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Data as at: 25/04/2024

Dividend frequency
Annually
Dividend policy
It is the Company’s policy to pursue capital growth for shareholders with income being a secondary consideration. This means that the Portfolio Manager is frequently drawn to companies whose future growth profile is more important than the generation of dividend income for shareholders. The Company complies with the United Kingdom’s investment trust rules which require investment trusts to retain no more than 15% of their distributable income each year. The Company’s dividend policy is that the Company will pay a dividend as a minimum to maintain investment trust status.
Dividend declared months
May
Dividend cover
(revenue reserves) (years) 		Revenue reserves (m) 5yr dividend growth (%) p.a. Dividend yield (%)
2.52 7.01 -2.42 0.64

Dividend history

Dividends displayed in traded currency.

Ex-div date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
08/06/2023 06/07/2023 2.300 No 2023
09/06/2022 01/07/2022 1.900 No 2022
13/05/2021 05/07/2021 2.400 No 2021
28/05/2020 02/07/2020 3.000 No 2020
30/05/2019 04/07/2019 3.000 No 2019
31/05/2018 04/07/2018 2.600 No 2018
01/06/2017 04/07/2017 2.600 No 2017
02/06/2016 04/07/2016 2.200 No 2016
28/05/2015 29/06/2015 2.600 No 2015
28/05/2014 27/06/2014 2.600 No 2014
29/05/2013 28/06/2013 2.600 No 2013
30/05/2012 29/06/2012 2.600 No 2012
01/06/2011 30/06/2011 1.290 No 2011
02/06/2010 30/06/2010 1.290 No 2010
20/05/2009 19/06/2009 1.290 No 2009
21/05/2008 20/06/2008 1.120 No 2008
23/05/2007 22/06/2007 1.120 No 2007
24/05/2006 23/06/2006 1.050 No 2006
18/05/2005 17/06/2005 1.020 No 2005
07/04/2004 07/05/2004 0.600 No 2004
09/04/2003 09/05/2003 0.500 No 2003
17/04/2002 09/05/2002 0.450 No 2002
18/04/2001 10/05/2001 0.420 No 2001
10/04/2000 12/05/2000 0.400 No 2000
12/04/1999 12/05/1999 0.400 No 1999
14/04/1998 12/05/1998 0.400 No 1998
14/04/1997 12/05/1997 0.400 No 1997
22/01/1996 20/02/1996 0.350 No 1996
20/03/1995 21/04/1995 0.325 No 1995
14/03/1994 20/04/1994 0.300 No 1994
15/03/1993 27/04/1993 0.275 No 1993
09/03/1992 27/04/1992 0.250 No 1992
11/03/1991 26/04/1991 0.250 No 1991
12/02/1990 26/04/1990 0.219 No 1990
13/03/1989 28/04/1989 0.213 No 1989
07/03/1988 29/04/1988 0.213 No 1988
23/03/1987 23/03/1987 0.770 No 1987
10/03/1986 10/03/1986 0.175 No 1986
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