Dangote Cement Wins Overall 2013 PEARL Award

Dangote cement Plc has emerged as the overall winner of the prestigious annual award organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The Pearl Award.

Aside emerging as the overall “Pearl of the Nigerian Stock Exchange”, the company also won awards in there other categories, in the 2013 edition.

Leading the pack of other brands, Dangote Cement was adjudged by the board of governors of the Pearl Award Nigeria as the winner in the Industrial goods Sectorial Leadership award, Building Materials category.

The Dangote brand was also declared as the winner of the Highest Profit Margin Ratio Award in the Market Excellence Category for companies quoted on the Stock Market and also won the award as the company with the highest Dividend growth in the

“We are very proud to be associated with Dangote Cement and with Dangote Group generally. For the second year running, Dangote Cement is winning the Pearl overall award, emerging as the PEARL of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. This is indeed a thing of joy and a thing to be very proud of. We wish the management well and congratulate the shareholders of the company for being part of the highest profitable company on the floor.”

 He pointed out that the emergence of Dangote Cement Plc as the winner in the three categories was a great feat, and was in recognition of the company’s outstanding operational and stock market performance in the 2012 year of assessment.

“The criteria for the awards, based on verifiable facts and figures are included in the accompanying Brochure”, the organizers said.

Chief Executive of Dangote Cement, D.V.G. Edwin, thanked the organizers of the award and assured them that the company will not rest on its oars and that ongoing expansion initiatives will solidify the organization’s leadership position across its communities of operation.

He thereafter dedicated the award to the company’s shareholders who have always stood by the company in achieving sustainable business success.

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The winning streak was capped with the Overall Highest Award, having been nominated in almost all the categories and winning more than any other brand.

The President of the Pearl award Board of Governors, Tayo Orekoya lauded the Management of Dangote Cement for awards won and enjoined the company to keep the company’s flag flying.