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The DiscoverIE Board are to declare an increase in the interim dividend of 6% to 3.35p per share (H1 2020/21: 3.15p per share). Since 2010, the annual dividend per share has doubled and the total dividend payment has increased by nearly 400%.
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The VP PLC Directors have declared an interim dividend of 10.5 pence per share payable on 11 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at 10 December 2021. The dividend declared will absorb an estimated £4.15 million.
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The Future PLC Board is recommending a final dividend of 2.8p per share for the year ended 30 September 2021, payable on 9 February 2022 to all shareholders on the register at close of business on 14 January 2022.
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Following consideration of the financial position and performance of the Group, the Topps Tiles PLC Board has decided to propose the resumption of dividend payments and to readopt the previous policy of paying approximately half of adjusted EPS as dividends. Moving forward, the interim dividend would be set at approximately one third of the prior full year dividend. The Group will evaluate its capital allocation policy in the coming year.
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The Circle Properties have Board declared an interim dividend of 3.5p, which will be paid on 14 January 2022 to shareholders on the register on 10 December 2021, with an ex-dividend date of 9 December 2021. This dividend is an increase of 40% on 2020's COVID-19 impacted interim dividend of 2.5p and importantly, 6% ahead of 2019's interim dividend of 3.3p.
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An interim dividend of 2.4p has been declared by the Board XPS Pensions Group (2020: 2.3p). The interim dividend amounting to £4.9 million (2020: £4.7 million), will be paid on 3 February 2022 to those shareholders on the register on 7 January 2022.
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The Latham (James) PLC Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 6.5p per Ordinary Share (2020: 5.7p). The dividend is payable on 21 January 2022 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's Register at close of business on 17 December 2021. The ex-dividend date will be 16 December 2021.
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PayPoint PLC have declared an increased interim dividend of 17.0 pence per share (September 2020: 15.6 pence) payable in equal instalments of 8.5 pence per share on 30 December 2021 (to shareholders on the register on 3 December 2021) and 7 March 2022 (to shareholders on the register on 4 February 2022). This is an increase of 2.4% compared to the final dividend declared on 27 May 2021 of 16.6 pence per share, and an increase of 9.0% compared to the same period last year (September 2020: 15.6 pence).
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The Britvic PLC Board is declaring a final dividend of 17.7p per share with a total value of £47.3m, resulting in a full year dividend of 24.2p (£64.6m). This is in line with their stated 50% payout after adjusting EPS for the one-off deferred tax revaluation. The final dividend for 2021 will be paid on 2 February 2022 to shareholders on record as of 17 December 2021. The ex-dividend date is 16 December 2021.
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The Johnson Matthey PLC board have approved an interim dividend of 22.0 pence per share, an increase of 10% against the prior year (1H 2020/21: 20.0 pence per share). The interim dividend will be paid on 1st February 2022 to shareholders on the register at 3rd December 2021.
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The United Utilities Group Board has proposed an interim dividend of 14.50 pence per ordinary share in respect of the six months ended 30 September 2021. This is an increase of 0.6 per cent compared with the interim 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 inflationary increase of 0.6 per cent is based on the CPIH element included within the allowed regulated revenue increase for the 2021/22 financial year (i.e. the movement in CPIH between November 2019 and November 2020). 
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The First Property Group Directors have decided to pay an interim dividend of 0.25 pence per share (30 September 2020: 0.45 pence per share). It will be paid on 7 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at 3 December 2021, with an ex-dividend date of 2 December 2021.
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The Brewin Dolphin Holdings Board is proposing a final dividend of 11.1p per share, to be approved at the 2022 AGM and to be paid on 9 February 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 7 January 2022 with an ex-dividend date of 6 January 2022.
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As announced in the Virgin Money UK PLC 2021 Annual Report and Accounts published on 24 November 2021, the directors of the Company have recommended a final ordinary dividend (the Final Dividend) in respect of the year ended 30 September 2021 of 1p per ordinary share in the Company (2020:nil).
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The AB Dynamics Board is recommending a final divided of 3.24p per share giving a total dividend for the year of 4.84p per share, which is an increase of 10% over the prior year, resuming the Board's progressive dividend policy.
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Telecom PLUS have announced an interim dividend of 27.0p per share will be paid on 17 December 2021 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 3 December 2021. The estimated amount of this dividend to be paid is approximately £21.2m and, in accordance with IFRS accounting requirements, has not been recognised in these accounts.
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Trifast PLC have declared an interim dividend of 0.70p (HY2021: nil) which will be paid on 14 April 2022 to members on the register as at 18 March 2022. 
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It has been proposed by the Compass Group PLC Board that a final dividend of 14.0 pence per share be paid on 28 February 2022 to shareholders on the register on 21 January 2022. No interim dividend was paid and no dividends were paid in respect of the prior year. The dividend is covered 2.1 times on an underlying earnings basis.
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Cranswick PLC announce an interim dividend is being increased by 7.0% to 20.0p per share from 18.7p per share previously.  The interim dividend will be paid on 28 January 2022 to Shareholders on the register at the close of business on 17 December 2021.  Shareholders will again have the option to receive the dividend by way of a scrip issue.
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Helical PLC have announced an interim dividend of 2.90 pence per share (30 September 2020: 2.70p per share) which was approved by the Board on 23 November 2021 and will be paid on 31 December 2021 to Shareholders on the register on 3 December 2021. This interim dividend, amounting to £3,547,000, has not been included as a liability as at 30 September 2021.
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The Appreciate Group PLC Board has declared an interim dividend of 0.6p per share, an increase of 50% on last year (H1 FY2021 0.4p). The dividend will be paid on 6 April 2022 to shareholders on the register on 25 February 2022, with an ex-dividend date of 24 February 2022. Appreciate Group's dividend policy seeks to reflect the Group's strong underlying cash flow and profit generation, whilst retaining sufficient capital to fund investment in the business.
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The Severfield PLC directors have declared an interim dividend in respect of the six months ended 30 September 2021 of 1.2p per share (2020: 1.1p per share) which will amount to an estimated dividend payment of £3,710,000 (2020: £3,372,000). This dividend is not reflected in the balance sheet as it was declared and will be paid after the balance sheet date.
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The Severn Trent PLC Board has declared an interim ordinary dividend of 40.86p per share (2020/21: 40.63p per share), which will be paid on 7 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at 3 December 2021.
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In line with the Record PLC Board's capital and dividend policy, the Group will pay an interim dividend of 1.80 pence per share in respect of the six-month period, equating to a distribution of £3.4 million, following which the business will retain cash and money market instruments on the balance sheet which are significantly in excess of financial resource requirements required for regulatory purposes.
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The Pets at Home Group Board has recommended an interim dividend of 4.3 pence per share, an increase of 72% on the prior year. The interim dividend will be payable on 7 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of trading on 3 December 2021. 
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The Diploma PLC Board has a progressive dividend policy that aims to increase the dividend each year, broadly in line with growth in adjusted EPS. The combination of strong results and free cash generation, supported by a robust balance sheet, has led the Board to recommend a 51% increase in the final dividend to 30.1p (2020: 20.0p) taking the total dividend for the year to 42.6p (2020: 30.0p). This represents dividend cover of 2.0x, in-line with their model. Subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), this dividend will be paid on 4 February 2022 to shareholders on the register at 21 January 2022. 
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The Wincanton PLC Board is declaring an interim dividend of 4.00p per Ordinary Share (2020: 2.85p per share) in line with its established policy of increasing the dividend broadly in line with underlying earnings movements. The Group's policy is for the interim dividend to be approximately one third of the expected full year dividends.
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The declared interim dividend of 4.7 pence per share (2020: 4.7 pence per share) was approved by the Great Portland Estates Board on 19 November 2021 and is payable on 5 January 2022 to shareholders on the register on 3 December 2021. The dividend is not recognised as a liability in the Half Year Results.
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The DMGT Board is recommending the payment of a final dividend of 17.3p that would make a total for the year of 24.9p, a 3% increase.
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The National Grid PLC Board has approved an interim dividend of 17.21p per ordinary share ($1.1573 per American Depositary Share). This represents 35% of the total dividend per share of 49.16p in respect of the last financial year to 31 March 2021 and is in line with the Group's dividend policy. The interim dividend is expected to be paid on 19 January 2022 to shareholders on the register as at 3 December 2021.
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Games Workshop Group PLC has today declared a dividend of 35 pence per share. This is in line with the Company's policy to distribute truly surplus cash. This will mean that total dividends declared so far in the 2021/22 financial year will be 100 pence per share (2020/21: 80 pence per share). This will be paid on 5 January 2022 for shareholders on the register at 26 November 2021, with an ex-dividend date of 25 November 2021. The last date for elections for the dividend re-investment plan is 10 December 2021.
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The LondonMetric Property PLC dividend remains covered by EPRA earnings and their policy of paying a sustainable and progressive dividend remains unchanged. They have continued to declare quarterly dividends and offer shareholders a scrip alternative to cash payments. 
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There was no final dividend declared for FY21 due to the impacts of the pandemic. Biffa PLC are to be reintroducing an interim dividend at 2.20p, (HY21:nil, HY20:2.47p) and expect to pay a progressive dividend moving forward.
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The Redcentric PLC Board has reviewed the financial performance of the business and has decided to maintain an interim dividend payment of 1.2p per share, which will be paid on 6 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 25 November 2021. The continuation of dividend payments whilst pursuing an acquisition strategy demonstrates the Board's confidence in the Company and the strong cash generative nature of the business.
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Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, the Mitie Group Board did not recommend a final dividend in respect of the year to 31 March 2020, and no interim or final dividend for the year to 31 March 2021. 
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Subject to approval at the AGM, Grainger are to announce a final dividend of 3.32p per share (gross) amounting to £24.6m will be paid on 14 February 2022 to Shareholders on the register at the close of business on 31 December 2021. Shareholders will again be offered the option to participate in a dividend reinvestment plan and the last day for election is 24 January 2022. An interim dividend of 1.83p per share amounting to a total of £12.3m was paid to Shareholders on 2 July 2021.
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The Halma PLC Board has declared an increase of 7% in the interim dividend to 7.35p per share (2020/21: 6.87p per share). The interim dividend will be paid on 4 February 2022 to shareholders on the register on 24 December 2021.
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The Euromoney Institutional Investors Board has proposed a final dividend of 12.5p per share which results in a full year dividend of 18.2p (FY 2020: 11.4p) reflecting the strong balance sheet, cash generative nature of the business and confidence in the future. Their dividend policy is to pay out approximately 40% of full year adjusted diluted earnings per share, subject to the capital needs of the business.
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The Royal Mail Board has adopted a sustainable progressive ordinary dividend policy and expects to propose a full year dividend for 2021-22 of 20 pence per share. The Board has reviewed the performance of the Group and will pay an interim dividend of a third of this amount (6.7 pence per share). The Board has also agreed a special dividend of £200 million which will be paid alongside the interim dividend. Dividends will be paid on 12 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 3 December 2021. The ex-dividend date is 2 December 2021.
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The Wynnstay Properties Board has decided to pay an increased interim dividend of 8.5p per share (2020: 8.0p) on 17 December 2021 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2 December 2021. The Board is pleased to be able to increase the interim dividend by a further 6.3%, following the increase of 6.7% at this time last year, and the increase in the final dividend paid in July 2021.
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The Investec PLC Board have proposed an interim dividend of 11.0p (1H2021: 5.5p), translating to a 41.8% payout ratio, within the group's 30% to 50% payout range.
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The Worldwide Health Trust Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 7.0p per share, for the year to 31 March 2022 (2021: 6.5p), which will be payable on 11 January 2022 to shareholders on the register of members on 19 November 2021. The associated ex-dividend date is 18 November 2021.
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The Speedy Hire PLC Board is committed to maintaining an efficient balance sheet and regularly reviews the Group's capital resources in light of the medium-term investment requirements and in accordance with the capital allocation policy set out below. The Board confirms today that it intends to maintain the current dividend policy of paying progressive dividends with a pay-out ratio of between 33% and 50% of adjusted profit after tax for the financial year.
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SSE PLC announce a final dividend of 56.6p per ordinary share. This was declared in respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2021 (2020: 56.0p) and was approved at the Annual General Meeting on 22 July 2021 and was paid to shareholders on 23 September 2021. Shareholders were able to elect to receive ordinary shares credited as fully paid instead of the cash dividend under the terms of the Company's scrip dividend scheme.
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In October 2020, British Land Company PLC announced their new dividend policy, setting the dividend as semi-annual and calculated at 80% of Underlying EPS based on the most recently completed six-month period. Applying this policy, the Board are proposing an interim dividend for the six-month period ended 30 September 2021 of 10.32p per share. Payment will be made on Friday 7 January 2022 to shareholders on the register at close of business on Friday 26 November 2021. The dividend will be a Property Income Distribution and no SCRIP alternative will be offered.
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CMC Markets is to maintain its dividend policy at 50% of profit after tax. The Board has declared an interim dividend of 3.50 pence per share (2021: 9.20 pence per share), with a view to paying a final dividend in line with the Group's policy. The interim dividend will be paid on 20 December 2021 to those members on the register at the close of business on 26 November 2021.
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The Sage Group PLC Directors are proposing a final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 30 September 2021 of 11.63p per share which will absorb an estimated £118m of shareholders' funds. The Company's distributable reserves are sufficient to support the payment of this dividend. If approved by the AGM, it will be paid on 10 February 2022 to shareholders who are on the register of members on 14 January 2022. These financial statements do not reflect this proposed dividend payable. 
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Workspace Group PLC are proposing an interim dividend in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2022 of 7 pence per ordinary share which will absorb an estimated £12.7m of revenue reserves and cash. The dividend will be paid on 2 February 2022 to shareholders who are on the register of members on 7 January 2022. The dividend will be paid as a REIT Property Income Distribution (PID) net of withholding tax where appropriate.
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Experian PLC announce a first interim dividend of 16.0 US cents per ordinary share will be paid on 4 February 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 7 January 2022 and is not included as a liability in these interim financial statements. The first interim dividend for the six months ended 30 September 2020 was 14.5 US cents per ordinary share and the total dividend per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2021 was 47.0 US cents, with a total full year cost of US$430m. 
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The Tatton Asset Management Board is to recommend an interim dividend of 4.0p per share, an increase of 14.3% on the prior period interim dividend. This level of dividend reflects their cash performance and underlying confidence in the business, while at the same time ensuring that appropriate levels of capital resources are maintained within the Group. On 1 January 2022, the FCA is introducing a new prudential regime for MiFID investment firms, the Investment Firms Prudential Regime ("IFPR"). As a result of these new rules, the Group will face an increased level of requirement as to the level of capital resources held across the Group, with restrictions in utilising cash or debt to fund acquisitions.
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