This week, there are 22 companies with upcoming last trading dates. Five are from America and the United Kingdom, and 12 are from the local market.
Most local companies in this list have a history of paying dividends twice a year. This includes AVI Limited, Sabvest Capital Limited, HomeChoice International PLC, Growthpoint Property Limited and Nedbank Group Limited.
AVI Limited owns Five Roses, Freshpak, Ellis Brown, Kurt Geiger, Spitz, Carvela, GANT, and many other well-known brands in South Africa; last year, the company paid R4.62 per share between April and September. It’s also worth noting that Growthpoint Property Limited also paid R1.28 per share during the same period.
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, one of the world's leading paper-based packaging companies, has recommended a 12% increase in the upcoming dividend. This brings the payout to €1.07 (approximately £0.94) per share. In addition, the company is listed in the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group (FTSE) top 100 companies, and the dividend is subject to shareholders' approval in April.
Tony Smurfit, Group CEO, also shared this in the final results, "Reflecting confidence in the strength, quality, and performance of the Smurfit Kappa business, the board is recommending a 12% increase in the final dividend to 107.6 cents per share."
You may also be familiar with other names in the list like Lloyds Banking Group PLC, AbbVie Inc, and OUTsurance Group Limited.
United Kingdom
Harbour Energy PLC will be paying $0.12 per share.
Persimmon PLC will be paying £0.60 per share.
Unite Group PLC will be paying £0.21 per share.
Lloyds Banking Group PLC will be paying £0.01 per share.
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC will be paying €1.07 per share.
South Africa
Merafe Resources Limited will be paying R0.13 per share.
CA Sales Holdings Limited will be paying R0.15 per share.
Growthpoint Properties Limited will be paying R0.64 per share.
OUTsurance Group Limited will be paying R0.56 per share.
Capital & Regional PLC will be paying R0.60 per share.
Nedbank Group Limited will be paying R8.66 per share.
Curro Holding Limited will be paying R0.11 per share.
AVI Limited will be paying R1.72 per share.
Homechoice International PLC will be paying R0.77 per share.
Old Mutual Limited will be paying R0.51 per share.
Stadio Holdings Limited will be paying R0.08 per share.
Sabvest Holdings Limited will be paying R0.60 per share.
America
Abbott Laboratories will be paying $0.51 per share.
AbbVie Inc will be paying $1.48 per share.
American Tower Corp will be paying $1.56 per share.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc will be paying $0.15 per share.
General Dynamics Corp will be paying $1.32 per share.
Sources – EasyResearch.
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