Dividend history
This section contains details of historic dividend payments. If you have a specific query relating to your dividend payment, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or contact our registrars.
*From 6 April 2016 the Dividend Tax Credit was replaced by a new Tax Allowance. For more details please visit the HMRC website at www.gov.uk/tax-on-dividends.
For information on the forthcoming payment dates please see our Financial calendar.
Dividend payment date |
Interim / Final |
Cash dividend paid per share (pence) |
*Tax credit per share (pence) |
*Dividend plus tax credit
per share (pence) |
1 Aug 2024 |
Final |
141.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
3 Jan 2024 |
Interim |
66.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2023 |
Final |
140.00 |
n/a
|
n/a |
3 Jan 2023 |
Interim |
66.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2022 |
Ordinary |
127.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
28 Jan 2022 |
Interim (Special) |
160.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
3 Sept 2021 |
Interim (Special) |
110.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
2 Jan 2020 |
Interim |
57.50 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2019 |
Final |
110.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
2 Jan 2019 |
Interim |
55.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2018 |
Final |
105.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
25 Jan 2018 |
Interim (Special) |
45.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
2 Jan 2018 |
Interim |
53.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Nov 2017 |
Interim (Special) |
45.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2017 |
Final |
105.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2017 |
Interim (Special) |
45.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
2 May 2017 |
Interim (Special) |
45.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
3 Jan 2017 |
Interim |
53.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Aug 2016 |
Final |
105.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 Feb 2016 |
Interim (Special) |
60.0 |
6.67 |
66.67 |
4 Jan 2016 |
Interim |
53.0 |
5.89 |
58.89 |
2 Nov 2015 |
Interim (Special) |
60.0 |
6.67 |
66.67 |
3 Aug 2015 |
Final |
100.0 |
11.11 |
111.11 |
3 Aug 2015 |
Interim (Special) |
60.0 |
6.67 |
66.67 |
1 May 2015 |
Interim (Special) |
60.0 |
6.67 |
66.67 |
2 Feb 2015 |
Interim (Special) |
50.0 |
5.56 |
55.56 |
2 Jan 2015 |
Interim |
50.0 |
5.56 |
55.56 |
1 Aug 2014 |
Final |
93.0 |
10.33 |
103.33 |
1 Aug 2014 |
Interim (Special) |
50.0 |
5.56 |
55.56 |
1 May 2014 |
Interim (Special) |
50.0 |
5.56 |
55.56 |
3 Feb 2014 |
Interim (Special) |
50.0 |
5.56 |
55.56 |
2 Jan 2014 |
Interim |
36.0 |
4.00 |
40.00 |
1 Aug 2013 |
Final |
74.0 |
8.22 |
82.22 |
2 Jan 2013 |
Interim |
31.0 |
3.44 |
34.44 |
1 Aug 2012 |
Final |
62.5 |
6.94 |
69.44 |
3 Jan 2012 |
Interim |
27.5 |
3.06 |
30.56 |
1 Jul 2011 |
Final |
53.0 |
5.89 |
58.89 |
4 Jan 2011 |
Interim |
25.0 |
2.78 |
27.78 |
1 Jul 2010 |
Final |
47.0 |
5.22 |
52.22 |
4 Jan 2010 |
Interim |
19.0 |
2.11 |
21.11 |
1 Jul 2009 |
Final |
37.0 |
4.11 |
41.11 |
5 Jan 2009 |
Interim |
18.0 |
2.00 |
20.00 |
1 Jul 2008 |
Final |
37.0 |
4.11 |
41.11 |
2 Jan 2008 |
Interim |
18.0 |
2.00 |
20.00 |
2 Jul 2007 |
Final |
33.5 |
3.72 |
37.22 |
2 Jan 2007 |
Interim |
15.5 |
1.72 |
17.22 |
3 Jul 2006 |
Final |
30.0 |
3.33 |
33.33 |
3 Jan 2006 |
Interim |
14.0 |
1.56 |
15.56 |
1 Jul 2005 |
Final |
28.0 |
3.11 |
31.11 |
4 Jan 2005 |
Interim |
13.0 |
1.44 |
14.44 |
1 Jul 2004 |
Final |
24.0 |
2.67 |
26.67 |
2 Jan 2004 |
Interim |
11.0 |
1.22 |
12.22 |
1 Jul 2003 |
Final |
21.0 |
2.33 |
23.33 |
2 Jan 2003 |
Interim |
10.0 |
1.11 |
11.11 |
1 Jul 2002 |
Final |
18.5 |
2.06 |
20.56 |
2 Jan 2002 |
Interim |
9.0 |
1.00 |
10.00 |
1 Jul 2001 |
Final |
16.0 |
1.78 |
17.78 |
2 Jan 2001 |
Interim |
8.0 |
0.89 |
8.89 |
4 Jul 2000 |
Final |
14.0 |
1.56 |
15.56 |
1 Jan 2000 |
Interim |
7.0 |
0.78 |
7.78 |