A DRIP is offered to shareholders on the UK share register. It is not offered to shareholders on the Hong Kong register ("Hong Kong Shareholders"), holders of American Depository Receipts or shareholders holding their interests through The Central Depository (Pte) Limited ("CDP Shareholders").

Under the DRIP, shares are purchased in the market using the cash dividends that would otherwise have been paid to shareholders. The purchased shares are then distributed to each electing shareholder in proportion to the amount of their cash dividend receivable. The price paid for the shares will only be known after all the shares have been purchased. The share purchase price is shown below.

For further information please refer to the DRIP circular which may be found on the shareholder forms page.

Dividend timetable

Item2025 First interim2024 Second interim
Ex-dividend date4 September 2025 (Hong Kong, UK and Singapore)27 March 2025 (Hong Kong, UK and Singapore)
Record date5 September 2025
28 March 2025
Payment of dividend16 October 2025 (Hong Kong, UK and ADR holders)
On or around 23 October 2025 (Singapore)
14 May 2025 (Hong Kong, UK and ADR holders)
On or around 21 May 2025 (Singapore)
DRIP receipt of sharesOn or around 23 October 2025On or around 21 May 2025
DRIP mandate deadline for interim dividend (UK shareholders):25 September 202522 April 2025

 

Item2025202420232022
First Interim
(US cents per Share)
7.716.846.265.74
Second interim
(US cents per Share)
 16.2914.2113.04

 

For shareholders who did not elect to receive their dividend in US dollars, please refer to the table below.

Item2025202420232022
First Interim
(GBp per Share)
5.7404115.215404 5.1551164.980477
First Interim
(HKD per Share)
0.5998210.5312760.4900830.450414
Second interim
(GBp per Share)
 12.25180711.34225110.460532
Second interim
(HKD per Share)
 1.2638351.1124991.023487

 

DRIP Share Purchase Price (Note)

Item2025 20242023 2022
First Interim
(GBp per Share)
 655.22871.6600957.1365
Second interim
(GBp per Share)
 874.58 819.31001169.1150

Note:
(1) Prior to 2022 Second Interim Dividend, the DRIP share purchase price shown on the table above is inclusive of 0.75% dealing commission and 0.5% stamp duty.
(2) From 2022 Second Interim Dividend onwards, the DRIP Share Purchase Price shown on the table above is exclusive of dealing commission and stamp duty. More detailed information is provided in the share purchase statement sent to shareholders at the time of dividend payment.