Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements

Tesco maintains 2013 final dividend at 10.13p
3.3bn trading profit - year-on-year decline reflects challenges in UK and Europe

Chesnara increases 2013 final dividend by 3.4%
Chesnara announces 208% increase in IFRS pre-tax profit and 3.4% dividend uplift

Afren 2013 full year results
Strong production of 47,112 boepd drives record revenue (US$1.6 billion) and cash flow (US$1.2 billion); 2014E gross production expected to average 62,000 bopd (approximately 40,000 bopd net)

Moss Bros hikes 2013 full year dividend by over 500%
Group like-for-like sales of £122.2m, including VAT, up 4.2% (2012/13: up 3.9%)

888 Holdings strangely reduces its final dividend whilst paying a big special
888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment and solutions providers, announces its audited annual financial results for the year ended 31 December 2013.

Kingfisher increases 2013 full year dividend by 5% and announces cash returns to shareholders
Kingfisher reports full year adjusted* pre-tax profits up 4.1% to £744 million.

Next increases 2013 full year dividend by 22.9%
NEXT has had another good year, achieving 5.4% growth in sales and 11.8% growth in underlying profit before tax. Strong cash generation enabled us to buy back 3.8% of shares outstanding without increasing financial leverage which, along with a lower tax rate, resulted in earnings per share (EPS) growing much faster than profits.

JD Wetherspoon maintains 2014 interim dividend at 4p
Commenting on the results, Tim Martin, the Chairman of J D Wetherspoon plc, said:

BWIN.party digital entertainment increases 2013 final dividend by 5%
Norbert Teufelberger, Chief Executive Officer, said:

G4S maintains 2013 full year dividend at 8.96p
G4S Chief Executive Officer Ashley Almanza said, "This has been an extremely challenging year for G4S. We have taken clear action to address longstanding issues and have introduced wide ranging changes to strengthen our business. We can now look to the future with increasing confidence, focusing on the growing demand for G4S services that underpins our plans to deliver sustainable, profitable growth."

Ferrexpo pays 2013 final dividend of 3.3 cents and special of 6.6 cents (US)
Ferrexpo, the FTSE 250 iron ore pellet producer, today announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2013.

eSure pays first full year dividend of 15.8p in 2013
esure Group plc preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013

Inchcape 2013 full year dividend per share rises 20%
Partnership with leading premium and luxury OEMs delivered robust revenue and profit growth
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