EasyResearch weekly dividends update

This week there are 42 companies with upcoming LDTs (last dates to trade): 26 from America, five from Europe and Australia, four from the United Kingdom, and two from South Africa.

Featured in this week’s dividend update, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) said on Wednesday that it will commence with a $2.2 billion buyback programme (once the current one has concluded). BP PLC also announced a share buyback of $1.75 billion following its resilient first quarter of 2023 (Q1 FY23) results; Exxon Mobil Corp. revealed in its Q1 FY23 that it’s on track to buyback shares of up to $17.5 billion during the year.

A 'buyback' or 'share buyback programme' is another way companies reward investors. This is when a company repurchases its own shares which may, in the medium to long term, result in share value growth.

Last week, Apple’s board authorised a $90 billion buyback back along with a cash dividend that will be paid later this month!

Popular companies you may be familiar with in this list include Adidas AG, Volkswagen AG, Visa Inc, Capitec Bank Holdings Limited, Pfizer Inc, Bank of Queensland and Starbucks Corp.

United Kingdom

Inchcape PLC will be paying £0.21 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
• Payment date - 19 June 2023

BP PLC will be paying $0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
• Payment date - 23 June 2023

HSBC Holdings PLC will be paying $0.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
• Exchange rate date - 12 June 2023
• Payment date - 23 June 2023

Tesco PLC will be paying £0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
• Payment date - 23 June 2023

Europe

Wolters Kluwer N.V. will be paying €1.18 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023
• Payment date - 06 June 2023

Volkswagen AG will be paying €8.76 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 15 May 2023
  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) will be paying €8.50 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 16 May 2023
  

Adidas AG will be paying €0.70 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 16 May 2023
  

SAP SE will be paying €2.05 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 16 May 2023
  

South Africa

Capitec Bank Holding Limited will be paying R28.00 per share.

• Last trading date – 9 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 15 May 2023
  

PBT Group Limited be paying R1.50 (R0.75 capital reduction and R0.75 special dividend) per share. 

• Last trading date – 9 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 15 May 2023
  

Australia

Bank of Queensland Ltd will be paying AU$0.20 per share.    

• Last trading date - 09 May 2023        
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Macquarie Group Ltd will be paying AU$4.50 per share.    

• Last trading date - 12 May 2023        
  
• Payment date - 04 July 2023
  

National Australia Bank Limited will be paying AU$0.83 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 May 2023     
  
• Payment date - 05 July 2023
  

Resmed Inc will be paying AU$0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 15 June 2023
  

SSR Mining Inc will be paying AU$0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023
• Exchange rate date - 5 June 2023 
• Payment date - 13 June 2023
  
  

America

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

• Last trading date - 08 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 10 June 2023
  

Cheniere Energy Inc will be paying $0.39 per share.    

• Last trading date - 08 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 17 May 2023
  

EQT Corporation will be paying $0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Peabody Energy Corp will be paying $0.07 per share.    

• Last trading date - 09 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 31 May 2023
  

Paychex Inc will be paying $0.89 per share.    

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

Visa Inc will be paying $0.45 per share.    

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Honeywell International Inc will be paying $1.03 per share.    

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 02 June 2023
  

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

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 25 May 2023
  

BP PLC will be paying $0.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 23 June 2023
  

Constellation Energy Corporation will be paying $0.28 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023
  

J.B.Hunt Transport Services Inc will be paying $0.42 per share.    

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 26 May 2023
  

Duke Energy Corp will be paying $1.00 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 16 June 2023
  

Pfizer Inc will be paying $0.41 per share.    

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023
  

Starbucks Corp will be paying $0.53 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 26 May 2023
  

Emerson Electric Co will be paying $0.52 per share.    

• Last trading date - 10 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023
  

CVR Energy Inc will be paying $0.50 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 22 May 2023
  

United Parcel Service Inc will be paying $1.62 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Exelon Corporation will be paying $0.36 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023
  

Delek US Holdings Inc will be paying $0.23 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 22 May 2023

Kroger Co will be paying $0.26 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Organon & Company will be paying $0.28 per share.    

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 15 June 2023
  

Southern Co will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 06 June 2023
  

Cintas Corporation will be paying $1.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 15 June 2023
  

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

• Last trading date - 11 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023
  

ConocoPhillips will be paying $0.51 per share.

• Last trading date - 12 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 01 June 2023
  

Exxon Mobil Corp will be paying $0.91 per share.    

• Last trading date - 12 May 2023    
  
• Payment date - 09 June 2023

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