Dividend
2019 Interim Dividend Timetable
| 5 March 2020 | Dividend declared |
| 12 March 2020 | Ex-dividend date |
| 13 March 2020 | Record date |
| 23 April 2020 | Payment |
Recognising the importance of dividends to shareholders, the strength of the operational performance of the
business and our future prospects, the Group is implementing a new dividend policy.
The Board is proposing a progressive dividend, starting with a total dividend of £100m for the Financial Year to 31 December 2022, to be paid to shareholders in equal instalments in respect of the H1 and FY results.
The interim dividend of £50m (8.5p per share) in respect of the H1 2022 results announced today is expected to be paid in September 2022 to shareholders on register on 19 August 2022
Dividends paid / declared since acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral Group on 28 March 2018 |
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| Date declared | Divi per share in pence |
Notes | |||||||
| 13/9/2018 | 16.0 | 2018 Interim Dividend | |||||||
| 5/3/2019 | 16.0 | 2018 Second Interim Dividend | |||||||
| 15/8/2019 | 17.6 | 2019 Interim Dividend | |||||||
| 5/3/2020 | - | 2019 Interim Dividend - withdrawn 6 April 2020 | |||||||
| Subtotal | 49.6 | ||||||||
| Total since 01.05.2007 | 397.8 | ||||||||
Dividend History & FX Rates
Recent Dividend History
Ordinary and special dividends declared in fiscal year.
| 2015 | 20.1p |
| 2016 | 25.6p |
| 2017 | 29.8p |
| 2018 | 32.0p |
| 2019* | 17.6p |
* On 6 April 2020 the Group announced that due to the ongoing uncertainty as to how long restrictions as a result of COVID-19 will be in place around the world, the Board has taken the prudent decision to withdraw the payment of the second interim dividend of 17.6p per share announced on 5 March 2020.
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Dividends paid / declared since acquisition of bwin.party on 1 February 2016 |
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| Date declared | Headline rate | Divi per share in EUR |
Divi per share in pence |
Actual FX rate |
Notes | ||||
| 14/09/2017 | 1.12858 | 16.5 | 14.620 | 1.128576 | Interim dividend | ||||
| 09/03/2018 | 1.15205 | 17.5 | 15.19 | 1.152050 | 2017 Second Interim Dividend | ||||
| Subtotal | 34.0 | 29.81 | |||||||
| Total since 01.05.2007 | 428.3 | 348.247 | |||||||
Dividends paid / declared since acquisition of Sportingbet plc on 19 March 2013 |
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| Date declared | Headline rate | Divi per share in EUR |
Divi per share in pence |
Actual FX rate |
Notes | ||||
| 01/07/2013 | 1.1582 | 10.5 | 9.0658 | 1.158199 | First Interim dividend, 2013 | ||||
| 25/09/2013 | 1.1910 | 10.5 | 8.816106 | 1.191002 | Second Interim dividend, 2013 | ||||
| 09/01/2014 | 1.2105 | 11.5 | 9.500 | 1.210526 | Third Interim dividend, 2013 | ||||
| 09/04/2014 | 1.219 | 11.5 | 9.434 | 1.219 | Final dividend | ||||
| 09/04/2014 | 1.219 | 4.5 | 3.691 | 1.219 | Special dividend | ||||
| 15/07/2014 | 1.26645 | 12.5 | 9.87 | 1.26645 | |||||
| 22/09/2014 | 1.27632 | 12.5 | 9.79 | 1.276324 | Special Interim dividend | ||||
| 22/09/2014 | 1.27632 | 2.5 | 1.96 | 1.276324 | Special dividend | ||||
| 12/01/2015 | 1.30250 | 12.5 | 9.60 | 1.3025 | Third interim dividend | ||||
| 23/03/2015 | 1.3600 | 14.0 | 10.29 | 1.360544 | Final dividend 2014 | ||||
| 23/03/2015 | 1.3600 | 1.5 | 1.10 | 1.360544 | Final dividend 2014 - Special | ||||
| 08/07/2015 | 1.43479 | 14.0 | 9.7575 | 1.43479 | Quarterly dividend 2015 | ||||
| 08/10/2015 | 1.35302 | 14.0 | 10.3472 | 1.35302 | Second interim dividend, 2015 | ||||
| 03/11/2016 | 1.19200 | 14.9 | 12.50 | 1.192000 | Special dividend 2016 (increased 15/02/16) |
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| 23/03/2017 | 1.15647 | 15.1 | 13.057 | 1.156470 | Second special dividend 2016 | ||||
| Subtotal | 162.0 | 128.779 | |||||||
| Total since 01.05.2007 | 394.3 | 318.437 | |||||||
Record of dividends per share and EUR/GBP rates used since 2007
| Date declared | Headline rate | Divi per share in EUR |
Divi per share in pence |
Actual FX rate |
Notes | ||||
| 01/05/2007 | 1.4697 | 19.3 | 13.00 | (six figures) | Dividend declared in GBP at 13p per share |
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| 01/10/2007 | 1.4388 | 20.0 | 13.90 | 1.438849 | |||||
| 01/05/2008 | 1.2658 | 20.0 | 15.90 | 1.257862 | |||||
| 01/10/2008 | 1.2634 | 20.0 | 15.83 | 1.263424 | |||||
| 01/05/2009 | 1.1254 | 20.0 | 17.77 | 1.125492 | |||||
| 01/10/2009 | 1.0953 | 20.0 | 18.26 | 1.095290 | |||||
| 01/06/2010 | 1.1915 | 50.0 | 41.96 | 1.191500 | |||||
| 28/09/2010 | 1.1400 | 10.0 | 8.77 | 1.1400 | |||||
| 28/03/2011 | 1.1312 | 10.0 | 8.84 | 1.131222 | |||||
| 29/09/2011 | 1.1547 | 10.0 | 8.66 | 1.154734 | |||||
| 25/05/2012 | 1.2523 | 11.0 | 8.7835 | 1.252348 | |||||
| 19/09/2012 | 1.2405 | 15.0 | 12.09 | 1.240541 | |||||
| 25/01/2013 | 1.1875 | 7.0 | 5.895 | 1.187507 | |||||
| Subtotal | 232.30 | 189.66 |