EasyResearch weekly dividends update

We're still in earnings season, and this week's names like Beyond Meat, AMC, Sony, Disney, Berkshire Hathaway, and Alibaba Group will be releasing their earnings.

This week, 44 companies are preparing to pay dividends with upcoming last trading dates; 27 from America, 10 from the United Kingdom, four from Australia, two from South Africa and one from Europe.

In this update, Shell PLC will distribute $5.6 billion to shareholders: $3.6 billion will be spent on repurchasing shares (share buyback), while the rest will be spent on dividends. Rio Tinto will be paying $2.9 billion, which is a 50% payout of its earnings ($5.7 billion) reported for the first six months of its 2023 financial year. BP PLC increased its dividend by 10% and also announced a $1.5 billion share buyback.

Equinor ASA and CVR Energy Inc will both be paying an ordinary dividend as well as a special dividend.

It's worth noting that Rio Tinto will pay dividends in pounds, dollars, and Australian dollars in their respective markets; Shell will pay in dollars, pounds, and euros; and BP PLC will pay in dollars and pounds.

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South Africa

Alphamin Resources Corp will be paying R0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 August 2023
• Payment date - 25 August 2023

Primeserv Group Limited will be paying R0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 August 2023
• Payment date - 25 August 2023

Europe

Shell PLC will be paying $0.33 per share. 

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Exchange rate date - 05 September 2023
• Payment date - 18 September 2023

Australia

Rio Tinto Limited will be paying AU$2.60 per share. 

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 21 September 2023
  

SSR Mining Inc will be paying $0.07 per share.

• Last trading date – 10 August 2023
• Exchange rate date - 09 September 2023
• Payment date -    12 September 2023
  

Janus Henderson Group PLC will be paying $0.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Exchange rate date - 14 August 2023
• Payment date - 30 August 2023
  

Suncorp Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.33 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 25 September 2023
  

United Kingdom

Pearson PLC will be paying £0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 18 September 2023

Shell Plc will be paying $0.33 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Exchange rate date - 04 September 2023
• Payment date - 18 September 2023

Barclays PLC will be paying £0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 15 September 2023

Segro PLC (REIT) will be paying £0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 22 September 2023

AstraZeneca PLC will be paying £0.71 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 11 September 2023

Standard Chartered PLC will be paying $0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023    
• Payment date - 13 October 2023

Informa PLC will be paying £0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023    
• Payment date - 15 September 2023

Rio Tinto PLC will be paying £1.37 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023    
• Payment date - 21 September 2023

NatWest Group PLC will be paying £0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 15 September 2023

BP PLC will be paying $0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Exchange rate date - 05 September 2023
• Payment date - 22 September 2023

America

Southern Copper Corp will be paying $1.00 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 August 2023
• Payment date - 23 August 2023

Cheniere Energy Inc will be paying $0.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 August 2023
• Payment date - 16 August 2023

EQT Corporation will be paying $0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 August 2023
• Payment date - 01 September 2023

Peabody Energy Corp will be paying $0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 August 2023
• Payment date - 30 August 2023

Paychex Inc will be paying $0.89 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 August 2023
• Payment date - 24 August 2023

International Business Machines Corp will be paying $1.66 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 August 2023
• Payment date - 09 September 2023

Emerson Electric Co will be paying $0.52 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 11 September 2023

AstraZeneca PLC will be paying $0.46 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 11 September 2023

Walmart Inc will be paying $0.57 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 05 September 2023

Starbucks Corp will be paying $0.53 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 25 August 2023

Honeywell International Inc will be paying $1.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 01 September 2023

Barclays PLC will be paying $0.13 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 15 September 2023

Visa Inc will be paying $0.45 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 01 September 2023

Shell PLC will be paying $0.66 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 18 September 2023

Rio Tinto PLC will be paying $1.77 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 21 September 2023

BP PLC will be paying $0.43 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 August 2023
• Payment date - 22 September 2023

Constellation Energy Corporation will be paying $0.28 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 08 September 2023

CVR Energy Inc will be paying $1.50 ($0.50 ordinary dividend and $1.00 special dividend) per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 21 August 2023

Wabtec Corporation will be paying $0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 28 August 2023

WW Grainger Inc will be paying $1.86 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 01 September 2023

PetMed Express Inc will be paying $0.30 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 18 August 2023

Energy Transfer LP will be paying $0.31 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 August 2023
• Payment date - 21 August 2023

Equinor ASA will be paying $0.90 ($0.60 special dividend and $0.30 ordinary dividend) per share.

• Last trading date - 11 August 2023
• Payment date - 25 August 2023

Eli Lilly & Co will be paying $1.13 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 August 2023
• Payment date - 08 September 2023

Exelon Corporation will be paying $0.36 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 August 2023
• Payment date - 08 September 2023

Kroger Co will be paying $0.29 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 August 2023
• Payment date - 01 September 2023

Cintas Corporation will be paying $1.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 August 2023
• Payment date - 15 September 2023

This month (August), South Africa will host members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) alliance at the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg (also known as the City of Gold).

The global economy is in transition, and there have been a number of events taking place that have highlighted the importance of several commodities.

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