The Board of the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the
thrift banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has approved the declaration of a cash
dividend of PHP0.75/share for its common stockholders.
The dividend, amounting to PHP 287.33 million in total, will
be paid on May 15, 2019 for shareholders on record as of May 3, 2019.
The declaration of cash dividend follows a respectable
performance in 2018 when the bank’s net income reached PhP2.7
billion, translating to a return on equity of 11.4% and a return on asset of 1.2%.