Sands China Ltd. could announce next week a HK$1.40 dividend per share, analysts at Union Gaming Research predict.

The board of directors of Sands China Ltd. will meet next Tuesday for the purpose of considering the payment of an interim dividend, the company has announced.

Analysts at Union Gaming Research said in an investors note that given Las Vegas Sands’ stake in Sands China Ltd., “as much as US$95 million (MOP760 million) could be transferred back to Las Vegas Sands.”

Meanwhile, Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced it will release its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 on Wednesday next week.

Those will also include the results of its Macau subsidiary, Sands China Ltd.