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Data as at: 14/11/2025

Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Dividend policy
The revenue account of is managed with the objective of continuing its record of delivering a rising income stream in real terms for shareholders. Prudent use of revenue reserves established over many decades is made whenever necessary to help meet any revenue shortfall. Dividends can also be paid from capital reserves although the Board has no current need or intention of doing so. The Company pays dividend quarterly.
Dividend declared months
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Dividend Hero
Dividend cover
(revenue reserves) (years) 		Revenue reserves (m) 5yr dividend growth (%) p.a. Dividend yield (%)
1.57 116.24 6.10 1.28

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Declaration date Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
06/11/2025 02/01/2026 02/02/2026 3.800 No 2025
18/09/2025 02/10/2025 03/11/2025 3.800 No 2025
19/06/2025 03/07/2025 01/08/2025 3.800 No 2025
17/03/2025 10/04/2025 07/05/2025 4.800 No 2024
31/10/2024 02/01/2025 03/02/2025 3.600 No 2024
24/09/2024 03/10/2024 01/11/2024 3.600 No 2024
20/06/2024 27/06/2024 01/08/2024 3.600 No 2024
08/03/2024 11/04/2024 09/05/2024 4.500 No 2023
07/11/2023 04/01/2024 01/02/2024 3.400 No 2023
26/09/2023 05/10/2023 01/11/2023 3.400 No 2023
21/06/2023 29/06/2023 01/08/2023 3.400 No 2023
09/03/2023 10/04/2023 11/05/2023 3.900 No 2022
06/12/2022 05/01/2023 01/02/2023 3.200 No 2022
27/09/2022 06/10/2022 01/11/2022 3.200 No 2022
16/06/2022 30/06/2022 01/08/2022 3.200 No 2022
10/03/2022 07/04/2022 10/05/2022 3.800 No 2021
07/12/2021 06/01/2022 01/02/2022 3.000 No 2021
21/09/2021 07/10/2021 01/11/2021 3.000 No 2021
21/06/2021 15/07/2021 02/08/2021 3.000 No 2021
10/03/2021 15/04/2021 13/05/2021 3.400 No 2020
09/12/2020 07/01/2021 01/02/2021 2.900 No 2020
23/09/2020 08/10/2020 02/11/2020 2.900 No 2020
26/06/2020 16/07/2020 03/08/2020 2.900 No 2020
16/03/2020 16/04/2020 13/05/2020 2.900 No 2019
06/12/2019 02/01/2020 31/01/2020 2.900 No 2019
20/09/2019 03/10/2019 01/11/2019 2.900 No 2019
19/06/2019 04/07/2019 01/08/2019 2.900 No 2019
12/03/2019 04/04/2019 08/05/2019 2.800 No 2018
05/12/2018 03/01/2019 01/02/2019 2.800 No 2018
26/09/2018 04/10/2018 01/11/2018 2.700 No 2018
13/06/2018 05/07/2018 01/08/2018 2.700 No 2018
07/03/2018 29/03/2018 01/05/2018 2.700 No 2017
08/12/2017 04/01/2018 01/02/2018 2.700 No 2017
20/09/2017 28/09/2017 01/11/2017 2.500 No 2017
23/06/2017 06/07/2017 01/08/2017 2.500 No 2017
07/03/2017 30/03/2017 02/05/2017 2.700 No 2016
07/12/2016 05/01/2017 01/02/2017 2.450 No 2016
21/09/2016 29/09/2016 01/11/2016 2.350 No 2016
22/06/2016 30/06/2016 01/08/2016 2.350 No 2016
08/03/2016 31/03/2016 03/05/2016 2.700 No 2015
09/12/2015 07/01/2016 01/02/2016 2.300 No 2015
23/09/2015 01/10/2015 02/11/2015 2.300 No 2015
24/06/2015 02/07/2015 03/08/2015 2.300 No 2015
03/03/2015 26/03/2015 01/05/2015 2.700 No 2014
05/12/2014 02/01/2015 02/02/2015 2.200 No 2014
24/09/2014 01/10/2014 03/11/2014 2.200 No 2014
18/06/2014 02/07/2014 01/08/2014 2.200 No 2014
04/03/2014 26/03/2014 01/05/2014 2.700 No 2013
19/12/2013 31/12/2013 03/02/2014 2.100 No 2013
25/09/2013 02/10/2013 01/11/2013 2.100 No 2013
28/06/2013 10/07/2013 01/08/2013 2.100 No 2013
04/03/2013 03/04/2013 01/05/2013 2.500 No 2012
12/12/2012 09/01/2013 01/02/2013 2.000 No 2012
30/07/2012 08/08/2012 07/09/2012 4.000 No 2012
05/03/2012 11/04/2012 11/05/2012 4.100 No 2011
28/07/2011 10/08/2011 09/09/2011 3.000 No 2011
04/03/2011 13/04/2011 09/05/2011 3.750 No 2010
30/07/2010 11/08/2010 09/09/2010 3.000 No 2010
05/03/2010 17/03/2010 31/03/2010 3.650 No 2009
30/07/2009 05/08/2009 09/09/2009 3.000 No 2009
18/03/2009 18/03/2009 08/05/2009 3.450 No 2008
31/07/2008 06/08/2008 09/09/2008 3.000 No 2008
10/03/2008 19/03/2008 08/05/2008 3.150 No 2007
02/08/2007 08/08/2007 11/09/2007 2.700 No 2007
09/03/2007 14/03/2007 09/05/2007 2.850 No 2006
27/07/2006 02/08/2006 11/09/2006 2.450 No 2006
03/03/2006 05/04/2006 24/05/2006 2.550 No 2005
28/07/2005 03/08/2005 12/09/2005 2.200 No 2005
24/02/2005 02/03/2005 24/02/2005 0.200 Yes 2004
24/03/2005 02/03/2005 09/05/2005 2.100 No 2004
30/07/2004 11/08/2004 17/09/2004 1.900 No 2004
27/02/2004 10/03/2004 17/05/2004 1.900 No 2003
01/08/2003 13/08/2003 19/09/2003 1.800 No 2003
28/02/2003 12/03/2003 08/05/2003 2.450 No 2002
02/08/2002 14/08/2002 20/09/2002 1.050 No 2002
04/03/2002 13/03/2002 09/05/2002 2.300 No 2001
09/08/2001 29/08/2001 01/10/2001 1.000 No 2001
05/03/2001 21/03/2001 10/05/2001 2.150 No 2000
14/08/2000 21/08/2000 02/10/2000 0.950 No 2000
28/02/2000 06/03/2000 11/05/2000 2.000 No 1999
16/08/1999 23/08/1999 01/10/1999 0.900 No 1999
01/03/1999 08/03/1999 26/04/1999 1.910 No 1998
13/08/1998 24/08/1998 02/10/1998 0.860 No 1998
23/03/1998 30/03/1998 27/04/1998 1.710 No 1997
14/08/1997 26/08/1997 03/10/1997 0.800 No 1997
20/03/1997 01/04/1997 28/04/1997 1.580 No 1996
15/08/1996 27/08/1996 04/10/1996 0.700 No 1996
21/03/1996 01/04/1996 29/04/1996 1.437 No 1995
10/08/1995 21/08/1995 06/10/1995 0.630 No 1995
09/03/1995 20/03/1995 28/04/1995 1.279 No 1994
11/08/1994 22/08/1994 03/10/1994 0.600 No 1994
10/03/1994 14/03/1994 14/04/1994 1.185 No 1993
12/08/1993 16/08/1993 01/10/1993 0.575 No 1993
15/03/1993 15/03/1993 15/04/1993 1.115 No 1992
24/08/1992 24/08/1992 01/10/1992 0.560 No 1992
09/03/1992 09/03/1992 03/04/1992 1.060 No 1991
02/09/1991 02/09/1991 01/10/1991 0.535 No 1991
11/03/1991 11/03/1991 10/04/1991 0.950 No 1990
20/08/1990 20/08/1990 01/10/1990 0.500 No 1990
12/03/1990 12/03/1990 12/04/1990 0.900 No 1989
14/08/1989 14/08/1989 02/10/1989 0.400 No 1989
27/02/1989 27/02/1989 13/04/1989 0.770 No 1988
15/08/1988 15/08/1988 03/10/1988 0.360 No 1988
11/03/1988 11/03/1988 11/03/1988 0.680 No 1987
24/08/1987 24/08/1987 24/08/1987 0.300 No 1987
09/03/1987 09/03/1987 09/03/1987 0.580 No 1986
01/09/1986 01/09/1986 01/09/1986 0.265 No 1986
10/03/1986 10/03/1986 10/03/1986 0.495 No 1985
02/09/1985 02/09/1985 02/09/1985 0.240 No 1985
11/03/1985 11/03/1985 11/03/1985 0.419 No 1984
13/08/1984 13/08/1984 13/08/1984 0.219 No 1984
27/02/1984 27/02/1984 27/02/1984 0.407 No 1983
15/08/1983 15/08/1983 15/08/1983 0.187 No 1983
07/03/1983 07/03/1983 07/03/1983 0.373 No 1982
16/08/1982 16/08/1982 16/08/1982 0.187 No 1982
01/03/1982 01/03/1982 01/03/1982 0.353 No 1981
10/08/1981 10/08/1981 10/08/1981 0.156 No 1981
02/03/1981 02/03/1981 02/03/1981 0.305 No 1980
11/08/1980 11/08/1980 11/08/1980 0.156 No 1980
25/02/1980 25/02/1980 25/02/1980 0.244 No 1979
13/08/1979 13/08/1979 13/08/1979 0.125 No 1979
26/02/1979 26/02/1979 26/02/1979 0.205 No 1978
21/08/1978 21/08/1978 21/08/1978 0.078 No 1978
27/02/1978 27/02/1978 27/02/1978 0.173 No 1977
22/08/1977 22/08/1977 22/08/1977 0.062 No 1977
28/02/1977 28/02/1977 28/02/1977 0.128 No 1976
23/08/1976 23/08/1976 23/08/1976 0.053 No 1976
23/02/1976 23/02/1976 23/02/1976 0.111 No 1975
22/08/1975 22/08/1975 22/08/1975 0.050 No 1975
24/02/1975 24/02/1975 24/02/1975 0.101 No 1974
19/08/1974 19/08/1974 19/08/1974 0.050 No 1974
25/02/1974 25/02/1974 25/02/1974 0.091 No 1973
30/07/1973 30/07/1973 30/07/1973 0.049 No 1973
26/02/1973 26/02/1973 26/02/1973 0.076 No 1972
29/07/1972 29/07/1972 31/07/1972 0.043 No 1972
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