Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Travis Perkins Interim 2012 Results - dividend up 23%
TRAVIS PERKINS PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
Royal Dutch Shell Q2 2012 figures - dividend declared
2ND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR 2012 UNAUDITED RESULTS
Reed Elsevier Interim 2012 Results - dividend declared
Reed Elsevier, the global professional information company, reports revenue, profit and earnings growth in the six months to 30 June 2012.
ITV Interim 2012 Results - dividend doubled
ITV plc Interim Results for the half year ended 30 June 2012
SABMiller IMS July 2012
SABMiller plc (SABMiller) today issues its Interim Management Statement for the group's first quarter ended 30 June 2012. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on volumes and revenues.
Rolls Royce Half Yearly 2012 Results - dividend declared
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC HALF-YEAR 2012 RESULTSGroup Highlights
Kazakhmys IMS July 2012
Kazakhmys PLC Production Summary for Six Months and the Second Quarter Ended 30 June 2012
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) half yearly 2012 report - announce dividend
GSK delivers Q2 core EPS of 26.4p and dividend of 17p
Daily Mail & General Trust IMS July 2012
This Interim Management Statement ('IMS') covers the third quarter of DMGT's financial year to 1st July 2012 and describes the Group's financial position and performance during the period, updated to the latest practicable date.
British Land IMS June 2012 - dividend confirmed
THE BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
BT Q1 2012 Results
BT Group plc (BT.L) today announced its results for the first quarter to 30 June 2012.
Capita Half Yearly 2012 Results - dividend up 10%
Capita plc Half year results for the 6 months to 30 June 2012 Strong H1 performance and a positive outlookFinancial Highlights
Cookson half yearly 2012 report - dividend declared
COOKSON GROUP PLC 2012 HALF YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
ARM half yearly 2012 results
ARM HOLDINGS PLC REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
BAT Interim 2012 Results - dividend declared
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. HALF-YEARLY REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2012
First Group IMS July 2012 - dividend growth maintained
FIRSTGROUP PLC AGM STATEMENT AND INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENTFirstGroup ("the Group") will provide the following update on trading during the first quarter period ("the period" or "Q1") from 1 April to 30 June 2012 at the Group's Annual General Meeting in Aberdeen today.Commenting, Tim O'Toole, Chief Executive, said:"I am pleased to report that trading during the first quarter of the new financial year is in line with our expectations. As previously stated, 2012/13 is a year of transition for the Group. We remain encouraged by the progress in our North American operations. In UK Rail we continue to see strong passenger and revenue growth and are focusing on service quality and delivery, whilst developing future opportunities. In UK Bus we are executing our plan to reform the operating model and achieve sustainable growth. Notwithstanding the steady performance during the period we have accelerated our programme to reposition the portfolio and place the business on a firm footing to achieve sustainable growth in patronage and revenue. We are looking forward to the London 2012 Games where we are proud that our UK Bus division will be a major provider of spectator transport."The combined effect of the outlook for trading together with the actions to reposition the UK Bus portfolio is expected to result in the Group's net cash flow being broadly neutral in 2012/13. We have leading positions in a sector that is a key enabler of economic growth and we are confident that the actions we are taking will strengthen the business for the future. Therefore, reflecting its longer term view, the Board remains committed to its current policy of dividend growth of 7.0% through to the end of the financial year 2012/13."
Croda Interim 2012 Results - dividend declared
Croda International Plc Interim results for the six months to 30 June 2012
Imperial Tobacco IMS July 2012
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC Interim Management Statement for the 9 months ended 30 June 2012
PZ Cussons final results 2011/12 - dividend announced
PZ Cussons Plc, a leading international consumer products group, announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2012.
MAN Group Interim 2012 Results - dividend declared
INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
Provident Financial half yearly 2012 results - dividend declared
Provident Financial plc Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2012
Dominos Pizza 2012 half yearly results - dividend increased 20%
Domino's Pizza Group plc announces its results for the 26 weeks ended 24 June 2012.
African Barrick Gold Interim 2012 Results - dividend up 25%
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (Unaudited)
Hammerson Half Yearly 2012 Report - dividend declared
Hammerson plc - UNAudited Results for the SIX MONTHS ended 30 june 2012
Anglo American Q2 Production Report
20 July 2012
Anglo American plc
Production Report for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012
Halfords Q1 2012/13 IMS - interim dividend unchanged
Halfords Group plc First-Quarter FY13 Interim Management Statement
Severn Trent IMS July 2012
The Board of Severn Trent Plc confirms that trading across the group has been in line with its expectations and prior guidance.
London Stock Exchange IMS - July 2012
INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD TO 17 JULY 2012, INCLUDING REVENUES AND KPIs FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 (Q1)
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust half yearly report - dividend rise
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc half yearly report for the Six Months ended 30 June 2012Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (ASCoT) invests only in small UK quoted companies and is managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. All data throughout this Half Yearly Report are to, or as at, 30 June 2012 as applicable, unless otherwise stated.The investment objective of ASCoT is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than on the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) over the long term.CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENTFor the six months to 30 June 2012, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (ASCoT) achieved a net asset value total return of 13.0%, which compares with a total return of 11.6% from your Company's investment benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index excluding Investment Companies (NSCI (XIC)), formerly known as the RBS Hoare Govett Smaller Companies Index. Meanwhile, the larger company oriented FTSE All-Share Index registered a total return of 3.3%. Over the period, smaller companies thus delivered a return that was 8.3 percentage points higher than on the FTSE All-Share, while ASCoT's NAV return exceeded the FTSE All-Share by 9.7 percentage points. The NSCI (XIC) represents a change in name only for your Company's investment benchmark. The data and series continue to be provided by London Business School and represent an unbroken series since 1955.The Managers' Report provides greater insight into the influences that have affected markets and your Company during the period. It has once again been a volatile period for markets with events in the Eurozone continuing to cast a shadow. Around the world, investors remain cautious, often favouring safer havens, and this, together with the actions of central banks has driven some government bond yields to their lowest levels for well over a hundred years.Against such a global backdrop, it is encouraging that for your Company we have seen a continuation of the recent trends of rising dividends and gradually increasing merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, which has frequently been referenced in our recent Annual and Interim Reports to Shareholders.For long term investors, dividends are a key contributor to overall returns, while for the value investor that role is amplified. The dividend environment continues to be favourable and is allowing your Board to pursue the Company's progressive dividend policy with an 8.5% rise in the first interim dividend to 7.0p per Ordinary Share. The interim dividend will be paid on 23 August 2012.For Shareholders participating in ASCoT's Dividend Re-Investment Plan, the last date for submission of Forms of Election is 2 August 2012. With the introduction of recent tax changes allowing investment companies to distribute capital gains, Shareholders should be reassured that the increased dividend has been delivered via the revenue account while also allowing an increase in the "old fashioned" revenue reserves which now stand at 28.1p per share. Those revenue reserves, while playing a minor role in your Company's longer term dividend record, were utilised in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis.At the Annual General Meeting on 7 March 2012, all resolutions were passed, including that which renewed the authority to buy-in up to 14.99% of ASCoT'S Ordinary Shares. During the six months to 30 June 2012, 251,000 Ordinary Shares were purchased under this authority for a total consideration of£1,469,000 at an average discount of 17%. Your Board keeps under review the circumstances under which the authority is utilised in relation to the overall objective of seeking to manage the discount.Based on the dual influences of rising dividends and M&A activity, last year's Interim Report expressed cautious optimism, but this proved misplaced as the second half of 2011 saw dysfunctional European credit markets re-emerge as the central issue for investors. A re-run of last year cannot be ruled out, but nor can it be taken as a given.Uncertainty is always present and, while real economic challenges lie ahead, the equity market's ability, eventually, to work through such periods is not in question. Indeed, for investors with a long term horizon, a heightened level of uncertainty can also represent an opportunity. Your Board fully understands the Managers' portfolio positioning in favour of the smaller small companies in the NSCI (XIC) universe. This provides valuation support with the added benefit of balance sheet flexibility at the investee company level.Your Board remains confident that the Managers' experience and consistency of approach will benefit ASCoT over the long term.Professor Paul Marsh Chairman18 July 2012
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