Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc. Photo: GTCO
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has secured an extension from the Nigerian Exchange Limited to delay the publication of its half-year audited financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2026.
Although the financial results were approved by the group’s Board of Directors on 28 July 2026, mandatory clearance must be granted by its primary regulator before the figures can be released to the market.
To remain compliant with exchange rules while awaiting the required approval, GTCO requested additional time, prompting the NGX to grant a new publication deadline of 30 September 2026.
Reassuring investors over the revised timeline on Thursday, the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Erhi Obebeduo, stated, “Kindly be assured that if the approval is received earlier, the company’s interim audited financial statements would be released to the market earlier than the period approved by the NGX.”
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Shareholders and stakeholders seeking further clarification regarding the postponed publication were directed to contact Oyinade Adegite of the group’s corporate communications division.
Under Central Bank of Nigeria directives, major commercial banks and financial holding entities operating in Nigeria are mandated to submit interim and full-year financial accounts for comprehensive supervisory reviews before public dissemination.
While the NGX enforces standardised timelines to maintain market transparency, temporary filing extensions are common practice for dual-listed financial institutions like GTCO to accommodate regulatory review cycles without violating listing compliance rules.
Market analysts will be watching closely for the eventual release of the half-year audited figures to assess the group’s operational performance, asset quality and proposed interim dividend declarations for the 2026 financial year.
