Data as at: 25/04/2024

Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Dividend policy
The aim of the Company is to increase or at least maintain the total dividend each year. A first interim dividend is typically paid in May and a second interim in November in lieu of a final dividend. The level of dividend growth is dependent upon the growth and performance of the companies within the Investment Portfolio. All dividends have been distributed from current year income and revenue reserves.
Dividend cover
(revenue reserves) (years)
Revenue reserves (m) 5yr dividend growth (%) p.a. Dividend yield (%)
1.68 58.97 4.43 2.33

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Ex-div date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
04/04/2024 17/05/2024 8.800 No 2024
05/10/2023 10/11/2023 10.500 No 2023
06/04/2023 19/05/2023 8.500 No 2023
29/09/2022 04/11/2022 9.800 No 2022
31/03/2022 13/05/2022 8.300 No 2022
07/10/2021 12/11/2021 9.100 No 2021
01/04/2021 14/05/2021 8.000 No 2021
08/10/2020 13/11/2020 8.600 No 2020
02/04/2020 15/05/2020 8.000 No 2020
03/10/2019 08/11/2019 8.600 No 2019
04/04/2019 16/05/2019 8.000 No 2019
04/10/2018 09/11/2018 8.100 No 2018
05/04/2018 17/05/2018 7.200 No 2018
12/10/2017 10/11/2017 7.400 No 2017
06/04/2017 10/05/2017 6.800 No 2017
13/10/2016 11/11/2016 7.000 No 2016
07/04/2016 11/05/2016 6.100 No 2016
08/10/2015 12/11/2015 6.600 No 2015
02/04/2015 06/05/2015 5.500 No 2015
09/10/2014 10/11/2014 6.200 No 2014
02/04/2014 06/05/2014 5.100 No 2014
09/10/2013 08/11/2013 5.700 No 2013
03/04/2013 02/05/2013 4.800 No 2013
03/10/2012 02/11/2012 5.200 No 2012
28/03/2012 04/05/2012 4.600 No 2012
28/09/2011 04/11/2011 4.800 No 2011
30/03/2011 06/05/2011 4.400 No 2011
29/09/2010 01/11/2010 4.400 No 2010
03/03/2010 01/04/2010 4.400 No 2010
30/09/2009 06/11/2009 5.100 No 2009
01/04/2009 06/05/2009 4.400 No 2009
01/10/2008 03/11/2008 5.100 No 2008
02/04/2008 06/05/2008 4.400 No 2008
26/09/2007 02/11/2007 4.800 No 2007
23/05/2007 14/06/2007 4.200 No 2007
20/09/2006 27/10/2006 4.200 No 2006
12/07/2006 02/08/2006 2.300 Yes 2006
15/03/2006 18/04/2006 4.200 No 2006
28/09/2005 28/10/2005 4.000 No 2005
23/03/2005 26/04/2005 4.000 No 2005
15/12/2004 26/01/2005 4.100 No 2004
30/06/2004 28/07/2004 1.800 No 2004
24/12/2003 30/01/2004 3.200 No 2003
25/06/2003 25/07/2003 1.800 No 2003
04/12/2002 11/12/2002 2.550 No 2002
22/05/2002 31/05/2002 1.200 No 2002
05/12/2001 21/12/2001 2.000 No 2001
30/05/2001 29/06/2001 1.200 No 2001
30/11/2000 22/12/2000 2.450 No 2000
12/06/2000 30/06/2000 1.800 No 2000
29/11/1999 23/12/1999 2.800 No 1999
01/03/1999 30/03/1999 1.200 No 1999
23/11/1998 23/12/1998 2.550 No 1998
01/06/1998 26/06/1998 1.200 No 1998
24/11/1997 22/12/1997 2.400 No 1997
16/06/1997 27/06/1997 1.100 No 1997
25/11/1996 18/12/1996 2.200 No 1996
15/05/1996 07/06/1996 1.100 No 1996
27/11/1995 19/12/1995 2.100 No 1995
16/05/1995 09/06/1995 1.000 No 1995
28/11/1994 30/12/1994 2.000 No 1994
16/05/1994 10/06/1994 0.900 No 1994
25/11/1993 15/12/1993 2.000 No 1993
10/05/1993 07/06/1993 0.900 No 1993
16/11/1992 08/12/1992 2.000 No 1992
11/05/1992 29/05/1992 0.900 No 1992
14/10/1991 20/12/1991 2.000 No 1991
20/05/1991 14/06/1991 0.900 No 1991
10/12/1990 20/12/1990 2.000 No 1990
30/04/1990 31/05/1990 0.700 No 1990
27/11/1989 15/12/1989 1.700 No 1989
08/05/1989 31/05/1989 0.700 No 1989
12/12/1988 29/12/1988 2.000 No 1988
25/04/1988 25/05/1988 0.700 No 1988
23/11/1987 23/11/1987 1.846 No 1987
11/05/1987 11/05/1987 0.646 No 1987
24/11/1986 24/11/1986 1.754 No 1986
28/04/1986 28/04/1986 0.646 No 1986
25/11/1985 25/11/1985 1.569 No 1985
29/04/1985 29/04/1985 0.554 No 1985
12/11/1984 12/11/1984 0.969 No 1984
30/04/1984 30/04/1984 0.369 No 1984
28/11/1983 28/11/1983 0.877 No 1983
25/04/1983 25/04/1983 0.369 No 1983
15/11/1982 15/11/1982 0.785 No 1982
19/04/1982 19/04/1982 0.369 No 1982
07/12/1981 07/12/1981 0.692 No 1981
10/04/1981 10/04/1981 0.369 No 1981
08/12/1980 08/12/1980 0.600 No 1980
14/04/1980 14/04/1980 0.369 No 1980
10/12/1979 10/12/1979 0.554 No 1979
12/03/1979 12/03/1979 0.369 No 1979
27/11/1978 27/11/1978 0.600 No 1978
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