Legal & General Group plc LGEN
Dividend Summary
The next Legal & General Group plc dividend is expected to go ex in 6 months and to be paid in 7 months.
The previous Legal & General Group plc dividend was 5.18p and it went ex 2 months ago and it was paid 29 days ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.8.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Interim | Final |
| Per share | 5.18p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 10 Mar 2021 (Wed) | 09 Mar 2022 (Wed) |
| Ex-div date | 12 Aug 2021 (Thu) | 14 Apr 2022 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 20 Sep 2021 (Mon) | 26 May 2022 (Thu) |
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Previous Payment
£5.18
Paid on 20 Sep 2021 (Mon)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for Legal & General Group plc
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 04 Mar 2026 | 13 Apr 2026 | 21 May 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 05 Mar 2025 | 14 Aug 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 05 Mar 2025 | 14 Apr 2025 | 22 May 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 06 Mar 2024 | 15 Aug 2024 | 16 Sep 2024 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 06 Mar 2024 | 15 Apr 2024 | 23 May 2024 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 08 Mar 2023 | 17 Aug 2023 | 18 Sep 2023 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 08 Mar 2023 | 17 Apr 2023 | 25 May 2023 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 09 Mar 2022 | 18 Aug 2022 | 19 Sep 2022 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 09 Mar 2022 | 14 Apr 2022 | 26 May 2022 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Mar 2021 | 12 Aug 2021 | 20 Sep 2021 | GBP | 5.22p | 5.18p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 10 Mar 2021 | 15 Apr 2021 | 27 May 2021 | GBP | 13.5p | 12.64p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 13 Aug 2020 | 24 Sep 2020 | GBP | 5.3p | 4.93p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | – | 23 Apr 2020 | 04 Jun 2020 | GBP | 12.5p | 12.64p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 15 Aug 2019 | 26 Sep 2019 | GBP | 4.93p | 4.93p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 06 Mar 2019 | 25 Apr 2019 | 06 Jun 2019 | GBP | 11.7p | 11.82p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 16 Aug 2018 | 27 Sep 2018 | GBP | 4.6p | 4.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 07 Mar 2018 | 26 Apr 2018 | 07 Jun 2018 | GBP | 11.45p | 11.05p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 09 Aug 2017 | 17 Aug 2017 | 21 Sep 2017 | GBP | 4.2p | 4.3p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Mar 2017 | 27 Apr 2017 | 08 Jun 2017 | GBP | — | 10.35p | |
| Paid | Interim | 09 Aug 2016 | 18 Aug 2016 | 22 Sep 2016 | GBP | 3.95p | 4p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 15 Mar 2016 | 28 Apr 2016 | 09 Jun 2016 | GBP | — | 9.95p | |
| Paid | Interim | 15 Apr 2015 | 13 Aug 2015 | 17 Sep 2015 | GBP | — | 3.45p | |
| Paid | Final | 04 Mar 2015 | 23 Apr 2015 | 04 Jun 2015 | GBP | — | 8.35p | |
| Paid | Interim | 06 Aug 2014 | 27 Aug 2014 | 01 Oct 2014 | GBP | — | 2.9p | |
| Paid | Final | 05 Mar 2014 | 23 Apr 2014 | 04 Jun 2014 | GBP | — | 6.9p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 28 Aug 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | GBP | — | 2.4p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 24 Apr 2013 | 29 May 2013 | GBP | — | 5.69p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 29 Aug 2012 | 01 Oct 2012 | GBP | — | 1.96p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 07 Sep 2011 | 03 Oct 2011 | GBP | — | 1.66p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 20 Apr 2011 | 01 Jun 2011 | GBP | — | 3.42p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 01 Sep 2010 | 04 Oct 2010 | GBP | — | 1.33p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 3.84p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 4.06p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 5.97p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 5.55p |
| 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 | 1.66p | -65.1% |
| 2012 | 7.65p | 360.8% |
| 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 | 16.42p | 7.0% |
| 2019 | 17.57p | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 17.57p | 0% |
| 2021 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2022 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2023 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
Legal & General Group plc Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 6.7%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 12.1% on 02 November 2020
- 52 Week Low
- 6.3% on 16 April 2021
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About Legal & General Group plc
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.
- Sector
- Life Insurance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £2.76 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 5,871 million
- Market Cap
- £16.2bn
- 1.8
- 0
- Market Indices
- FTSE 100, FTSE 350, CBOE 100, CBOE 350, STOXX600
- Home Page URL
- https://www.legalandgeneral.com/
- Investor Relations URL
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- Dividend History URL
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- Financial Calendar URL
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Legal & General announce an interim dividend of 5.18p, up 5%
The Legal & General Board has declared an interim dividend of 5.18p, up 5% from the prior year (4.93p). This is consistent with our stated ambition to grow the dividend at 3-6% per annum between 2021 and 2024.
Legal & General announces a final dividend of 17.57 pence per share
The Legal & General businesses and balance sheet have shown resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a long-term company, they act prudently and take into consideration all of their stakeholders. As indicated at the Capital Markets event in November, the Board has declared a final dividend of 17.57p per share, flat against the prior year.
Legal & General announce a maintained interim dividend of 4.93p per share
Legal & General businesses and balance sheet have shown resilience during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a long term company, they take into consideration stakeholders. The Board has declared an interim dividend of 4.93p per share, in line with prior year, in order to maintain flexibility as the economic effect of COVID-19 becomes clearer. The Board will set a final dividend that is prudent, consistent with a risk appetite and in line with their dividend policy.
Legal & General announce a full year dividend up 7% to 17.57p per share
Legal & General has a progressive dividend policy reflecting the Group's expected medium term underlying business growth, including net release from operations and operating earnings. There is no change to our dividend policy.
Legal and General announce dividend increase of 7.2%
Legal and General have announced an interim dividend of 4.93p per share, an increase of 7.2% from 4.6p per share.