Board meeting on 29 October 2026 to consider Q2 results and 2nd interim dividend, if any
Coal India Ltd has given notice that its Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Board Meeting Date
- Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Results Period
- 2nd quarter and half year ended 30 September 2026
- Trading Window
- closed from 1 October 2026 and re-opens on 3 November 2026
What the company has informed the exchanges
- The Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
- At this meeting the Board will consider, approve and take on record the unaudited financial results of the company, both standalone and consolidated, for the 2nd quarter and half year ended 30 September 2026.
- These results will be taken up after they are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the CIL Board.
- The Board may also, inter alia, consider and declare payment of a 2nd interim dividend for FY 2026-27, if any.
Why this notice matters
A board meeting notice is the advance signal that the company's quarterly numbers are about to be made public. The results cover both the three months to 30 September 2026 and the six-month half year, and will be published in two forms — standalone (the company on its own) and consolidated (the company together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures). Investors typically look at the consolidated picture to see the group as a whole, and the standalone picture to see the core entity.
On the dividend
The wording is important. The Board "may also, inter alia, consider and declare" a 2nd interim dividend, "if any". This means a dividend is on the agenda for discussion and decision, not that one has been announced. Whether a payout happens, and how much, will only be known after the meeting and the subsequent announcement. "Interim" means a dividend paid during the year, ahead of the final dividend that is usually recommended at the year-end.
Trading window
The company's trading window under its insider trading code has been closed from 1 October 2026 and will re-open on 3 November 2026. In simple terms, during this period designated persons connected with the company are restricted from buying or selling its shares, so that they do not trade while in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information ahead of the results. The window re-opening date falls after the board meeting, which is the usual practice.
What to watch for next
- The outcome of the 29 October 2026 meeting, which will carry the actual quarterly and half-yearly numbers.
- A separate announcement on whether a 2nd interim dividend has been declared, and if so, the amount per share and the record date.
- The half-yearly results give a longer comparison window than a single quarter, so they can be read alongside the first quarter numbers.
The notice itself is a scheduling communication. The financial figures and any dividend decision will come with the board meeting outcome.
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