Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC Dividend Declaration (5931E)
February 12 2018 - 5:20AM
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RNS Number : 5931E
Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC
12 February 2018
12 FEBRUARY 2018
STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC
DECLARATION OF QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS
The Board announces that a dividend of 4.4 pence per Ordinary
Share will be payable to shareholders on 16 March 2018. The
dividend is payable to shareholders on the register on 23 February
2018.
In addition to the above, the Board's intention is that the
second and third quarterly dividends will also each be 4.4 pence
per Ordinary Share, payable in June and September respectively, and
that the final dividend in January 2019, will be at least 5.5 pence
per share.
Cumulatively, this is an increase from 17.1 pence in 2017, to a
minimum of 18.7 pence for 2018, representing an uplift in the
dividend for the year of 9.4% which the Board expects will be fully
covered by current year earnings.
The dividend increase will be the eighteenth consecutive annual
dividend increase. It represents an increase of more than double
the rate of inflation experienced in 2017 and will mean that over
the five years to 30 September 2018 the annualised increase in the
dividend will be 6.9%.
The proposed 2018 dividend timetable is as follows:-
Ex- Dividend Record Latest Announcement Payment Date
Date Date Date (Thursday) (Friday)
(Thursday) (Friday)
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Q1 22 February 23 February 15 February 16 March
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Q2 31 May 1 June 23 May* 22 June
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Q3 6 September 7 September 30 August 28 September
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Final 20 December 21 December 13 December 21 January
2019**
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*Wednesday - because of the bank holiday
**Monday - following approval by shareholders at the AGM
For further information please contact:-
Clare Allan
Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
Secretary
Tel: 0141 306 7400
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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