Dividends

From the financial year 2024 onwards, the Group has a progressive dividend policy under which it seeks to maintain a strong dividend cover.

Dividend payments

Description Dividend for period
(pence per share)
Ex-dividend date Payment date
Interim Dividend - July 2024 0.22 pence 08 August 2024 16 September 2024

Final Dividend – March 2024

0.70 pence 11 April 2024 28 May 2024

Interim dividend – July 2023

0.20 pence 03 August 2023 12 September 2023

Final dividend – March 2023

0.70 pence 13 April 2023 31 May 2023

Interim dividend – July 2022

0.20 pence 25 August 2022 27 September 2022

Final dividend - March 2022

0.27 pence 12 May 2022 24 June 2022

Interim dividend – July 2021

0.18 pence

26 August 2021

28 September 2021

Final dividend – February 2018

0.27 pence

26 April 2018

25 May 2018

Interim dividend – July 2017

0.43 pence

31 August 2017

26 September 2017

Final dividend – March 2017

0.33 pence

27 April 2017

25 May 2017

Interim dividend -July 2016

1.67 pence

1 September 2016

27 September 2016

Special dividend -February 2016

2.89 pence

28 April 2016

26 May 2016

Final dividend -February 2016

3.34 pence

28 April 2016

26 May 2016

Special dividend – July 2015

3.10 pence

3 September 2015

25 September 2015

Interim dividend – July 2015

1.67 pence

3 September 2015

25 September 2015

Special dividend – January 2015

1.99 pence

30 April 2015

29 May 2015

Final dividend – January 2015

3.17 pence

30 April 2015

29 May 2015

Special dividend – August 2014

2.77 pence

3 September 2014

26 September 2014

Interim dividend – July 2014

1.77 pence

3 September 2014

26 September 2014

Special dividend – March 2014

3.74 pence

30 April 2014

30 May 2014

Final dividend – March 2014

1.70 pence

30 April 2014

30 May 2014

Dividend payment options

Link Group is our registrar and they offer many services to make managing your shareholding and dividends easier and more efficient. Further shareholder information can be found here.

Re-invest your dividends

Link’s Dividend Re-investment Plan offers a convenient way for shareholders to build up their shareholding by using dividend money to purchase additional shares. The plan is provided by Link Group, a trading name of Link Market Services Trustees Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This service is only available to shareholders resident in the UK and the Channel Islands.

For more information and an application pack please call 0371 664 0381 (Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 09:00 - 17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales). Alternatively you can email [email protected] or log on to www.signalshares.com

It is important to remember that the value of shares and income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not recover the amount of money you invest. Past performance should not be seen as indicative of future performance. This arrangement should be considered as part of a diversified portfolio.

Arrange to have your dividends paid direct into your bank account

This means that:

  • Your dividend reaches your bank account on the payment date
  • It is more secure – cheques can sometimes get lost in the post
  • You don’t have the inconvenience of depositing a cheque.
  • Helps reduce cheque fraud.

If you have a UK bank account you can sign up for this service on Signal shares (by clicking on ‘your dividend options’ and following the on screen instructions) or by contacting the Customer Support Centre.