollar equivalent will be determined based on the daily average rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the Record Date. Under Canadian tax legislation, Canadian resident individuals who receive “eligible dividends” are entitled to an enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit on such dividends.
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”) which allows shareholders of Franco-Nevada to reinvest dividends to purchase additional common shares at the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP, subject to a discount from the Average Market Price in the case of treasury acquisitions. The Company will issue additional common shares through treasury at a 1% discount to the Average Market Price. The Company may, from time to time, in its discretion, change or eliminate the discount applicable to treasury acquisitions or direct that such common shares be purchased in market