Dividends
A dividend is a payment made to shareholders by a company. We normally pay two dividends every year: the first is generally paid in January and the second in July.
The table below summarises our dividend history for the past 15 years.
| Description | Dividend for period (pence per share) | Ex-dividend | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Dividend, July, 2024 | 34.5 | 20 June 2024 | 21 June 2024 | 26 July 2024 |
| First Dividend, January 2024 | 26.50 | 30 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2023 | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Second Dividend, July, 2023 | 29.75 | 22 June 2023 | 23 June 2023 | 28 July 2023 |
| First Dividend, January 2023 | 23.25 | 1 Dec 2022 | 2 Dec 2022 | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Second Dividend, July, 2022 | 27.25 | 16 June 2022 | 17 June 2022 | 22 July 2022 |
| First Dividend, January 2022 | 19.25 | 2 Dec 2021 | 3 Dec 2021 | 12 Jan 2022 |
| Second Dividend, July, 2021 | 21.0 | 17 June 2021 | 18 June 2021 | 23 July 2021 |
| First dividend, January 2021 | 17.5 | 3 Dec 2020 | 4 Dec 2020 | 13 Jan 2021 |
| Second dividend, July 2020 | 17.5 | 11 Jun 2020 | 12 Jun 2020 | 17 Jul 2020 |
| First dividend, January 2020 | 17.5 | 12 Dec 2019 | 13 Dec 2019 | 8 Jan 2020 |
| Second dividend, July 2019 | 20.0 | 13 Jun 2019 | 14 Jun 2019 | 19 Jul 2019 |
| First dividend, January 2019 | 15.0 | 13 Dec 2018 | 14 Dec 2018 | 9 Jan 2019 |
| Second dividend, July 2018 | 22.0 | 14 Jun 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| First dividend, January 2018 | 8.0 | 14 Dec 2017 | 15 Dec 2017 | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Second dividend, July 2017 | 18.5 | 15 Jun 2017 | 16 Jun 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 |
| First dividend, January 2017 | 8.0 | 8 Dec 2016 | 9 Dec 2016 | 4 Jan 2017 |
| Second dividend, July 2016 | 16.0 | 16 Jun 2016 | 17 Jun 2016 | 22 Jul 2016 |
| First dividend, January 2016 | 6.0 | 10 Dec 2015 | 11 Dec 2015 | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Second dividend, July 2015 | 14.0 | 18 Jun 2015 | 19 Jun 2015 | 24 July 2015 |
| First dividend, January 2015 | 6.0 | 11 Dec 2014 | 12 Dec 2014 | 7 Jan 2015 |
| Second dividend, July 2014 | 13.3 | 18 Jun 2014 | 20 Jun 2014 | 25 Jul 2014 |
| First dividend, January 2014 | 6.7 | 11 Dec 2013 | 13 Dec 2013 | 8 Jan 2014 |
| Second dividend, July 2013 | 5.4 | 19 Jun 2013 | 21 Jun 2013 | 26 Jul 2013 |
| First dividend, January 2013 | 2.7 | 12 Dec 2012 | 14 Dec 2012 | 9 Jan 2013 |
| Second dividend, July 2012 | 5.4 | 20 Jun 2012 | 22 Jun 2012 | 20 Jul 2012 |
| First dividend, January 2012 | 2.7 | 7 Dec 2011 | 9 Dec 2011 | 11 Jan 2012 |
| Second dividend, July 2011 | 2.4 | 15 Jun 2011 | 17 Jun 2011 | 15 Jul 2011 |
| First dividend, January 2011 | 1.2 | 8 Dec 2010 | 10 Dec 2010 | 12 Jan 2011 |
| Second dividend, July 2010 | 2.0 | 16 Jun 2010 | 18 Jun 2010 | 16 Jul 2010 |
| First dividend, January 2010 | 1.0 | 9 Dec 2009 | 11 Dec 2009 | 13 Jan 2010 |
| Second dividend, July 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| First dividend, January 2009 | 6.3 | 3 Dec 2008 | 5 Dec 2008 | 7 Jan 2009 |
