Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements

Clarkson plc announce an increased interim dividend of 29p per share
The Clarkson Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 29p per share (2021: 27p per share)

PageGroup plc announce an interim dividend up 4.5% to 4.91 pence per share
The PageGroup Plc Board has announced an interim dividend of 4.91 pence per share, an increase of 4.5% over last year. In addition, in line with their policy of returning surplus capital to shareholders, the Group is to announce today a special dividend of 26.71 pence per share (2021: 26.71 pence per share) totalling £84.9m. Taking these two dividend payments together, this amounts to a cash return to shareholders of £100.5m. This is in addition to the 2021 final dividend paid in June of £32.7m, meaning a total of £133.2m, or 41.92 pence per share, returned to shareholders in 2022.

Diversified Energy Company plc announce an interim dividend of $0.0425 per share
Diversfied Energy Company Plc have declared a 2Q22 interim dividend of $0.0425 per share (2Q20: $0.0400 per share, +6%)

Mears plc is declaring an interim dividend of 3.25p per share
Mears Group plc is to declare an interim dividend of 3.25p (H1 2021: 2.50p; FY 2021 full year: 5.50p) reflecting the Board's confidence in the prospects of the Company. This interim dividend is in-line with the Board's stated progressive dividend policy.

Spirent Communications Plc has announced an interim dividend of 2.63 cents per Ordinary Share
Spirent Communications Plc has announced an interim dividend of 2.63 cents per Ordinary Share is equivalent to 2.16 pence per Ordinary Share (first half 2021: 1.72 pence). The dividend will be paid to Ordinary shareholders on 16 September 2022 and to ADR holders on 23 September 2022. The dividend is payable to all shareholders on the Register of Members at the close of business on 12 August 2022.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc is recommending an interim dividend of 19 cents per share
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc is recommending an interim dividend of 19 cents per share (approximately 16 pence per share) (H1 2021: 18 cents per share). The interim dividend will be paid on 19 September 2022 to eligible shareholders on the register at the close of business on 19 August 2022.

Centamin Plc has announced an interim dividend of 2.5 US cents per share
Centamin Plc has announced an interim dividend of 2.5 US cents per share equating to a distribution of approximately US$29 million, to be paid to shareholders on 7 October 2022

Morgan Sindall Group Plc has proposed an interim dividend of 33.0p per share
Morgan Sindall Group Plc has proposed an interim dividend of 33.0p per share, an increase of 10% on the prior year interim dividend. This will be paid on 26 October 2022 to shareholders on the register at 7 October 2022. The ex-dividend date will be 6 October 2022.

Serco Group Plc will be paying an interim dividend of 0.94p per share
Serco Group Plc will be paying an interim dividend of 0.94p per share. The ex-dividend date is 8 September 2022. The record date is 9 September 2022. The interim dividend is payable on 6 October 2022.

Mondi announce an interim dividend declared of 21.67 euro cents per share
An interim dividend of 21.67 euro cents per share has been declared by Mondi, up 8% year-on-year. The Group has a strong financial position, with net debt to underlying EBITDA of 0.8 times at 30 June 2022, providing the strategic flexibility to pursue further organic growth projects, M&A opportunities and/or additional shareholder distributions, in line with their long-established capital allocation framework.

Goodwin announce a dividend of 107.80pence per share
The Goodwin Board proposes to pay a dividend of 107.80 pence per share, up 5% on the previous year (2021: 102.24p). The proposed dividend has been calculated using the Group's profit after taxation figure, plus depreciation and amortisation for the year ending 30th April 2022.

IP Group interim dividend of 0.50p per share
The IP Group Board has declared an interim dividend of 0.50 pence per share (HY21: 0.48 pence per share), with the Directors offering shareholders the opportunity to elect to receive dividends in the form of fully paid shares in IP Group plc in lieu of cash under the Scrip Dividend Scheme. Total dividend payments during 2021 were 1.48 pence per share, with a final 2021 dividend of 0.72 pence per share paid in the current period.

Hiscox Ltd has recommended an interim dividend at 12.0 cents per share
Hiscox Ltd has recommended an interim dividend at 12.0 cents per share, an increase of 4.3%. The record date for the dividend will be 12 August 2022 and the payment date will be 20 September 2022.

Hill & Smith Plc has declared an interim dividend of 13.0p per share
Hill & Smith Plc has declared an interim dividend for FY 2022 of 13.0p per share (2021: 12.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on 6 January 2023 to shareholders on the register on 2 December 2022.

Taylor Wimpey has announced an interim dividend of 4.62 pence per share
Taylor Wimpey has announced an interim dividend of 4.62 pence per share in November.

Travis Perkins Plc has declared an interim dividend of 12.5 pence per share
Travis Perkins Plc has declared an interim dividend of 12.5 pence per share. The dividend will be paid on 11 November 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 7 October 2022. The Company's shares will go ex-dividend on 6 October 2022.

Direct Line Insurance Group Plc has announced an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share
Direct Line Insurance Group Plc has announced an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share (2021: 7.6 pence). The interim dividend is scheduled to be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 12 August 2022. The ex-dividend date will be 11 August 2022.

Greggs Plc has declared an interim dividend of 15.0 pence per share
Greggs Plc has declared an interim dividend of 15.0 pence per share (2021: 15.0 pence). The interim dividend will be paid on 7 October 2022 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 9 September 2022.

Capital & Counties Properties Plc has declared an interim dividend of 0.8 pence per share
Capital & Counties Properties Plc has declared an interim dividend of 0.8 pence per share (30 June 2021: 0.5 pence per share). The interim dividend will be paid as a PID on 19 September 2022 to shareholders on the register at 26 August 2022.

BP Plc announced an interim dividend of 6.006 cents per ordinary share
BP Plc announced an interim dividend of 6.006 cents per ordinary share which is expected to be paid on 23 September 2022 to ordinary shareholders and American Depositary Share (ADS) holders on the register on 12 August 2022. The ex-dividend date will be 11 August 2022.

The NWF Group is recommending a final dividend of 6.5p per share
The NWF Group is recommending a final dividend of 6.5p per share, to be paid to shareholders on 9 December 2022 (2021: 6.2p) giving a total dividend of 7.5p per share (2021: 7.2p), a 4.2% increase on the prior year. This is the eleventh year that the NWF Group has increased the dividend.

Domino's Pizza Group Plc have announced an interim dividend of 3.2p
Domino's Pizza Group Plc have announced an interim dividend of 3.2p (£13.9m).

Genel Energy Plc has announced an interim dividend retained at 6¢ per share
Genel Energy Plc has announced an interim dividend retained at 6¢ per share. The ex-dividend date is 15 September 2022. The record date is 16 September 2022. The payment date is 14 October 2022.

Impax Environmental Markets Plc has announced a 1.5 pence per Ordinary Share
On 28 July 2022, Impax Environmental Markets Plc has announced a first interim dividend for the current financial year of 1.5 pence per Ordinary Share (2021: 1.3 pence per Ordinary Share), payable on 26 August 2022 to shareholders who appear on the register at 5 August 2022, with an ex-dividend date of 4 August 2022.

Rotork Plc has declared an interim dividend of 2.4p per share
Rotork Plc has declared an interim dividend of 2.4p per share which is equivalent to 2.0 times cover based on adjusted earnings per share. The interim dividend will be payable on 23 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 19 August 2022.

Devro Plc announces an interim dividend of 2.9 pence per share
Devro Plc announces an interim dividend of 2.9 pence per share (2021 interim dividend: 2.8 pence) will be payable on 13 January 2023 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2 December 2022. The final dividend of 6.5 pence per share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2021 was paid on 22 July 2022 and amounted to £10.9m.

Coats Group Plc has declared an interim dividend of 0.70 cents per share
Coats Group Plc has declared an interim dividend of 0.70 cents per share, up 15% vs the 2021 interim dividend (0.61c). The interim dividend will be paid on 16 November 2022 to ordinary shareholders on the register at 21 October 2022, with an ex-dividend date of 20 October 2022. The proposed full year dividend will be announced in March 2023 alongside the Full Year 2022 results.

Synthomer Plc announces an interim dividend of 4.0 pence per ordinary share
Synthomer Plc announces an interim dividend of 4.0 pence per ordinary share was approved by on 1 August 2022 and will be paid on 4 November 2022 to members on the register at the close of business on 7 October 2022. The final dividend of 21.3 pence per ordinary share in respect of 2021, which was approved by the AGM on 28 April 2022, was paid on 5 July 2022.

Keller has announced an interim dividend to 13.2p
Keller has announced a 5% increase in the interim dividend to 13.2p (2021: 12.6p), payable on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the register as at 19 August 2022.

Biffa Plc has proposed final dividend has been reinstated at 4.69 pence per share
Biffa Plc has proposed final dividend has been reinstated at 4.69 pence per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 6.89 pence per share.

Fresnillo Plc has declared an interim dividend of 3.40 US cents per Ordinary Share
Fresnillo Plc has declared an interim dividend of 3.40 US cents per Ordinary Share totalling US$25.1 million, which will be paid on 14 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 12 August 2022.

Man Group Plc has declared an interim dividend of 5.6¢
Man Group Plc announced a share buyback of $125 million on 30 June and has declared an interim dividend of 5.6¢ per share (30 June 2021: 5.6¢). The ex-dividend date for this dividend is 11 august 2022. The record date is 12 August 2022. The payment date is 09 September 2022.

XP Power Ltd has declared a dividend of 19.0 pence per share
XP Power Ltd has declared a second quarter dividend of 19.0 pence per share (2021: 19.0 pence per share). Together with the first quarter dividend, this brings the total first half dividends declared to 37.0 pence per share (H1 2021 total dividends 37.0 pence). The ex-dividend date for the second quarter dividend will be 8 September 2022 and the dividend will be paid on 13 October 2022 to shareholders on the register at the record date of 9 September 2022.

HSBC Holdings Plc approved an interim dividend of $0.09 per ordinary share
On 1 August 2022, HSBC Holdings Plc approved an interim dividend for the 2022 half-year of $0.09 per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2022. This distribution amounts to approximately $1,800m and will be payable on 29 September 2022.

Pearson Plc has declared an interim dividend of 6.6p per equity share
Pearson Plc has declared an interim dividend of 6.6p per equity share, payable on 19 September 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 August 2022. This interim dividend, which will absorb an estimated £49m of shareholders' funds, has not been included as a liability as at 30 June 2022.

Spectris announces an interim dividend of 24.1p per share
Spectris announces an interim dividend of 24.1p per share, which will be payable on 11 November 2022 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 7 October 2022.

Senior Plc announces an interim dividend of 0.30 pence per share
Senior Plc is reinstating dividend payments and has approved an interim dividend of 0.30 pence per share (H1 2021 nil pence). It will be paid on 11 November 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 October 2022.

Standard Chartered Plc has recommended an interim dividend of 4 cents per share
Standard Chartered Plc has recommended an interim dividend for HY 2022 of $119 million or 4 cents per share on 14 October 2022 to shareholders on the UK register of members at the close of business in the UK on 12 August 2022.

Jupiter Fund Management nterim dividend unchanged at 7.9p per share
The Jupiter Fund Management Board has declared an interim dividend for the period of 7.9p per ordinary share. This dividend will be paid on 31 August 2022 to ordinary shareholders on the register at close of business on 12 August 2022. This dividend amounts to £43.7m (before adjusting for any dividends waived on shares in the EBT).

IMI announce an interim of 8.3p per share
The IMI Board is recommending a 2022 interim dividend of 8.3p per share (2021: 7.9p per share). Payment will be made on 16 September 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 August 2022.

Morgan Advanced Materials Plc has resolved to pay an interim dividend of 5.3 pence per ordinary share
Morgan Advanced Materials Plc has resolved to pay an interim dividend of 5.3 pence per ordinary share. The interim dividend will be paid on 18 November 2022 to Ordinary shareholders on the register of members at the close of trading on 28 October 2022. The ex-dividend date will be 27 October 2022. This compares to an interim dividend paid in the fourth quarter of 2021 of 3.2 pence per Ordinary share.

NatWest Group Plc approved an interim dividend of £0.45 per share
On 28 July 2022, NatWest Group Plc approved an interim dividend of £180 million or £0.45 per shar, to be declared and payable to NatWest Group plc on 29 July 2022.

Bodycote Plc has declared an interim dividend of 6.4p
Bodycote Plc has declared an interim dividend for 2022 of 6.4p (2021: 6.2p) which will be paid on 4 November 2022 to all shareholders on the register at close of business on 7 October 2022.

Astrazenca plc announce an interim dividend declared of $0.93
The Astrazenca plc announce an interim dividend declared of $0.93 (76.4 pence, 9.49 SEK) per ordinary share

Rightmove PLC announce an interim dividend for 2022 up 10% to 3.3p
The Rightmove PLC Directors are recommending an interim dividend of 3.3p per ordinary share, which will be paid on 28 October 2022 to all shareholders on the register at 30 September 2022.

Intertek Group Plc have approved an interim dividend of 34.2p per share
Intertek Group Plc have approved an interim dividend of 34.2p per share to be paid on 6 October 2022 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 16 September 2022.

Restore PLC announce an interim dividend declared of 2.6p per share
The Restore PLC Directors declare an interim dividend of 2.6p per share (2021: £2.5p). The estimated dividend to be paid is £3.6m (2021: £3.4m) and will be paid to shareholder on 14 October 2022 to shareholders on the register on 16 September 2022.

FDM Group (Holdings) Plc declared an interim dividend of 17.0 pence per ordinary share
FDM Group (Holdings) Plc declared an interim dividend of 17.0 pence per ordinary share (2021: 15.0 pence), which will be payable on 30 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 26 August 2022.

Rotala announces an interim dividend of 0.5p per share
The Rotala Board has declared an interim dividend of 0.5p per share which will be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 19 August 2022.

Segro PLC announce an interim dividend increased by 9 per cent to 8.1 pence
The Segro plc Board has declared an increase in the interim dividend of 0.7 pence per share to 8.1 pence (H1 2021: 7.4 pence), a rise of 9.5 per cent. This will be paid as an ordinary dividend on 23 September 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 August 2022.
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