An interim dividend of 7.10p per 60p ordinary share will be paid on 16 January 2019 to shareholders registered on 7 December 2018.
We pay dividends twice a year and have a policy of maintaining dividend cover of between 2.5 and 3 times.
Babcock operates a Dividend Re-Investment Plan (DRIP), details of which are available from our website here.
Dividend History
Past dividend payments per 60p share, adjusted where applicable for the Rights Issue in May 2014, are listed below.
| Year | Date | Interim | Date |
|
Final | Total | Change (%) |
| 2017/18 | 16 Jan 18 | 6.85p | 10 Aug 18 | 22.65p | 29.5p | 4.8 | |
| 2016/17 | 13 Jan 17 | 6.50p | 11 Aug 17 | 21.65p | 28.15p | 9.1 | |
| 2015/16 | 14 Jan 16 | 6.05p | 12 Aug 16 | 19.75p | 25.80p | 9.0 | |
|
2014/15 |
14 Jan 15 | 5.50p | 12 Aug 15 | 18.10p | 23.60p | 10.4 | |
| 2013/14 | 10 Jan 14 | 5.00p | 12 Aug 14 | 16.40p | 21.40p | 12.6 | |
| 2012/13 | 11 Jan 13 | 4.60p | 8 Aug 13 | 14.40p | 19.00p | 15.9 | |
| 2011/12 | 13 Jan 12 | 4.10p | 7 Aug 12 | 12.30p | 16.40p | 17.1 | |
| 2010/11 | 14 Jan 11 | 3.80p | 9 Aug 11 | 10.30p | 14.00p | 10.2 | |