Data as at: 25/04/2024

Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Dividend policy
The Board plans to continue with its progressive dividend policy, and is willing to consider utilising reserves, built up over many years, to cover any shortfall from earnings. Investors receive the dividend on a quarterly basis and are paid on February/March, May, August, November.
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Dividend cover
(revenue reserves) (years)
Revenue reserves (m) 5yr dividend growth (%) p.a. Dividend yield (%)
0.64 26.82 1.78 5.14

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Ex-div date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
18/04/2024 22/05/2024 7.100 No 2024
01/02/2024 14/03/2024 7.100 No 2024
05/10/2023 10/11/2023 7.100 No 2024
06/07/2023 24/08/2023 7.100 No 2024
20/04/2023 26/05/2023 7.000 No 2023
02/02/2023 15/03/2023 6.900 No 2023
06/10/2022 10/11/2022 6.850 No 2023
14/07/2022 24/08/2022 6.850 No 2023
14/04/2022 24/05/2022 6.850 No 2022
03/02/2022 15/03/2022 6.850 No 2022
07/10/2021 11/11/2021 6.800 No 2022
15/07/2021 20/08/2021 6.800 No 2022
22/04/2021 18/05/2021 6.800 No 2021
04/02/2021 16/03/2021 6.800 No 2021
08/10/2020 12/11/2020 6.800 No 2021
09/07/2020 19/08/2020 6.800 No 2021
23/04/2020 29/05/2020 6.800 No 2020
30/01/2020 11/03/2020 6.800 No 2020
03/10/2019 12/11/2019 6.800 No 2020
11/07/2019 20/08/2019 6.700 No 2020
11/04/2019 22/05/2019 6.600 No 2019
31/01/2019 06/03/2019 6.500 No 2019
04/10/2018 15/11/2018 6.500 No 2019
12/07/2018 22/08/2018 6.400 No 2019
19/04/2018 30/05/2018 6.300 No 2018
25/01/2018 02/03/2018 6.200 No 2018
05/10/2017 16/11/2017 6.200 No 2018
13/07/2017 11/08/2017 6.100 No 2018
20/04/2017 18/05/2017 6.100 No 2017
26/01/2017 23/02/2017 6.100 No 2017
06/10/2016 10/11/2016 6.000 No 2017
14/07/2016 12/08/2016 6.000 No 2017
21/04/2016 26/05/2016 6.000 No 2016
28/01/2016 24/02/2016 6.000 No 2016
08/10/2015 12/11/2015 6.000 No 2016
16/07/2015 14/08/2015 6.000 No 2016
23/04/2015 22/05/2015 6.000 No 2015
29/01/2015 25/02/2015 6.000 No 2015
09/10/2014 11/11/2014 5.900 No 2015
09/07/2014 14/08/2014 5.900 No 2015
23/04/2014 23/05/2014 5.900 No 2014
29/01/2014 26/02/2014 5.900 No 2014
09/10/2013 12/11/2013 5.900 No 2014
10/07/2013 14/08/2013 5.900 No 2014
10/04/2013 15/05/2013 5.800 No 2013
30/01/2013 27/02/2013 5.800 No 2013
03/10/2012 12/11/2012 5.800 No 2013
11/07/2012 15/08/2012 5.800 No 2013
11/04/2012 14/05/2012 5.800 No 2012
25/01/2012 23/02/2012 5.800 No 2012
05/10/2011 11/11/2011 5.700 No 2012
13/07/2011 17/08/2011 5.700 No 2012
13/04/2011 13/05/2011 5.700 No 2011
19/01/2011 18/02/2011 5.700 No 2011
06/10/2010 11/11/2010 5.700 No 2011
21/07/2010 20/08/2010 5.700 No 2011
14/04/2010 14/05/2010 5.700 No 2010
20/01/2010 19/02/2010 5.600 No 2010
07/10/2009 12/11/2009 5.600 No 2010
15/07/2009 19/08/2009 5.600 No 2010
15/04/2009 15/05/2009 5.600 No 2009
15/04/2009 15/05/2009 0.500 Yes 2009
21/01/2009 20/02/2009 5.600 No 2009
08/10/2008 13/11/2008 5.600 No 2009
16/07/2008 19/08/2008 5.500 No 2009
09/04/2008 14/05/2008 5.400 No 2008
23/01/2008 13/02/2008 5.400 No 2008
17/10/2007 15/11/2007 5.400 No 2008
18/07/2007 16/08/2007 5.400 No 2008
11/04/2007 16/05/2007 5.100 No 2007
24/01/2007 16/02/2007 5.100 No 2007
11/10/2006 14/11/2006 4.900 No 2007
18/07/2006 17/08/2006 4.900 No 2007
05/04/2006 10/05/2006 4.800 No 2006
25/01/2006 07/02/2006 4.800 No 2006
05/10/2005 10/11/2005 4.700 No 2006
20/07/2005 18/08/2005 4.600 No 2006
13/04/2005 11/05/2005 4.500 No 2005
19/01/2005 17/02/2005 4.500 No 2005
06/10/2004 10/11/2004 4.500 No 2005
21/07/2004 13/08/2004 4.500 No 2005
17/03/2004 02/04/2004 4.500 No 2004
21/01/2004 17/02/2004 4.500 No 2004
08/10/2003 12/11/2003 4.300 No 2004
23/07/2003 15/08/2003 4.300 No 2004
18/04/2003 13/05/2003 4.300 No 2003
22/01/2003 14/02/2003 4.300 No 2003
09/10/2002 07/11/2002 4.300 No 2003
10/07/2002 09/08/2002 4.300 No 2003
10/04/2002 14/05/2002 4.200 No 2002
16/01/2002 08/02/2002 4.200 No 2002
10/10/2001 09/11/2001 4.200 No 2002
11/07/2001 10/08/2001 4.200 No 2002
18/04/2001 17/05/2001 4.100 No 2001
15/01/2001 16/02/2001 4.100 No 2001
02/10/2000 10/11/2000 4.100 No 2001
10/07/2000 24/08/2000 4.100 No 2001
10/04/2000 18/05/2000 4.050 No 2000
17/01/2000 22/02/2000 4.050 No 2000
04/10/1999 10/11/1999 3.950 No 2000
19/07/1999 24/08/1999 3.950 No 2000
19/04/1999 19/05/1999 3.750 No 1999
18/01/1999 22/02/1999 4.340 No 1999
28/09/1998 18/11/1998 3.750 No 1999
20/07/1998 21/08/1998 3.750 No 1999
24/03/1998 20/05/1998 3.750 No 1998
19/01/1998 26/02/1998 3.500 No 1998
13/10/1997 18/11/1997 4.650 No 1998
02/06/1997 09/06/1997 2.350 No 1998
14/04/1997 23/05/1997 3.900 No 1997
20/01/1997 21/02/1997 3.250 No 1997
07/10/1996 18/11/1996 3.250 No 1997
15/07/1996 23/08/1996 3.250 No 1997
09/04/1996 24/05/1996 3.250 No 1996
22/01/1996 23/02/1996 3.000 No 1996
09/10/1995 17/11/1995 3.000 No 1996
17/07/1995 21/08/1995 3.000 No 1996
03/04/1995 26/05/1995 2.950 No 1995
16/01/1995 24/02/1995 2.850 No 1995
03/10/1994 18/11/1994 2.850 No 1995
18/07/1994 26/08/1994 2.850 No 1995
11/04/1994 20/05/1994 2.850 No 1994
17/01/1994 25/02/1994 2.850 No 1994
04/10/1993 19/11/1993 2.650 No 1994
19/07/1993 27/08/1993 2.650 No 1994
29/03/1993 21/05/1993 2.650 No 1993
18/01/1993 26/02/1993 2.650 No 1993
05/10/1992 20/11/1992 2.650 No 1993
13/07/1992 26/08/1992 2.650 No 1993
06/04/1992 22/05/1992 2.500 No 1992
27/01/1992 27/02/1992 2.500 No 1992
30/09/1991 14/11/1991 2.500 No 1992
20/05/1991 29/08/1991 2.500 No 1992
02/04/1991 23/05/1991 2.250 No 1991
28/01/1991 28/02/1991 2.250 No 1991
24/09/1990 14/11/1990 2.250 No 1991
09/07/1990 23/08/1990 2.250 No 1991
26/03/1990 18/05/1990 2.150 No 1990
15/01/1990 23/02/1990 2.100 No 1990
02/10/1989 14/11/1989 2.025 No 1990
03/07/1989 14/08/1989 1.725 No 1990
03/04/1989 18/05/1989 3.600 No 1989
19/09/1988 28/10/1988 3.000 No 1989
21/03/1988 18/05/1988 2.880 No 1988
28/09/1987 28/09/1987 2.520 No 1988
06/04/1987 06/04/1987 2.400 No 1987
15/09/1986 15/09/1986 2.100 No 1987
01/04/1986 01/04/1986 2.000 No 1986
02/09/1985 02/09/1985 1.750 No 1986
25/03/1985 25/03/1985 1.700 No 1985
03/09/1984 03/09/1984 1.300 No 1985
09/04/1984 09/04/1984 1.420 No 1984
19/09/1983 19/09/1983 1.000 No 1984
11/04/1983 11/04/1983 1.408 No 1983
20/09/1982 20/09/1982 0.875 No 1983
29/03/1982 29/03/1982 1.200 No 1982
28/09/1981 28/09/1981 0.875 No 1982
30/03/1981 30/03/1981 1.200 No 1981
15/09/1980 15/09/1980 0.875 No 1981
24/03/1980 24/03/1980 1.125 No 1980
24/09/1979 24/09/1979 0.750 No 1980
09/04/1979 09/04/1979 0.875 No 1979
18/09/1978 18/09/1978 0.625 No 1979
03/04/1978 03/04/1978 0.800 No 1978
19/09/1977 19/09/1977 0.500 No 1978
28/03/1977 28/03/1977 0.740 No 1977
20/09/1976 20/09/1976 0.400 No 1977
22/03/1976 22/03/1976 0.625 No 1976
22/09/1975 22/09/1975 0.350 No 1976
07/04/1975 07/04/1975 0.550 No 1975
16/09/1974 16/09/1974 0.350 No 1975
25/03/1974 25/03/1974 0.480 No 1974
13/08/1973 13/08/1973 0.305 No 1974
12/03/1973 12/03/1973 0.395 No 1973
18/09/1972 18/09/1972 0.270 No 1973
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