May 31 (SeeNews) - North Macedonia's beer and soft drinks producer Prilepska Pivarnica [MSE:PPIV] said on Wednesday that its shareholders have approved the distribution of a gross dividend of 400 denars ($6.9/6.5 euro) per share for 2022, down from the 500 denars payout the previous year.
The brewer will distribute 15.96 million denars out of last year's profit as dividend, it said in a bourse filing.
Prilepska Pivarnica's net profit fell 17% year-on-year in 2022, to 77.2 million denars.
Prilepska Pivarnica was founded in 1924. It produces beer under the trademarks Zlaten Dab and Krali Marko and holds the licences for distributing Tuborg and Carlsberg brands in North Macedonia. It also produces carbonated non-alcoholic drinks, fruit nectar soft drinks and bottles the products of Pepsi Cola International.
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