Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements

City of London announce a recommended final dividend of 22p per share
The City of London Investment Group Board is proposing to recommend a final dividend of 22p per share (2024: 22p), subject to approval by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on 27th October 2025. This would bring the total dividend payment for the year to 33p (2024: 33p). Rolling five-year dividend cover based on underlying profits equates to 1.21 times (2024: 1.24 times).

Kier Group plc announce a proposed full year dividend increased by 38% to 7.2p
The Kier Group Board is proposing a final dividend of 5.2p per share and thus a total dividend of 7.2p representing cover of 3x, compared to 4x in FY24.

Eleco Plc announce an interim dividend 0.35p per share
The Eleco Plc Board is increasing the interim dividend by 17 per cent to 0.35 pence per share (H1 2024: 0.30 pence per share).

Personal Group Holdings announce an interim dividend increased by 26% to 8.2p
Personal Group Holdings is pleased to announce an interim dividend for 2025 of 8.2p, representing an 26% increase on the previous year, to be paid on 31 October 2025 to members on the register as at 26 September 2025. Shares will be marked ex-dividend on 25 September 2025.

Pollen Street Group Limited announce an interim dividend declared of 27.0 pence per share
The Pollen Street Group Limited Board has declared an interim dividend of 27.0 pence per share (H1 2024: 26.5 pence), amounting to £16.3 million, to be paid on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at the record date 26 September 2025.

JTC Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 5.0p per share
The JTC Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 5.0p per share, an increase of 16.3% for the period (H1 2024: 4.3p). The interim dividend will be payable on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on the record date of 26 September 2025. The shares will trade ex-dividend on 25 September 2025.

Springfield Properties Board is to recommend a dividend for the year of 2p per ordinary share
The Springfield Properties Board is to recommend a dividend for the year of 2p per ordinary share (2024: 1p), subject to shareholder approval at the next annual general meeting, with an ex-dividend date of 6 November 2025, a record date of 7 November 2025 and a payment date of 11 December 2025.

MJ Gleeson Plc to pay a final dividend of 7.0
Subject to shareholder approval at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, MJ Gleeson Plc intends to pay a final dividend of 7.0 pence per share on 21 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 24 October 2025. This brings the total dividend for the year to 30 June 2025 to 11.0 pence per share, which is covered 2.6 times by normalised earnings. The Group has an established policy of targeting a range of three to five times dividend cover relative to full year earnings. Notwithstanding this policy, which remains unchanged, the Board is comfortable recommending a lower level of dividend cover on this occasion, reflecting their confidence in the medium term outlook.

Harworth Group Plc Board has determined to pay an interim dividend of 0.538p
The Harworth Group Plc Board has determined that it is appropriate for an interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2025 to be paid of 0.538p (H1 2024: 0.489p) per share, an increase of 10% in line with the Group's policy.

M.P. Evans Group Plc announce a 20% increase in interim dividend per share
M.P. Evans Group Plc announce a 20% increase in interim dividend per share. The dividend will be paid on or after 7 November 2025 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10 October 2025.

Knights Group Holdings Plc final dividend of 3.05
The Knights Group Holdings Plc Board proposes a final dividend of 3.05p, which, along with the interim dividend of 1.76p per share, totals a 4.81p dividend for the year, a 9.3% increase from FY24's 4.40p. The dividend is scheduled for payment on 7 November 2025 to shareholders recorded on 10 October 2025, pending shareholder approval at the Group's AGM.

Craneware Plc announce a proposed final dividend of 18.5p per share
The Craneware Board is recommending a final dividend of 18.5.p per share (FY24: 16.0p), resulting in a proposed total dividend for the year of 32.0p per share (FY24: 29p). Subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting, the final dividend is expected to be paid on 18 December 2025 to those on the register as at 28 November 2025, with the corresponding ex-dividend date of 27 November 2025.

Ingenta Plc announce a 17% increase in interim dividend to 1.75 pence per share
Ingenta Plc is to confirm that an increased interim dividend of 1.75 pence per share will be paid on 31 October 2025. The ex-dividend date is 25 September 2025 and the record date is 26 September 2025.

Energean Plc announce a Q2 2025 dividend of 30 US cents/share
Energean Plc announce a Q2 2025 dividend of 30 US cents/share declared today, scheduled to be paid on 30 September 2025

Fever-Tree announce an interim dividend of 5.97 pence per share
The Fever-Tree Drinks Plc Directors are to declare an interim dividend of 5.97 pence per share, 2% ahead of the 2024 interim dividend. The dividend will be paid on 17 October 2025, to shareholders on the register on 26 September 2025.

Lords Group Trading Plc announce an interim dividend maintained at 0.32 pence per share
The Lords Group Trading Plc Board is recommending an unchanged interim dividend of 0.32 pence per ordinary share (H1 2024: 0.32 pence per ordinary share), which will be paid on 10 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18 September 2025. The Company's ordinary shares will therefore be marked ex-dividend on 19 September 2025.

Anpario Plc announce an interim dividend to 3.60p (H1 2024: 3.25p) per share
The Anpario Plc Board has approved an interim dividend of 3.60 pence per share (H1 2024: 3.25 pence per share), an increase of 11% compared to the prior period. This dividend, payable on 28 November 2025 to shareholders on the register on 14 November 2025 (ex-dividend date is 13 November 2025), reflects the Board's continued confidence in the Group and its ability to generate cash.

Wickes Group Plc announce interim dividends declared of 3.6p
The Wickes Group Plx Board has recommended an interim dividend of 3.6p per share, which will be paid on 7 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 3 October 2025.

Arcontech Group Plc announce a final dividend increased 6.7% to 4.00 pence per share
The Arcontech Group Plc Directors recommend the payment of a final dividend of 4.00 pence per ordinary share (2024: 3.75 pence per share) to be paid on 31 October 2025 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 3 October 2025 £534,912 (2024: £501,480).

Warpaint London Plc announce an increased interim dividend of 4.0p per share
The Warpaint London Plc board is to declare an increased interim dividend of 4.0p per share (2024 interim dividend: 3.5p per share), which will be paid on 21 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at 7 November 2025. The shares will go ex-dividend on 6 November 2025.

Luceco Plc announce a dividend per share of 1.8p
The Luceco Board will pay an interim dividend of 1.8p per share, up 5.9% over the prior year. This will be paid to shareholders on 24 October 2025 who are on the register on 19 September 2025, and the shares will be marked ex-dividend on 18 September 2025. The last day for dividend reinvestment ("DRIP") elections is 3 October 2025. The interim dividend is a payout ratio of 40%, with one third paid at the interim and the remaining two thirds being paid at the final dividend.

Dunelm Group Plc announce a final ordinary dividend per share of 28.0 pence
The Dunelm Group Plc Board has proposed a final ordinary dividend of 28 pence per share. This takes the full year ordinary dividend to 44.5 pence per share, an increase of 2.3% compared to the prior year (FY24: 43.5 pence per share). Dividend cover of 1.73× is very slightly below the Group's targeted minimum of 1.75×. The Board considers this level appropriate in order to reflect ordinary dividend growth broadly aligned to PBT growth of 2.7%. The final dividend will be paid on 25 November 2025. The ex-dividend date is 30 October 2025 and the record date is 31 October 2025. Including a special dividend of 35 pence per share announced at their interim results, they declared total dividends of 79.5 pence per share during the year.

The Gamma Communications Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 7.4p
The Gamma Communications Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 7.4p (2024: 6.5p). This is an increase of 14% and is in line with our progressive dividend policy. The interim dividend is payable on Thursday 16 October 2025 to shareholders on the Register as at Friday 19 September 2025.

Somero Enterprises have declared a maintained interim dividend of 0.04 cents per share
Somero Enterprises inc are to announce that the Board has declared an interim dividend of US$ 0.04 per share, maintaining a balance between interim and final dividends as in prior years. The dividend, totaling approximately US$ 2.2m, will be payable on 17 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at 19 September 2025. The ex-dividend date is 18 September 2025.

Ashmore Group announce a final ordinary dividend maintained at 12.1 pence per share
Ashmore Group Board has recommended a final dividend of 12.1 pence per share, which, if approved by shareholders, will be paid on 8 December 2025 to all shareholders on the register on 7 November 2025.

Grafton Group announces an interim dividend increased by 2.4 per cent
The Grafton plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 10.75 pence per share, an increase of 2.4 per cent on last year's interim dividend of 10.50 pence.

Eurocell Plc have approved an interim dividend of 2.3 pence per share
The Eurocell Plc Board approved an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2025 of 2.3 pence per share (£2.3 million), an increase of 5% compared to H1 2024. The interim dividend will be paid on 10 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business at 12 September 2025 and shares will be marked ex-dividend on 11 September 2025.

Genus Plc is recommending an unchanged final dividend 21.7 pence per share
The Genus Plc Board is recommending an unchanged final dividend of 21.7 pence per ordinary share, consistent with the prior year final dividend. When combined with the interim dividend, this will result in an unchanged total dividend for the year of 32.0 pence per ordinary share (FY24: 32.0 pence per share). Dividend cover from adjusted earnings increased to 2.6x (FY24: 2.0x), in-line with our targeted range of 2.5x to 3.0x.

Brooks Macdonald Group have proposed a final dividend of 51.0 pence per share
The Brooks Macsonald Group Board has declared a final dividend of 51.0 pence per share (2024: 49.0 pence). This represents an increase of 4.1% compared to the previous financial year and brings the total dividend for the full year to 81.0 pence per share (2024: 78.0 pence). Subject to shareholder approval, the final dividend will be paid on 4 November 2025 to shareholders recorded on the register on 19 September 2025.

M&G announce first 2025 interim dividend of 6.7 pence per share
The M&G Plc Boardhas declared a first interim dividend for 2025 of 6.7 pence per ordinary share, an estimated £161m in total. The dividend is expected to be paid on 17 October 2025 and will be recorded as an appropriation of retained earnings in the Parent Company's financial statements at the time that it is paid.

Cairn Homes Plc announces an interim dividend of 4.1 cent
The Cairn Homes Board has recommended an interim dividend for the period of 4.1 cent per ordinary share, which will be paid on 15 October 2025 to ordinary shareholders on the Company’s register at 5.00 p.m. on 19 September2025.

Hilton Food Group Plc announce an interim dividend of 10.1p
Hilton Food Group Plc have approved the payment of an interim dividend of 10.1p per ordinary share (2024: 9.6p). The interim dividend, representing an increase of 5.2% on the interim dividend declared in the prior year, amounting to £9.1m will be paid on 28 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 31 October 2025.

Alumasc Group announce a dividend proposed at 7.6p
Alumasc Group plc announce a final dividend of 7.6p will be recommended which, if approved by shareholders, will be payable on 4 November 2025. With their interim dividend of 3.5p paid in April 2025, this would make a total dividend per share of11.1p (FY24: 10.75p), in line with their medium-term objective of 2.5-3.0 times earnings cover and progressive dividend policy.

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Plc has approved a cash dividend of USD 10 million (USD 0.017 per share
The Integrated Diagnostic Holdings Plc Board of Directors has recommended that a dividend of USD 10 million, or USD 0.017 per share, should be paid to shareholders who appear on the register as of 12 September 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 11 September 2025. The payment date for the dividend will be 3 October 2025.

Michelmersh Brick Holdings announce a declaration of interim dividend of 1.60 pence
The Michelmersh Brick Holdings Board recommended a final dividend in respect of 2024 of 3.00 pence per ordinary share to shareholders. The dividend was approved by shareholders at the AGM on 15 May 2025 and as a result the liability for the dividend payment was accrued in the 30 June 2025 interim accounts with the £2.8 million payment made after the half year end on 9 July 2025.

Johnson Service Group plc announce an increased interim dividend of 1.6 pence per share
Johnson Service Group plc announce an increased interim dividend of 1.6 pence per share (June 2024: 1.3 pence per share) will be paid on 4 November 2025 to those Shareholders on the register of members on 3 October 2025. The ex-dividend date is 2 October 2025. The increased dividend maintains their dividend cover of 2.5 times and is in line with their stated capital allocation policy.

South32 Limited to pay a final dividend of US 2.6 cents
The South32 Limited Board has resolved to pay a final dividend of US 2.6 cents per share (fully-franked) for the year ended 30 June 2025. The record date for determining entitlements to dividends is 19 September 2025; payment date is 16 October 2025.

MacFarlane Group plc announce an interim dividend of 0.96p per share
MacFarlane Group plc announce an interim dividend of 0.96p per share (H1 2024: 0.96p per share) - to be paid on 9 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as at 12 September 2025 (ex-dividend date 11 September 2025).

Hunting plc announce an interim dividend of 6.2 cents per share
Hunting plc announced an interim dividend declared of 6.2 cents per share up 13% (H1 2024: 5.5 cents). The dividend payment date will be 31 October 2025, with a record date of 3 October 2025 and an ex-dividend date of 2 October 2025.

PPHE Hotel Group Limited has approved the payment of an interim dividend of 17 pence per ordinary share, for the period ended 30 June 2025.
The PPHE Hotel Group Limited Board has approved the payment of an interim dividend of 17 pence per ordinary share, for the period ended 30 June 2025, to all shareholders who are on the register at 19 September 2025. The interim dividend is to be paid on 17 October 2025.

Irish Continental Group declare an interim dividend of 5.37 per share
The Irish Continental Group Plc Directors have declared an interim dividend of 5.37 cent per share (2024: 5.11 cent) payable on 3 October 2025 to shareholders on the register on 12 September 2025. The estimated amount payable will be €8.7 million.

Hochschild Mining Plc an interim dividend of $1.0 cent per share
Hochschild Mining Plc Dividends have been declared and paid to non-controlling interests in the six months ended 30 June 2025 were US$2,246,000 (2024: US$388,000).

Prudential Financial Inc. announce a first interim dividend increased by 13 per cent to 7.71 cents per share
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Bunzl proposes an interim dividend 20.2p
The Bunzl Board is proposing a 2025 interim dividend of 20.2p, an increase of 0.1p on the amount paid in relation to the 2024 interim dividend.

Hays plc have reduced final dividend of 0.29 pence per share
Hays has prposed a final dividend of 0.29 pence per share is calculated on 3x FY25 pre-exceptional earnings cover, and applying our historic one-third/two-thirds interim/final split. This brings the full year dividend to 1.24 pence per share.

Robinson announce an interim dividend of 2.5p per share announced
The Robinson Board has confidence in the prospects for the business and therefore announces that it intends to pay an interim dividend of 2.5p per share to be paid on 10 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at 19 September 2025 (record date). The ordinary shares ex-dividend date is 18 September 2025.

Costain Group PLC significant increase in interim dividend to 1.0
Costain Group PLC Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.0p per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing a significant increase on the FY 24 interim dividend per share of 0.4p.

Ithanca Energy PLC First interim 2025 dividend of $167 million declared today and payable in September, representing a dividend per share of $0.101
Ithanca Energy PLC First interim 2025 dividend of $167 million declared today and payable in September, representing a dividend per share of $0.101

International Workspace Group announce an interim dividend of 0.45c per share
The Interntional Workplace Group Board has agreed to pay an interim dividend of 0.45¢ per share. The interim dividend is expected to be paid on 17 October 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 19 September 2025. Dividends are declared in US dollars and paid in pounds sterling with an option for shareholders to elect to receive payment in US dollars. The foreign exchange rate at which the final dividend will be converted into pounds sterling will be the New York closing rate on 19 September 2025.

Savills has declared an interim ordinary dividend of 7.4p
The Savills Board has declared an interim ordinary dividend of 7.4p (H1 2024: 7.1p). The dividend, which is designed to provide sustainable real income growth and be supported by the less transactional business earnings, will be payable on 29 September 2025 to shareholders on the register at 29 August 2025.
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