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5 A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

The amount that a share or security is due to be paid at the end of its life if there are sufficient assets.

The undistributed income that the company keeps as reserves. Where companies publish retained earnings in place of revenue reserves, we cannot always publish this information. Please be aware that revenue reserves are taken from the company's annual accounts and this may not include the final dividend payment (if applicable), therefore the revenue reserves and dividend cover published may be higher than the actual amounts following payment of the final dividend.