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The Board adopts a dividend policy based on a payout ratio of circa 50% of underlying earnings, with an underpin of 8p per share.
The dividend policy is aimed at ensuring that shareholders continue to benefit from the successful growth and strong cash flows of the Group.
Description | Dividend Rate (pence per share) |
Ex Dividend Date | Record Date | Payment Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Final | 7.74p | 25/04/2019 | 26/04/2019 | 06/06/2019 |
Interim | 4.26p | 25/10/2018 | 26/10/2018 | 28/11/2018 |
Final | 8.94p | 26/04/2018 | 27/04/2018 | 07/06/2018 |
Interim | 4.26p | 26/10/2017 | 27/10/2017 | 30/11/2017 |
Final | 8.4p | 27/04/2017 | 28/04/2017 | 08/06/2017 |
Interim | 4.1p | 20/10/2016 | 21/10/2016 | 02/12/2016 |
Final | 8.4p | 28/04/2016 | 29/04/2016 | 03/06/2016 |
Interim | 4.1p | 22/10/2015 | 23/10/2015 | 04/12/2015 |
Final | 8.2p | 30/04/2015 | 01/05/2015 | 05/06/2015 |
Interim | 4.0p | 22/10/2014 | 25/10/2014 | 05/12/2014 |
Final | 7.9p | 30/04/2014 | 2/05/2014 | 06/06/2014 |
Interim | 3.7p | 23/10/2013 | 25/10/2013 | 06/12/2013 |
Final | 7.8p | 13/03/2013 | 15/03/2013 | 07/06/2013 |
Interim | 3.4p | 24/10/2012 | 26/10/2012 | 07/12/2012 |
Final | 6.7p | 02/05/2012 | 04/05/2012 | 08/06/2012 |
Interim | 2.9p | 26/10/2011 | 28/10/2011 | 08/12/2011 |
Final | 5.8p | 04/05/2011 | 06/05/2011 | 09/06/2011 |
Interim | 2.5p | 27/10/2010 | 29/10/2010 | 7/12/2010 |
Final | - | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Second Interim | 5.0p | 10/03/2010 | 12/03/2010 | 1/04/2010 |
Interim | 2.5p | 28/10/2009 | 30/10/2009 | 7/12/2009 |
Final | - | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Interim | 7.75p | 22/10/2008 | 24/10/2008 | 5/12/2008 |
Final | 15.5p | 30/4/2008 | 2/5/2008 | 5/6/2008 |
Interim | 7.75p | 24/10/2007 | 26/10/2007 | 5/12/2007 |
Final | 14.5p | 25/4/2007 | 27/4/2007 | 5/6/2007 |
Interim | 7.25p | 1/11/2006 | 3/11/2006 | 5/12/2006 |
Final | 12.2p | 3/5/2006 | 5/5/2006 | 6/6/2006 |
Interim | 6.1p | 2/11/2005 | 4/11/2005 | 5/12/2005 |
Final | 11.0p | 4/5/2005 | 6/5/2005 | 2/6/2005 |
Interim | 5.5p | 3/11/2004 | 5/11/2004 | 2/12/2004 |
Final | 9.0p | 5/5/2004 | 7/5/2004 | 3/6/2004 |
Interim | 3.5p | 5/11/2003 | 7/11/2003 | 4/12/2003 |
Final | 5.8p | 7/5/2003 | /5/2003 | 5/6/2003 |
Interim | 2.9p | 6/11/2002 | 8/11/2002 | 4/12/2002 |