| DIVIDEND POLICY | Progressive, aligned to the free cash generation of the Group, but subject to it being covered by earnings, targeting a ratio in excess of 2.5x. |
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Type
|
Record Date
|
Payment Date
|
Amount per share
|
Total per share for the year
|
Cover Ratio | Aggregate amount per payment £’000 |
| Interim | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Final | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Interim | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Second Interim | 17-Mar-23 | 05-Apr-23 | 0.25p | – | – | 277 |
| Interim | 09-Dec-22 | 30-Dec-22 | 0.25p | – | 7.5 | 277 |
| Final | 26-Aug-22 | 29-Sep-22 | 0.25p | 0.50p | 12.0 | 277 |
| Interim | 03-Dec-21 | 07-Jan-22 | 0.25p | – | – | 276 |
| Final | – | – | – | 0.45p | – | – |
| Interim | 04-Dec-20 | 08-Jan-21 | 0.45p | – | – | 497 |
| Final | 21-Aug-20 | 25-Sep-20 | 1.22p | 1.67p | 2.60 | 1,346 |
| Interim | 29-Nov-19 | 03-Jan-20 | 0.45p | – | – | 499 |
| Final | 23-Aug-19 | 27-Sep-19 | 1.22p | 1.66p | 2.98 | 1,359 |
| Interim | 30-Nov-18 | 28-Dec-18 | 0.44p | – | – | 489 |
| Final | 24-Aug-18 | 28-Sep-18 | 1.18p | 1.60p | 3.64 | 1,369 |
| Interim | 01-Dec-17 | 29-Dec-17 | 0.42p | – | – | 487 |
| Final | 01-Sep-17 | 29-Sep-17 | 1.15p | 1.55p | 4.35 | 1,334 |
| Interim | 02-Dec-16 | 30-Dec-16 | 0.40p | – | – | 464 |
| Final | 02-Sep-16 | 30-Sep-16 | 1.115p | 1.50p | 2.91 | 1,293 |
| Interim | 04-Dec-15 | 31-Dec-15 | 0.385p | – | – | 440 |
| Final | 21-Aug-15 | 30-Sep-15 | 1.00p | 1.35p | 5.34 | 1,142 |
| Interim | 19-Dec-14 | 15-Jan-15 | 0.35p | – | – | 398 |
| Final | 22-Aug-14 | 25-Sep-14 | 0.79p | 1.12p | 4.24 | 893 |
| Interim | 20-Dec-13 | 17-Jan-14 | 0.33p | – | – | 367 |
|
Final
|
30-Aug-13
|
27-Sep-13
|
0.75p
|
1.08p
|
2.14 | 834 |
|
Interim
|
14-Dec-12
|
11-Jan-13
|
0.33p
|
–
|
–
|
367 |
|
Final
|
22-Aug-12
|
21-Sep-12
|
0.75p
|
1.08p
|
2.67 | 833 |
|
Interim
|
09-Dec-11
|
29-Dec-11
|
0.33p
|
–
|
–
|
367 |
|
Final
|
26-Aug-11
|
23-Sep-11
|
0.74p
|
1.06p
|
1.91 | 821 |
|
Interim
|
10-Dec-10
|
30-Dec-10
|
0.32p
|
–
|
–
|
351 |
|
Second
Interim |
26-Feb-10
|
01-Apr-10
|
0.72p
|
1.03p
|
1.94 | 776 |
|
Interim
|
09-Dec-09
|
21-Dec-09
|
0.31p
|
–
|
–
|
336 |
|
Final
|
19-Aug-09 |
25-Sep-09
|
0.70p
|
1.00p
|
2.81 | 757 |
|
Interim
|
26-Nov-08
|
17-Dec-08
|
0.30p
|
–
|
–
|
325 |
|
Final
|
22-Aug-08
|
26-Sep-08
|
0.65p
|
0.80p
|
5.05 | 702 |
|
Interim
|
28-Nov-07
|
21-Dec-07
|
0.15p
|
–
|
–
|
166 |
|
Final
|
24-Aug-07
|
28-Sep-07
|
0.175p
|
0.175p
|
4.69 | 193 |
|
Final
|
25-Aug-06
|
29-Sep-06
|
0.15p
|
0.15p
|
3.27 | 167 |
|
Final
|
19-Aug-05
|
16-Sep-05
|
0.125p
|
0.125p
|
7.36 | 140 |
|
Final
|
20-Aug-04
|
16-Sep-04
|
0.10p
|
0.10p
|
6.70 | 111 |
|
Final
|
29-Aug-03
|
19-Sep-03
|
0.05p
|
0.05p
|
54.40 | 46 |
