Aecon announces second quarter 2018 dividend

TORONTO, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) today announced its second quarter dividend of $0.125 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on July 3, 2018 to shareholders of record on June 25, 2018.

As previously disclosed in March 2018, Aecon's Board of Directors approved an annual dividend of 50 cents per share.

About Aecon

Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) is a Canadian leader and partner-of-choice in construction and infrastructure development.  Aecon provides integrated turnkey services to private and public-sector clients in the Infrastructure and Industrial sectors, and provides project management, financing and development services through its Concessions segment. For more information, please visit aecon.com and follow us on Twitter at @AeconGroup.

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SOURCE Aecon Group Inc.