DIVIDEND
The Directors have declared an interim dividend of 10.1 pence per share, an increase of 6.3% compared with the 2015 interim dividend of 9.5 pence.
The interim dividend is payable on 10 October 2016 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 26 August 2016 and will be paid entirely as a cash PID, net of withholding tax where appropriate. The Company will again be offering a scrip dividend alternative and for shareholders who elect to receive this, the dividend will be treated entirely as a PID, net of withholding tax where appropriate.
