Data as at: 05/12/2024

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 (%)
2.85 99.35 6.53 2.77

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Declaration date Ex-div date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
26/07/2024 08/08/2024 29/08/2024 13.600 No 2024
31/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/03/2024 28.550 No 2023
31/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/03/2024 9.000 Yes 2023
26/07/2023 03/08/2023 25/08/2023 12.950 No 2023
27/01/2023 09/02/2023 08/03/2023 26.950 No 2022
27/01/2023 09/02/2023 08/03/2023 8.300 Yes 2022
26/07/2022 04/08/2022 26/08/2022 12.050 No 2022
28/01/2022 10/02/2022 08/03/2022 24.250 No 2021
27/07/2021 05/08/2021 27/08/2021 10.950 No 2021
29/01/2021 11/02/2021 09/03/2021 22.900 No 2020
28/07/2020 06/08/2020 28/08/2020 10.400 No 2020
29/01/2020 06/02/2020 06/03/2020 22.000 No 2019
29/01/2020 06/02/2020 06/03/2020 4.000 Yes 2019
26/07/2019 08/08/2019 30/08/2019 10.000 No 2019
25/01/2019 07/02/2019 07/03/2019 20.750 No 2018
25/01/2019 07/02/2019 07/03/2019 7.750 Yes 2018
25/07/2018 09/08/2018 31/08/2018 9.500 No 2018
26/01/2018 08/02/2018 06/03/2018 19.750 No 2017
26/01/2018 08/02/2018 06/03/2018 6.700 Yes 2017
27/07/2017 03/08/2017 24/08/2017 9.050 No 2017
27/01/2017 09/02/2017 03/03/2017 18.750 No 2016
27/01/2017 09/02/2017 03/03/2017 2.750 Yes 2016
27/07/2016 04/08/2016 25/08/2016 8.600 No 2016
27/01/2016 11/02/2016 04/03/2016 17.850 No 2015
27/01/2016 11/02/2016 04/03/2016 2.750 Yes 2015
29/07/2015 06/08/2015 27/08/2015 8.150 No 2015
29/01/2015 12/02/2015 05/03/2015 17.000 No 2014
25/07/2014 06/08/2014 28/08/2014 7.750 No 2014
28/01/2014 05/02/2014 06/03/2014 16.150 No 2013
18/07/2013 31/07/2013 22/08/2013 7.350 No 2013
29/01/2013 06/02/2013 28/02/2013 15.250 No 2012
18/07/2012 01/08/2012 23/08/2012 7.000 No 2012
25/01/2012 01/02/2012 24/02/2012 14.300 No 2011
20/07/2011 03/08/2011 26/08/2011 6.450 No 2011
26/01/2011 02/02/2011 25/02/2011 13.000 No 2010
04/03/2010 10/03/2010 01/04/2010 6.000 No 2010
26/01/2010 03/02/2010 25/02/2010 13.000 No 2009
22/07/2009 29/07/2009 21/08/2009 6.000 No 2009
27/01/2009 04/02/2009 27/02/2009 13.000 No 2008
18/07/2008 30/07/2008 21/08/2008 6.000 No 2008
23/01/2008 30/01/2008 21/02/2008 10.500 No 2007
18/07/2007 25/07/2007 23/08/2007 4.700 No 2007
22/01/2007 07/02/2007 07/03/2007 9.150 No 2006
20/07/2006 02/08/2006 01/09/2006 4.250 No 2006
19/01/2006 08/02/2006 07/03/2006 7.850 No 2005
13/07/2005 03/08/2005 02/09/2005 4.000 No 2005
20/01/2005 02/02/2005 04/03/2005 7.250 No 2004
16/07/2004 04/08/2004 03/09/2004 3.750 No 2004
21/01/2004 04/02/2004 05/03/2004 6.600 No 2003
17/07/2003 06/08/2003 05/09/2003 3.500 No 2003
21/01/2003 05/02/2003 07/03/2003 6.200 No 2002
16/07/2002 07/08/2002 06/09/2002 3.300 No 2002
23/01/2002 30/01/2002 01/03/2002 5.900 No 2001
17/07/2001 08/08/2001 07/09/2001 3.200 No 2001
23/01/2001 07/02/2001 02/03/2001 5.650 No 2000
18/07/2000 31/07/2000 01/09/2000 3.000 No 2000
25/01/2000 31/01/2000 03/03/2000 4.750 No 1999
13/07/1999 19/07/1999 03/09/1999 2.850 No 1999
19/01/1999 25/01/1999 05/03/1999 4.550 No 1998
14/07/1998 20/07/1998 04/09/1998 2.750 No 1998
14/01/1998 26/01/1998 06/03/1998 4.400 No 1997
17/07/1997 28/07/1997 05/09/1997 2.650 No 1997
16/01/1997 27/01/1997 07/03/1997 3.250 No 1996
16/01/1997 27/01/1997 07/03/1997 0.600 Yes 1996
11/07/1996 22/07/1996 06/09/1996 2.250 No 1996
18/01/1996 29/01/1996 01/03/1996 3.000 No 1995
12/07/1995 24/07/1995 01/09/1995 2.100 No 1995
20/01/1995 30/01/1995 03/03/1995 2.500 No 1994
15/07/1994 25/07/1994 02/09/1994 2.100 No 1994
18/01/1994 31/01/1994 04/03/1994 2.500 No 1993
15/07/1993 02/08/1993 03/09/1993 2.100 No 1993
14/01/1993 01/02/1993 05/03/1993 2.500 No 1992
17/07/1992 27/07/1992 04/09/1992 2.100 No 1992
17/01/1992 27/01/1992 06/03/1992 2.500 No 1991
05/07/1991 15/07/1991 23/08/1991 2.000 No 1991
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