Legal & General is a long established life insurance group. It was one of the pioneers of low cost tracker funds. The company has more than 5.4m customers and employs over 8,800 staff and owns operations in the US, France, the Netherlands and Germany as well as its main UK business.
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5.55p | |
| 2007 | 5.97p |
7.6%
|
| 2008 | 4.06p |
(32.0%)
|
| 2009 | 3.84p |
(5.4%)
|
| 2010 | 4.75p |
23.7%
|
| 2011 | 6.4p |
34.7%
|
| 2012 | 7.65p |
19.5%
|
| 2013 | 9.3p |
21.6%
|
| 2014 | 11.25p |
21.0%
|
| 2015 | 13.4p |
19.1%
|
| 2016 | 14.35p |
7.1%
|
| 2017 | 15.35p |
7.0%
|
| 2018 | 16.3p |
6.2%
|
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| Ex-Div Date | Pay Date | Year | Type | Frequency | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2010 | 04 Oct 2010 | 2010 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 1.33p |
| 20 Apr 2011 | 01 Jun 2011 | 2010 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 3.42p |
| 07 Sep 2011 | 03 Oct 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 1.66p |
| 18 Apr 2012 | 23 May 2012 | 2011 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 4.74p |
| 29 Aug 2012 | 01 Oct 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 1.96p |
| 24 Apr 2013 | 29 May 2013 | 2012 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 5.69p |
| 28 Aug 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 2.4p |
| 23 Apr 2014 | 04 Jun 2014 | 2013 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 6.9p |
| 27 Aug 2014 | 01 Oct 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 2.9p |
| 23 Apr 2015 | 04 Jun 2015 | 2014 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 8.35p |
| 13 Aug 2015 | 17 Sep 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 3.45p |
| 28 Apr 2016 | 09 Jun 2016 | 2015 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 9.95p |
| 18 Aug 2016 | 22 Sep 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 4p |
| 27 Apr 2017 | 08 Jun 2017 | 2016 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 10.35p |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 21 Sep 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 4.3p |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 07 Jun 2018 | 2017 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 11.05p |
| 16 Aug 2018 | 27 Sep 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 4.6p |
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