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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 55 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 (Interim 2023)
Dividend per share
18.2p
Date announced
22 November 2022
Ex-dividend date
1 December 2022
Record date
2 December 2022
Payment date
5 January 2023
Dividend history (last 10 years - excluding Special Dividends)
Description
Dividend
(p per share)
Ex-dividend
date
Record
date
Payment
date
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
Final 2012
31.2
04/07/2012
06/07/2012
09/08/2012
Interim 2012
11.7
07/12/2011
09/12/2011
05/01/2012
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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