East African Breweries Limited, East Africa's leading branded alcohol beverage business, is expected to pay a Kshs. 2.50 interim dividened per share to shareholders on 13^th April 2012.

The share closed trading in yesterday’s session at Kshs. 202.00 with the counter moving 53,300 shares yesterday resulting in a turnover of Kshs. 10.79 million. The share price has increased steadily over the last 3 months, opening the year’s trading at Kshs. 175.

In the brewer's unaudited results for the six months ended 31^st December 2011, the company reported an increase in profits after tax of 17.46%, up Kshs. 725 million from Kshs. 4.152 billion reported in a similar period in 2010 to Kshs. 4.877 billion in 2011.