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clissold345 wrote: It was paid in two parts. Presumably it's something to do with the tax treatment of the dividend? I remember seeing a post on lemonfool about a dividend paid in two parts.
Dividend Declaration
The Company's Board of Directors has approved a dividend of 2.0 pence per share for the December-end quarter. The ex-dividend date will be 21 March 2024, followed by a record date of 22 March 2024. The dividend will be paid on or around 12 April 2024.
Any such dividend payment to Shareholders may take the form of either dividend income or "qualifying interest income", which may be designated as an interest distribution for UK tax purposes and, therefore, subject to the interest streaming regime applicable to investment trusts. Of this dividend declared of 2.0 pence per share, 1.76 pence is treated as qualifying interest income.
clissold345 wrote:
Thank you. I did look at that RNS - but I didn't read beyond the "Highlights" section.