DividendMax

Investor News

Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements

DividendMax Limited
The Crest Nicholson Board has declared an interim dividend of 5.5 pence per share, payable on 13 October 2023 to shareholders on the register on 22 September 2023. The dividend represents approximately one third of the dividend expected to be paid in respect of the financial year ending 31 October 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The First Group Board is proposing that a final dividend of 2.9p per share, resulting in a total dividend payment of c.£20m, be paid on 18 August 2023 to shareholders on the register at 14 July 2023, subject to approval of shareholders at the 2023 AGM.
DividendMax Limited
Mitie Group announced their final FY22 dividend of £19.5m and interim FY23 dividend of £9.4m resulting in a cash outflow of £28.9m in FY23. The £5.7m of dividends paid in FY22 is much lower than in FY23, as it included only the FY22 interim dividend, and no final dividend payment from FY21, because dividend payments were only resumed in FY22 following the Covid pandemic.
DividendMax Limited
The VP Board has proposed a final dividend of 26.5 pence per share to be paid on 4 August 2023 to shareholders on the register at 23 June 2023. Including the interim dividend of 11.0 pence per share, this makes a total dividend for the year of 37.5 pence per share (2022: 36.0 pence per share).
DividendMax Limited
The Ramsdens Holdings Plc Board is to announce an interim dividend of 3.3 pence per share (HY22: 2.7 pence per share), an increase of 22%. The dividend will be payable on 6 October 2023 to those shareholders on the register on 8 September 2023. The ex-dividend date will be 7 September 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The DiscoverIE Board is recommending a 6% (0.45 pence) increase in the final dividend per share to 7.9 pence per share, giving a full year dividend per share of 11.45 pence, and representing an underlying earnings cover of 3.1 times (FY 2021/22: 2.7 times).
DividendMax Limited
The Gooch & Housego Board has declared an interim dividend of 4.8p per share (2022: 4.7p). This dividend will be payable to shareholders on the register as at 23 June 2023 on 28 July 2023.
DividendMax Limited
At the Annual General Meeting on 15 March 2023 the Chemring Group shareholders have approved a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 October 2022 of 3.8p per ordinary share. This was paid on 14 April 2023 to shareholders on the register on 24 March 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The proposed Auto Trader Group final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2023 of 5.6p per share, totalling £51.4m, is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') and hence has not been included as a liability in the financial statements.
DividendMax Limited
Dr. Martens announce a final dividend of 4.28p per share (FY22: 4.28p). This will bring the total interim and final dividend for FY23 to £58.4m (5.84p), and represents an increase of 6% vs FY22, with a payout ratio of 45%. The dividend will be paid to shareholders on the register as at 9 June 2023 with payment on 18 July 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Pennon Group Board has recommended a final dividend of 29.77 pence per share for the year ended 31 March 2023. Together with the interim dividend of 12.96 pence per share paid on 5 April 2023 this gives a total dividend for the year of 42.73 pence. This represents an increase of 10.9% (March 2023 CPIH + 2%) on 2021/22. Pennon offers shareholders the opportunity to invest their dividend in a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP).
DividendMax Limited
The Premier Miton Group Plc board have announced a final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2022 of 6.3p per share was paid on 10 February 2023 resulting in a distribution of £9,147,109. This is reflected in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (2022 HY: £9,268,748).
DividendMax Limited
The Bloomsbury Publishing Group has a progressive dividend policy aiming to keep dividend earnings cover in excess of two times, supported by strong cash cover. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 10.34 pence per share, totalling £8.4 million. Together with the interim dividend, this makes a total dividend for the year ended 28 February 2023 of 11.75 pence per share, a 9% increase on the 10.74 pence value of the dividend for the year ended 28 February 2022.
DividendMax Limited
Subject to approval by shareholders at the AGM on 25 July 2023, a final ordinary dividend of 9.6p per share is to be paid by B&M European Value Retail on 4 August 2023 to shareholders on the register of the Company at the close of business on 30 June 2023. The ex-dividend date will be 29 June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Hollywood Bowl Group Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 3.27 pence per share. The ex-dividend date is 8 June 2023, with a record date of 9 June 2023 and a payment date of 5 July 2023. 
DividendMax Limited
The Workspace Group Board is recommending a final dividend of 17.4p per share, taking the full year dividend to 25.8p (2022: 21.5p), to be paid  on 4 August 2023 to shareholders on the register at 7 July 2023. The dividend will be paid as a REIT Property Income Distribution (PID) net of withholding tax where appropriate.
DividendMax Limited
Intermediate Capital Group announce total dividends for FY23 of 77.5p per share, a year-on-year increase of 2.0% and the thirteenth consecutive annual increase in ordinary dividend per share; 21% annualised growth in dividend per share over the last five years.
DividendMax Limited
The AJ Bell plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 3.50 pence per share, equating to a 26% increase from prior year (HY22: 2.78 pence per share). This represents a higher payment than would have resulted from applying their stated interim dividend policy, which would have resulted in an increase in the interim dividend of only 6% compared to an increase in diluted earnings per share for the period of 57%. The Board has therefore decided to declare a higher interim dividend to ensure the growth in interim dividend more closely aligns with the phasing of financial performance during the current year. The full year dividend policy of paying out 65% of statutory profit after tax remains unchanged.
DividendMax Limited
The Pets at Home Group Plc Board has recommended a final dividend of 8.3 pence per share, an increase of 10.7% on the prior year. This takes the total dividend for the year to 12.8 pence per share, an increase of 8.5% on the prior year, reflecting our strong cash performance and balance sheet. The final dividend will be payable on 11 July 2023 to shareholders on the register at the close of trading on 16 June 2023. 
DividendMax Limited
The Qinetiq Group Board is proposing a final FY23 dividend per share of 5.3p (FY22: 5.0p) making the full year dividend 7.7p (FY22: 7.3p). The full year dividend represents an increase of 5% in line with the Group's progressive dividend policy.
DividendMax Limited
Subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting on 29 June 2023, the Emis Group Board proposes an increase in the final dividend to 21.1p (2021: 17.6p) per ordinary share, payable on 11 July 2023 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 16 June 2023. This would make a total dividend of 38.7p (2021: 35.2p) per ordinary share for 2023. This is 10% higher than in the prior year, reflecting the underlying growth of the Group and its positive future prospects. 
DividendMax Limited
The Young & Co's Brewerly board is proposing a final dividend in respect of the period ended 3 April 2023 of 10.26 pence per share at a cost of £6.0 million. If approved, it is expected to be paid on 13 July 2023 to shareholders who are on the register of members at the close of business on 9 June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Johnson Matthey plc board will propose a final ordinary dividend for the year of 55.0 pence per share at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20th July 2023. Together with the interim dividend of 22.0 pence per share, this gives a total ordinary dividend of 77.0 pence per share, maintained at the same level as the prior year. Subject to approval by shareholders, the final dividend will be paid on 1stAugust 2023, with an ex-dividend date of 8th June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Tate & Lyle Board is recommending a 0.3p or 2.5% increase in the final dividend to 13.1p (2022 - 12.8p) per share.  In the previous year, the final dividend was re-based to reflect the Primient transaction and the associated share consolidation, while the interim dividend was paid at a higher rate (before re-basing).  Reflecting this the full year dividend of 18.5p per share is lower than the prior year amount of 21.8p (18.1p rebased for reduced earnings base following the Primient transaction and impact of the share consolidation).  Subject to shareholder approval, the proposed final dividend will be due and payable on 2 August 2023 to all shareholders on the Register of Members on 23 June 2023. In addition to the cash dividend option, shareholders will continue to be offered a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) alternative.
DividendMax Limited
The United Utilities Group PLC Board has proposed a final dividend of 30.34 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2023. Taken together with the interim dividend of 15.17 pence per ordinary share, paid in February, this results in a total dividend per ordinary share for 2022/23 of 45.51 pence. This is an increase of 4.6 per cent compared with the 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 4.6 per cent increase is based on the CPIH element included within allowed regulated revenue for the 2022/23 financial year (i.e. the movement in CPIH between November 2020 and November 2021).
DividendMax Limited
Great Portland Estates announce that together with the interim dividend of 4.7 pence per share, the total dividend for the year is 12.6 pence per share, consistent with the prior 12 months.
DividendMax Limited
LondonMetrics Property Plc follow a policy of paying a sustainable and progressive dividend remains unchanged and the dividend declared this year is 109% covered by EPRA earnings. They have continued to declare quarterly dividends and offer shareholders a scrip alternative to cash payments.
DividendMax Limited
An interim dividend of 29.0p per ordinary share (2022: 25.5p) was declared and paid on 9 March 2023 by SSE to those shareholders on the SSE plc share register on 13 January 2023. Shareholders were able to elect to receive ordinary shares credited as fully paid instead of the interim cash dividend under the terms of the Company's scrip dividend scheme.
DividendMax Limited
In line with their policy for AMP7 to increase the dividend by at least CPIH each year, the Severn Trent Board has proposed a final ordinary dividend of 64.09 pence per share for 2022/23 (2021/22: 61.28 pence per share). This gives a total ordinary dividend for the year of 106.82 pence (2021/22: 102.14 pence).
DividendMax Limited
-  The Bytes Technology Group Plc Board proposes a final dividend of 5.1 pence per share and a special dividend of 7.5 pence per share.
DividendMax Limited
The Victorian Plumbing Group Plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 0.45 pence per share (H1 2022: nil) which is a total cash distribution to shareholders of £1.5m. The dividend will be paid on 7 July 2023 to shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on 9 June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Helical Plc Board will be recommending to Shareholders a final dividend of 8.70p per share, an increase of 5.5% on last year. If approved by Shareholders at the 2023 AGM, the total dividend for the year will be 11.75p, up 5.4% on 2022.
DividendMax Limited
The Avon Protection Plc Board has proposed an interim dividend of 14.3 cents per share (HY22: 14.3 cents) in line with the interim dividend last year. The interim dividend will be paid in pounds sterling on 8 September 2023 to shareholders on the register at 11 August 2023. The final dividend will be converted into pounds sterling for payment at the prevailing exchange rate which will be announced prior to payment.
DividendMax Limited
The RS Group Board proposes to increase the final dividend to 13.7p per share. This will be paid on 21 July 2023 to shareholders on the register on 16 June 2023. As a result, the total proposed dividend for 2022/23 will be 20.9p per share, representing an increase of 16% over the 2021/22 full-year dividend. Adjusted earnings dividend cover for 2022/23 was 3.0 times.
DividendMax Limited
The Watkin Jones Plc Board has declared an interim dividend for the period of 1.4 pence per share, which will be paid on 30 June 2023 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 9 June 2023. The shares will go ex-dividend on 8 June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Cranswick Board is proposing a final dividend of 58.8 pence per share, an increase of 5.8 per cent on the 55.6 pence paid last year. Together with the interim dividend of 20.6 pence per share, this equates to a total dividend for the year of 79.4 pence per share, an increase of 5.0 per cent on last year and extends the consecutive years of dividend growth to 33.
DividendMax Limited
Assura Plc announce a 5% increase in the quarterly dividend payment to 0.82 pence with effect from the July 2023 payment, equivalent to 3.28 pence per share on an annualised basis.
DividendMax Limited
Kainos PLC have proposed a final dividend recommended by Directors is 16.1p and, if approved by shareholders, will be paid on 20 October 2023 to shareholders on the register on 29 September 2023, with an ex-dividend date of 28 September 2023. This will make the total dividend for the year 23.9p (2022: 22.2p) which will represent a distribution of 56% of adjusted profit after taxation (2022: 58%).
DividendMax Limited
BT Group announce a final dividend of 5.39 pence per share (pps) bringing the full year dividend to 7.70pps, flat year on year
DividendMax Limited
The Investec Board has proposed a final dividend of 17.5p per share, resulting in a full year dividend of 31.0p (FY2022: 25.0p). The payout ratio of 45.0% is within the Group's 30% to 50% payout range.
DividendMax Limited
Burberry Group announce a final dividend per share proposed at 44.5p and with the interim of 16.5p gives a combined full year dividend per share of 61.0p - 30% ahead of FY22.
DividendMax Limited
The National Grid Board has recommended an increase in the final dividend to 37.60p per ordinary share ($2.3459 per American Depository Share), which will be paid on 9 August 2023 to shareholders on the register of members as at 2 June 2023. If approved, this will bring the full-year dividend to 55.44p per ordinary share, an increase of 8.77% over the 50.97p per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2022. This is in line with the increase in average UK CPIH inflation for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out in their dividend policy. 
DividendMax Limited
Premier Foods directors have proposed a final dividend of 1.44 pence in respect of the 52 weeks ended 1 April 2023 (FY21/22: 1.2p), payable on 28 July 2023 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 30 June 2023. The shares will go ex-dividend on 29 June 2023. This represents a 20% increase in the dividend paid per share compared to FY21/22, is ahead of adjusted earnings per share growth and is consistent with Board's approach of proposing a progressive dividend to shareholders.
DividendMax Limited
The Ninety One Board has recommended a final dividend of 6.7p per share. Of this, 4.3p per share represents 50% of profit after tax prior to the recognition of non-operating items and 2.4p per share represents after-tax earnings after ensuring that they have sufficient capital to meet current or expected changes in the regulatory capital requirements and investment needs, as well as a reasonable buffer to protect against fluctuations in those requirements.
DividendMax Limited
A second interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2023 of 37.75 US cents per ordinary share will be paid by Experian on 21 July 2023, to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 23 June 2023. Unless shareholders elect by 23 June 2023 to receive US dollars, their dividends will be paid in pounds sterling at a rate per share calculated on the basis of the exchange rate from US dollars to pounds sterling on 30 June 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The JD Sports Fashion Board proposes paying a final dividend of 0.67p (2022: 0.35p) bringing the total dividend payable for the 52 week period ended 28 January 2023 to 0.80p (52 week period ended 29 January 2022: 0.35p) per ordinary share. Whilst this is a significant increase on the prior period, the Board believes that it is appropriate as it returns the dividend cover, when measured relative to the adjusted earnings per ordinary share, to the levels paid in the period prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (2019: 0.34p - restated). Subject to shareholder approval at their AGM, the proposed final dividend will be paid on 4 August 2023 to all shareholders on the register at 7 July 2023. As indicated in Capital Markets Event, they continue to believe that it is in the longer term interests of all shareholders to prioritise the available funding for ongoing development opportunities including investing in both stores and infrastructure as well as potential acquisitions.
DividendMax Limited
Sage Group have announced an interim dividend of 6.55p per share that will be paid on 23 June 2023 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2 June 2023. The Company's distributable reserves are sufficient to support the payment of this dividend. This condensed consolidated half-yearly financial report does not reflect this proposed dividend payable.
DividendMax Limited
British Land Co plc declare a full-year dividend of 22.64p per share up 3.3%, final dividend to be paid on 28 July 2023
DividendMax Limited
The Britvic Board is proposing an interim dividend of 8.2p per share, with a total value of £21.2m. The interim dividend for 2023 will be paid on 5 July 2023 to shareholders on record as of 26 May 2023. The ex-dividend date is 25 May 2023.
DividendMax Limited
The Vodafone Board is recommending total dividends per share of 9.0 eurocents for the year. This includes a final dividend of 4.5 eurocents compared to 4.5 eurocents in the prior year.
1301-1350 of 7666
Risk Warning and Disclaimer
All DividendMax content is provided for informational and research purposes only and is not in any way meant to represent trade or investment recommendations. We accept no liability whatsoever for any decision made or action taken or not taken. Nothing shall substitute for the independent investigations and sound judgement of our users.
Dividends
Accuracy
Coverage
Products
Pricing
About
Terms and Conditions
News
Help Centre
Contact Us
Tutorial
Woodseer Global
Site Map
Privacy Policy

DividendMax.com is owned and operated by DividendMax Ltd.

Company registration number 12881037

VAT number 382 9788 31


Copyright © 2025 DividendMax Ltd