On March 5, 2012 Aecon’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the dividend to be paid to all holders of Aecon common shares. The annual dividend will be increased from 20 cents per share to 28 cents per share, paid on a quarterly basis. The first quarterly dividend payment under the new policy will be paid on April 2, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 23, 2012.
Aecon's quarterly dividend, in the amount of $0.07 ($0.28 per year), are generally paid on the first business day of each quarter (January, April, July and October) to shareholders of record 10 calendar days prior to the payment date. For Canadian income tax purposes the dividends are "eligible dividends."
Aecon's Q3 Dividend was paid on October 7, 2011 to Shareholders of Record on September 30th. The Q4 Dividend was paid on the first business day of January 2012.
It has come to our attention that various international organizations or individuals have been offering false employment opportunities at Aecon Group Inc. These individuals will offer to fast track Canadian working visa applications in exchange for a payment. Such offers are fraudulent and intended to steal from the victims.
Any communication received from email addresses such as ‘aeconrecruitmentoffice@aeconservice.ca.tf’ have not been sent from Aecon Group Inc. or any of its subsidiaries and you should not respond.
Aecon Group Inc. employment policies and processes in Canada involve personal interviews, and candidates who seek employment with us are never required to pay us any sum of money. To do so would be contrary to our business conduct guidelines and ethical practices.
We take this matter extremely seriously and are working with the appropriate legal authorities to shut down such fraudulent schemes.