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We maintain a progressive dividend policy and have increased our pay-out to shareholders every year for more than half a century. We have also paid a number of special dividends over the years.
Annual dividend growth over 56 years
AIC Dividend Hero: The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) award for investment companies which have consecutively increased their dividends for 20 years or more.
Latest dividend information (Final 2023)
Dividend per share
49.2p
Date announced
23 May 2023
Ex-dividend date
29 June 2023
Record date
30 June 2023
Payment date
3 August 2023
Dividend history (last 10 years - excluding Special Dividends)
Description
Dividend
(p per share)
Ex-dividend
date
Record
date
Payment
date
Interim 2023
18.2
01/12/2022
02/12/2022
05/05/2023
Final 2022
47.3
30/06/2022
01/07/2022
04/08/2022
Interim 2022
17.5
02/12/2021
03/12/2021
06/01/2022
Final 2021
45.9
01/07/2021
02/07/2021
05/08/2021
Interim 2021
17.0
03/12/2020
04/12/2020
07/01/2021
Final 2020
44.5
25/06/2020
26/06/2020
06/08/2020
Interim 2020
16.6
05/12/2019
06/12/2019
09/01/2020
Final 2019
43.2
27/06/2019
28/06/2019
08/08/2019
Interim 2019
16.1
29/11/2018
30/11/2018
10/01/2019
Final 2018
41.5
28/06/2018
29/06/2018
09/08/2018
Interim 2018
15.5
30/11/2017
01/12/2017
11/01/2018
Final 2017
39.9
06/07/2017
07/07/2017
03/08/2017
Interim 2017
14.9
01/12/2016
02/12/2016
05/01/2017**
2nd Interim 2016
38.3
03/03/2016
04/03/2016
01/04/2016*
Interim 2016
14.3
03/12/2015
04/12/2015
07/01/2016*
Final 2015
36.8
09/07/2015
10/07/2015
06/08/2015*
Interim 2015
13.8
11/12/2014
12/12/2014
08/01/2015
Final 2014
35.7
09/07/2014
11/07/2014
07/08/2014
Interim 2014
13.4
11/12/2013
13/12/2013
09/01/2014
Final 2013
34.3
10/07/2013
12/07/2013
08/08/2013
Interim 2013
12.9
12/12/2012
14/12/2012
10/01/2013
Special dividend history
Description
Dividend
(p per share)
Ex-dividend
date
Record
date
Payment
date
Special 2022
175.0
30/06/2022
01/07/2022
04/08/2022
Special 2017
100.0
06/07/2017
07/07/2017
03/08/2017
Special 2000
70.0
26/06/2000
30/06/2000
02/08/2000
Special 1997
30.0
04/04/1997
04/04/1997
01/05/1997
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