Bank of Ireland Group Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Executives addressed analyst questions on why the payout was not above 100% and on the group’s updated capital framework, emphasizing the balance between distributions, investment, and growth, and reiterating a continued intention to return surplus capital to shareholders.An ordinary dividend of €0.70 per share (up 11% year-over-year, subject to shareholder approval)Bank of Ireland highlighted distributions of €3.6 billion over the last cycle, which it said was equivalent to 37% of its starting market capit ...