Remgro, the investment company chaired by Johann Rupert, declared an interim dividend of 173 cents a share for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, an 80.2 increase from a year earlier, as sharply higher earnings across several of its major holdings translated into a much bigger payout for shareholders and a significant windfall for the Rupert family.
Based on the family's controlling stake, which comprises 39,056,987 B ordinary shares and 7,553,865 A ordinary shares, the Rupert-linked holding is set to receive approximately R80.64 million gross from the interim dividend. After applying the standard 20 withholding tax, the net dividend on that stake comes to roughly R64.51 million, assuming no exemption applies.
The earnings underlying that payout were strong. Headline earnings rose 38.8 to R5.175 billion for the half year. Headline earnings per share increased 38.5 to 931 cents. Total earnings for the period reached R5.168 billion, up from R3.658 billion a year earlier.
