Data as at: 27/03/2024

Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Dividend policy
The Company pays an interim dividend in August each year based on the forecast net revenue position for the current financial year. A final dividend, subject to shareholder approval, is then paid in March each year based on the actual net income for the financial year just ended and the future earnings forecasts and in order to qualify as an investment trust, the Company must not retain more than 15% of its income from any financial year.
Dividend cover
(revenue reserves) (years)
Revenue reserves (m) 5yr dividend growth (%) p.a. Dividend yield (%)
2.84 99.35 6.53 3.08

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Ex-div date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
08/02/2024 08/03/2024 28.550 No 2023
08/02/2024 08/03/2024 9.000 Yes 2023
03/08/2023 25/08/2023 12.950 No 2023
09/02/2023 08/03/2023 26.950 No 2022
09/02/2023 08/03/2023 8.300 Yes 2022
04/08/2022 26/08/2022 12.050 No 2022
10/02/2022 08/03/2022 24.250 No 2021
05/08/2021 27/08/2021 10.950 No 2021
11/02/2021 09/03/2021 22.900 No 2020
06/08/2020 28/08/2020 10.400 No 2020
06/02/2020 06/03/2020 22.000 No 2019
06/02/2020 06/03/2020 4.000 Yes 2019
08/08/2019 30/08/2019 10.000 No 2019
07/02/2019 07/03/2019 20.750 No 2018
07/02/2019 07/03/2019 7.750 Yes 2018
09/08/2018 31/08/2018 9.500 No 2018
08/02/2018 06/03/2018 19.750 No 2017
08/02/2018 06/03/2018 6.700 Yes 2017
03/08/2017 24/08/2017 9.050 No 2017
09/02/2017 03/03/2017 18.750 No 2016
09/02/2017 03/03/2017 2.750 Yes 2016
04/08/2016 25/08/2016 8.600 No 2016
11/02/2016 04/03/2016 17.850 No 2015
11/02/2016 04/03/2016 2.750 Yes 2015
06/08/2015 27/08/2015 8.150 No 2015
12/02/2015 05/03/2015 17.000 No 2014
06/08/2014 28/08/2014 7.750 No 2014
05/02/2014 06/03/2014 16.150 No 2013
31/07/2013 22/08/2013 7.350 No 2013
06/02/2013 28/02/2013 15.250 No 2012
01/08/2012 23/08/2012 7.000 No 2012
01/02/2012 24/02/2012 14.300 No 2011
03/08/2011 26/08/2011 6.450 No 2011
02/02/2011 25/02/2011 13.000 No 2010
10/03/2010 01/04/2010 6.000 No 2010
03/02/2010 25/02/2010 13.000 No 2009
29/07/2009 21/08/2009 6.000 No 2009
04/02/2009 27/02/2009 13.000 No 2008
30/07/2008 21/08/2008 6.000 No 2008
30/01/2008 21/02/2008 10.500 No 2007
25/07/2007 23/08/2007 4.700 No 2007
07/02/2007 07/03/2007 9.150 No 2006
02/08/2006 01/09/2006 4.250 No 2006
08/02/2006 07/03/2006 7.850 No 2005
03/08/2005 02/09/2005 4.000 No 2005
02/02/2005 04/03/2005 7.250 No 2004
04/08/2004 03/09/2004 3.750 No 2004
04/02/2004 05/03/2004 6.600 No 2003
06/08/2003 05/09/2003 3.500 No 2003
05/02/2003 07/03/2003 6.200 No 2002
07/08/2002 06/09/2002 3.300 No 2002
30/01/2002 01/03/2002 5.900 No 2001
08/08/2001 07/09/2001 3.200 No 2001
07/02/2001 02/03/2001 5.650 No 2000
31/07/2000 01/09/2000 3.000 No 2000
31/01/2000 03/03/2000 4.750 No 1999
19/07/1999 03/09/1999 2.850 No 1999
25/01/1999 05/03/1999 4.550 No 1998
20/07/1998 04/09/1998 2.750 No 1998
26/01/1998 06/03/1998 4.400 No 1997
28/07/1997 05/09/1997 2.650 No 1997
27/01/1997 07/03/1997 3.250 No 1996
27/01/1997 07/03/1997 0.600 Yes 1996
22/07/1996 06/09/1996 2.250 No 1996
29/01/1996 01/03/1996 3.000 No 1995
24/07/1995 01/09/1995 2.100 No 1995
30/01/1995 03/03/1995 2.500 No 1994
25/07/1994 02/09/1994 2.100 No 1994
31/01/1994 04/03/1994 2.500 No 1993
02/08/1993 03/09/1993 2.100 No 1993
01/02/1993 05/03/1993 2.500 No 1992
27/07/1992 04/09/1992 2.100 No 1992
27/01/1992 06/03/1992 2.500 No 1991
15/07/1991 23/08/1991 2.000 No 1991
Scroll

Morningstar logo Data provided by Morningstar.

FE fundinfo logo Company documents provided by FE fundinfo.