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DividendMax Limited
Reflecting the Group's strong trading performance, the Board is to recommend a 5.8% increase in the final dividend to 12.7 pence per share (FY2019: 12.0 pence per share) resulting in an increase of 6.3% in the total dividend to 18.6 pence per share for the year (FY2019: 17.5 pence per share). The total dividend for the year is covered 1.62 times by Adjusted EPRA diluted earnings (1.63 times in 2019). The Group's dividend has increased by 223% in the last seven years, during which period the Group has returned to shareholders a total of 95.1 pence per share. Shareholders will be asked to approve the dividend at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 March 2021 and, if approved, the final dividend will be payable on 8 April 2021 to Shareholders on the register at close of business on 5 March 2021
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The Integrafin Directors have declared an interim dividend of 5.6 pence per ordinary share, taking the total dividend for the year to 8.3p per share (2019: 7.8 pence per ordinary share).The dividend is payable on 22 January 2021 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 29 December 2020. The ex-dividend date will be 24 December 2020.
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The Chemring Board is recommending a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 October 2020 of 2.6p (2019: 2.4p) per ordinary share. With the interim dividend of 1.3p per share (2019: 1.2p), this results in a total dividend of 3.9p (2019: 3.6p) per share.
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The RWS Board recommends a final dividend of 7.25 per share which, together with the interim dividend of 1.75p per share, will result in a total dividend for the year ended 30 September 2020 of 9.00p per share, an increase of 2.9% compared to 2019. Subject to shareholder approval at the next AGM, the final dividend will be paid on 19 February 2021, to shareholders on the register as at 22 January 2021.
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The DWF Group's capital allocation policy is to retain sufficient capital to fund ongoing operating requirements and to invest in the Group's long-term growth, while also paying attractive dividends. The Group has a target dividend pay-out ratio of up to 70% of DWF Group plc's Adjusted Profit After Tax.
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The Smith (DS) Board declares an interim dividend for this half year of 4.0 pence per share. The dividend will be paid on 4 May 2021 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 9 April 2021.
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Following deferral of the interim dividend, and reflecting good cash generation, the Victrex Board has chosen to reinstate dividends, with a final dividend of 46.14p, bringing total dividends for the year to 46.14p (only the final dividend will be paid this year).
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In line with their policy of providing a progressive dividend, having regard to both underlying profit and cash generation and to sustainability through the economic cycle, the Ashtead Board has maintained the interim dividend at 7.15p per share (2019: 7.15p per share). This will be paid on 3 February 2021 to shareholders on the register on 15 January 2021.
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Begbies Traynor declare an increased interim dividend of 1.0p (2019: 0.9p), an increase of 11%, which builds on the increases over the three previous years and reflects our confidence in sustaining their financial track record of earnings growth. They remain committed to a long-term progressive dividend policy which takes account of the market outlook, earnings growth and investment plans.
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The Covid-19 pandemic saw the Renew plc Board take a number of decisive actions to preserve cash and protect liquidity. One of the measures, taken in April 2020, was the suspension of the Group's interim dividend which would ordinarily have been paid to shareholders in July 2020. They have continued to review our dividend policy whilst understanding the importance of the dividend to their shareholders. The Group's strong trading performance, cash position and positive outlook has given the Board the confidence to propose a final dividend of 8.33p per share, an increase of 8.6 per cent over the prior year final dividend of 7.67p. This will be paid on 5 March 2021 to shareholders on the register as at 29 January 2021, with an ex-dividend date of 28 January 2021. As no interim dividend was paid to shareholders, this will represent a full year dividend of 8.33p per share (2019: 11.50p). In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, or a material adverse impact on trading caused by a worsening of the Covid-19 situation, they expect dividend payments to continue in line with pre-Covid dividend policy going forward.
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An interim dividend of 3.4p per share (2020: 6.3p) has been declared by Redde Northgate, in line with dividend policy, as stated at the time of the Merger, to pay an interim dividend that is half of the prior final dividend.
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Begbies Traynor declare an increased interim dividend of 1.0p (2019: 0.9p), an increase of 11%, which builds on the increases over the three previous years and reflects our confidence in sustaining they financial track record of earnings growth. They remain committed to a long-term progressive dividend policy which takes account of the market outlook, earnings growth and investment plans.
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The VP Group Directors have declared a special dividend of 22.00 pence per share payable on 17 January 2021 to shareholders on the register at 18 December 2020. This is in lieu of the final dividend for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2020. The dividend declared will absorb an estimated £8,672,000.
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The AJ Bell Board recommends a final ordinary dividend of 4.66p per share. This takes the total ordinary dividend for the year to 6.16p per share, representing an increase of 28% on the previous year. The final ordinary dividend will be paid, subject to shareholder approval at our AGM on 27 January 2021, to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 8 January 2021.
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In line with Clipper's dividend policy and reflecting the Group's earnings growth, the Board announces an interim dividend of 4.0 pence per share, which will be paid on 4 January 2021 to shareholders on the register at 11 December 2020. This represents an increase of 14.3% (0.5 pence per share) compared to the interim dividend of 3.5 pence paid in January 2020.
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In light of a strong financial performance, the Paragon Board recommends a final ordinary dividend of 4.66p per share, taking the total ordinary dividend for the year to 6.16p per share. This is an increase of 28% on the previous year and extends their record of increasing their ordinary dividend every year since we paid our first dividend in 2004.
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The Avon Rubber Board is recommending a final dividend of 18.06p per share (2019: 13.89p) which together with the 9.02p per share interim dividend gives a total dividend of 27.08p (2019: 20.83p), up 30% on last year. The final dividend will be paid on 12 March 2021 to shareholders on the register at 12 February 2021 with an ex-dividend date of 11 February 2021.
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With an improving outlook, and strong cash flow, the Board is has announced they will reinstate dividends, and has declared a 6% increase in the interim dividend to 3.15p per share (H1 2019/20: 2.97p per share). 
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After the impact of Covid-19 and the lockdown became a reality, the Morses club Group announced that it would be postponing its decision to make a final dividend payment whilst it assessed the impacts of the pandemic. During this time, they have extended their loan facilities and cash flows have exceeded expectations as they adapted, and continue to adapt, to the ever-changing demands on the business.  They did not furlough any staff or take on any debt or other support packages offered by HM Government during the crisis. 
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The Britvic Board is recommending a final dividend of 21.6 pence per share, with a total value of £57.7m, maintaining our 50% pay-out policy. The final dividend for 2020 will be paid on 3 February 2021 to shareholders on record as at 18 December 2020. The ex-dividend date is 17 December 2020.
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An interim dividend of 2.3p has been declared by the XPS Pensions Board (2019: 2.3p). The interim dividend amounting to £4.7 million (2019: £4.7 million), will be paid on 4 February 2021 to those shareholders on the register on 8 January 2021.
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The Severn Trent Board has declared an interim ordinary dividend of 40.63p per share (2019/20: 40.03p per share), which will be paid on 6 January 2021 to shareholders on the register at 4 December 2020.
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The Aviva plc Board have announced a 2020 interim dividend of 7.0 pence per share
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The United Utilities Board has proposed an interim dividend of 14.41 pence per ordinary share in respect of the six months ended 30 September 2020. This is an increase of 1.5 per cent compared with the interim dividend relating to last year, in line with the group's dividend policy of targeting a growth rate of CPIH inflation each year through to 2025. The inflationary increase of 1.5 per cent is based on the CPIH element included within the allowed regulated revenue increase for the 2020/21 financial year (i.e. the movement in CPIH between November 2018 and November 2019).
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An Interim Dividend of 2.70 pence per share (2019: 2.70 pence per share) will be paid to Shareholders.
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The Future PLC Board is recommending a final dividend of 1.6p per share for the year ended 30 September 2020, payable on 16 February 2021 to all shareholders on the register at close of business on 15 January 2021.
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The Caledonia board has declared an interim dividend of 17.0p per share, an increase of 2.4% on last year's interim, at a total value of £9.3m. This will be paid to shareholders on 7 January 2021.
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The Severfield board considers the dividend to be a very important component of shareholder returns. Accordingly, based on its current assessment of the performance of the business, the outlook for the year and a strong balance sheet and cash position, the board has decided to maintain the interim dividend at 1.1p per share (2019: 1.1p per share).
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The Pets at Home Board has recommended an interim dividend of 2.5 pence per share, maintained with the prior year. The interim dividend will be payable on 8 January 2021 to shareholders on the register at the close of trading on 4 December 2020. 
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The UDG Healthcare directors are proposing a final dividend of 12.54 $ cent per share representing an increase of 1.6% on the 2019 final dividend of 12.34 $ cent per share. This represents 1.2% growth in the total dividend for the year to 17.00 $ cent per share. This continues the Group's 30 year history of consistently increasing dividends.
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The Treatt Directors are to propose a final dividend of 4.16p per share (2019: 3.80p), which represents an increase in the total dividend for the year of 9.1% to 6.00p (2019: 5.50p). If approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, the final dividend will be payable on 18 March 2021 to all shareholders on the register at the close of business on 5 February 2021.
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The Cranswick interim dividend is being increased by 12.0% to 18.7 pence per share from 16.7 pence per share previously. The dividend will be paid on 29 January 2021 to Shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18 December 2020. Shareholders will again have the option to receive the dividend by way of a scrip issue.
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The Pennon Group Board has evaluated the Group's dividend for H1 2020/21 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that it is appropriate for Pennon to continue to deliver on its dividend commitment. The Group has significant cash and liquidity of c.£3.5 billion, has not received any Government support measures and has delivered on its WaterShare+ commitment, sharing £20 million of outperformance with customers. c.60% of Pennon's shareholders are UK based pension funds, charities, employees, customers and other retail holders who rely on this income. In addition, one in 16 household customers opted to become Pennon shareholders through WaterShare+, marking significant customer ownership for a listed utility and more than tripling the number of Pennon shareholders.
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The Carr's Group Board is proposing a final dividend of 2.5 pence per share which, together with the interim dividend of 2.25 pence per share declared in July 2020, makes a total dividend for the year of 4.75 pence per share (2019: 4.75p). The final dividend, if approved by Shareholders, will be paid on 15 January 2021, to shareholders on the register on close of business 4 December 2020, and the shares will go ex-dividend on 3 December 2020.
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The Daily Mail Board reconsidered the dividend policy carefully during the year and, despite the weaker profit outcome and deteriorating global economy, resolved to leave it unchanged. The policy is to grow the dividend per share in real terms and, in the medium term, to distribute around one-third of the Group's adjusted earnings. It aims to deliver a reliable and predictable dividend growth trajectory, unaffected by fluctuations in earnings or capital gains, while also being sufficiently prudent to make significant investments in the long-term future growth of the business. 
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As guided in its announcement on 17 September 2020, the Board of LXi REIT plc (ticker: LXI), the specialist inflation-protected very long income REIT, has declared an interim quarterly dividend in respect of the quarter ended 30 September 2020 of 1.35 pence per ordinary share, payable on 30 December 2020 to shareholders on the register at 4 December 2020. The ex-dividend date will be 3 December 2020.
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The Sirius Real Estate Board has declared a dividend for the six months ended 30 September 2020 of 1.82c per share, representing a pay-out ratio of 65% of FFO, and an increase of 2.8% on the 1.77c dividend relating to the same period last year that was based on 67% of FFO.
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The Mortgage Advice Bureau Board hads intended to propose an increased final dividend of 12.8 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2019, but in light of the Coronavirus pandemic the Board proposed and shareholders approved a final dividend of 6.4 pence per share, with the Board stating its intention to pay a further dividend of 6.4 pence per share when it was considered prudent to do so.
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The CMC Board has declared an interim dividend of 9.20 pence per share (H1 2020: 2.85 pence per share), with a view to paying a final dividend in line with the Group's policy of 50% of profit after tax. The interim dividend will be paid on 18 December 2020 to those members on the register at the close of business on 27 November 2020.
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The Johnson Matthey group maintains a strong balance sheet, good access to liquidity and is cash generative. In a challenging period, operating performance improved progressively through the first half, although remains below the prior year with heightened levels of uncertainty persisting. In considering all these factors and recognising the importance of dividends to shareholders, the board has approved an interim dividend of 20.0 pence per share (1H 2019/20: 24.5 pence per share).
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In recognition of the strong balance sheet and confidence in the business, the Euromoney Board has decided to resume dividend payments and recommend a final dividend for the financial year 2020 of 11.4 pence per share. (2019: 22.3 pence per share). The dividend policy is to pay out approximately 40% of adjusted diluted earnings per share, subject to the capital needs of the business. This recommendation is subject to shareholder approval at the AGM on 11 February 2021 and, if approved, will be paid on 16 February 2021 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 27 November 2020. The Board chose not to declare an interim dividend, so the total dividend for the year ended 30 September 2020 is 11.4 pence per share, (2019: 33.1 pence dividend).
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The Board has declared an increase of 5% in the interim dividend to 6.87p per share (2019/20: 6.54p per share). The interim dividend will be paid on 5 February 2021 to shareholders on the register on 29 December 2020.
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LondonMetric Property plc has continued to declare quarterly dividends and has offered shareholders a scrip alternative to cash payments. 
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SSE have announced an intention to recommend full-year dividend of 80p per share plus RPI inflation and continue to target RPI increases in the two subsequent years as set out in the 2023 dividend plan.
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The British Land board confirm that they will be resuming dividend payments with an interim dividend of 8.4p per share, which is set at 80% of Underlying EPS. Going forward, dividends will be paid semi-annually as opposed to quarterly, to be announced at the interim and full year results based on the most recently completed six-month period. This policy ensures dividends will reflect the impact of development completions, acquisitions, disposals and trading conditions as they change over time.  It maximises future strategic and financial flexibility. 
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The interim dividend of 6.2p per share (HY20: 5.8p), an increase of 7%, will be paid on 8 January 2021 to shareholders on the register on 11 December 2020.
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The Imperial Brand Board approved a further interim dividend of 48.00 pence per share and will propose a final dividend of 48.01 pence per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 137.71 pence per share. The third interim dividend will be paid on 31 December 2020 with an ex-dividend date of 26 November 2020. Subject to AGM approval, the proposed final dividend will be paid on 31 March 2021, with an ex-dividend date of 20 February 2021.
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Big Yellow have declared an interim dividend of 17.0 pence per share, which is a decrease of 0.6% on the prior period, broadly in line with adjusted earnings per share. This has all been declared as Property Income Distribution ("PID"). The total dividend for the full year will be determined in line with their stated policy.
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An interim dividend of 27.0p per share will be paid by Telecom Plus on 11 December 2020 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 27 November 2020. The estimated amount of this dividend to be paid is approximately £21.2m and, in accordance with IFRS accounting requirements, has not been recognised in these accounts.
DividendMax Limited
In line with their stated policy that the interim dividend will equate to a third of the prior-year total, the Board has approved an interim dividend of 17.0p, an increase of 13%. The dividend will be paid on 8 January 2021 to shareholders on the register on 11 December 2020. They will continue to make the dividend reinvestment plan available.
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