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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">United Power Generation and Distribution Company’s profit grew 47 percent for the year ended June 30, 2025, buoyed by stable foreign exchange rates, higher production, and lower finance costs.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The company’s consolidated earnings per share rose to Tk 20.66 from Tk 14.01 a year earlier, which the power producer attributed to increased output, bulk tariff gains, and reduced financing expenses, according to a recent price-sensitive information disclosure.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The net operating cash flow per share surged to Tk 18.61 from a negative Tk 0.88 in the previous year, reflecting substantial cash collections from outstanding receivables, the company said.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The board recommended a 65 percent cash dividend for shareholders, up 5 percentage points from 2024.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">As of September 30, 2025, sponsors and directors held 90 percent of the shares, institutions 7.40 percent, foreign investors 0.01 percent, and the public 2.59 percent, as per Dhaka Stock Exchange data.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The company, part of United Group, is one of Bangladesh’s leading private power producers. It operates multiple plants, including Dhaka and Chattogram EPZ units, supplying electricity to industries and contributing to the national grid.
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