The WPP group was founded in 1985 and specialises in communications. It is now comprised of several companies working across media; public relations and public affairs; digital; e-commerce; data insight; avertising and health and wellness sectors. The company has an upwards of 100,000+ employees operating in over 100 countries. The services companies under the WPP group provide include data insight, brand consulting and digital shopping.
WPP has slowly but steadily been increasing its dividend payout ratio since establishing a higher payout target in 2013.
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.21p | |
| 2007 | 13.45p |
20.0%
|
| 2008 | 15.47p |
15.0%
|
| 2009 | 15.47p |
0%
|
| 2010 | 17.79p |
15.0%
|
| 2011 | 24.6p |
38.3%
|
| 2012 | 28.51p |
15.9%
|
| 2013 | 34.21p |
20.0%
|
| 2014 | 38.2p |
11.7%
|
| 2015 | 44.69p |
17.0%
|
| 2016 | 56.6p |
26.7%
|
| 2017 | 60.0p |
6.0%
|
| 2018 | 60.0p |
0%
|
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| Ex-Div Date | Pay Date | Year | Type | Frequency | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 2010 | 08 Nov 2010 | 2010 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 5.97p |
| 01 Jun 2011 | 04 Jul 2011 | 2010 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 11.82p |
| 12 Oct 2011 | 14 Nov 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 7.46p |
| 06 Jun 2012 | 09 Jul 2012 | 2011 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 17.14p |
| 10 Oct 2012 | 12 Nov 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 8.8p |
| 05 Jun 2013 | 08 Jul 2013 | 2012 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 19.71p |
| 09 Oct 2013 | 11 Nov 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 10.56p |
| 04 Jun 2014 | 07 Jul 2014 | 2013 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 23.65p |
| 09 Oct 2014 | 10 Nov 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 11.62p |
| 04 Jun 2015 | 06 Jul 2015 | 2014 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 26.58p |
| 08 Oct 2015 | 09 Nov 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 15.91p |
| 09 Jun 2016 | 04 Jul 2016 | 2015 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 28.78p |
| 06 Oct 2016 | 07 Nov 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 19.55p |
| 08 Jun 2017 | 03 Jul 2017 | 2016 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 37.05p |
| 05 Oct 2017 | 06 Nov 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 22.7p |
| 14 Jun 2018 | 09 Jul 2018 | 2017 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 37.3p |
| 04 Oct 2018 | 05 Nov 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 22.7p |
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