EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

It’s June, a new month that could come with a new coalition government in South Africa after the 2024 election votes were spread across multiple parties. Are you diversified in response to the uncertainties arising from the new government and local currency volatility?

For this week’s dividend update, Alphabet, owner of Google, YouTube, and Android, is getting ready to pay its first-ever dividend. The cash dividend will be paid to Class A (with voting rights) and Class C (without voting rights).

• Booking Holdings Inc. will be paying its second quarterly dividend after initiating its quarterly dividend earlier this year.
• Main Street Capital Corp will pay a cash dividend twice this month after making two cash payments in March.

In terms of high dividend yield stocks, Vodafone Group, listed in both the British and American markets (with each American Depositary Share representing 10 ordinary shares), has a 10% annual dividend as of this writing.

SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings and  RMB Dollar Custodial Certificate will also be paying dividends to shareholders 

• The Dollar Custodial Certificate grants the holder rights to the capital portion of a US Treasury Bond and income from RMB, allowing direct ownership or a direct claim to the asset without any intermediary.
• SAB Zenele is a public company listed on the BEE segment of the JSE and holds shares in AB InBev.

The big date for Nvidia’s stock split is here, and the last day to buy shares that qualify for this stock split is later in the week.

South Africa 

KAL Group Limited will be paying R0.54 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Equites Property Fund Limited will be paying R0.65 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Gemfields Group Limited will be paying R0.15 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 24 June 2024

Octodec Investments Limited will be paying R0.60 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Afrimat Limited will be paying R1.54 per share.

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Newpark REIT Limited will be paying R0.35 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings will be paying R0.31 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Altron Limited will be paying R0.33 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Dollar Custodial Certificate will be paying R12.80 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Dipula Income Fund Limited will be paying R0.24 per share. 

• Last trading date – 04 June 2024
• Payment date – 10 June 2024

Informa PLC will be paying £0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 12 July 2024

Vodafone Group PLC will be paying €0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Exchange rate date - 26 July 2024
• Payment date - 02 August 2024

Johnson Matthey PLC will be paying £0.55 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 06 August 2024

J.Sainsbury PLC will be paying £0.09 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 12 July 2024

WPP PLC will be paying £0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 05 July 2024

Europe

Linde plc will be paying $1.39 per share.

• Last trading date - 29 May 2024
• Payment date - 04 June 2024

America  

L3 Harris Technologies Inc will be paying $1.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 18 June 2024
  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc will be paying $0.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 18 June 2024

Analog Devices Inc will be paying $0.92 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 17 June 2024

Stanley Black & Decker Inc will be paying $0.81 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 18 June 2024
  

Newmont Corporation will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 27 June 2024
  

Corteva Inc will be paying $0.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 18 June 2024
  

Cigna Corporation New will be paying $1.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 June 2024
• Payment date - 20 June 2024
  

Halliburton Co will be paying $0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 June 2024
• Payment date - 26 June 2024
  

SLB will be paying $0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 June 2024
• Payment date - 11 July 2024
  

Harley-Davidson Inc will be paying $0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 June 2024
• Payment date - 21 June 2024
  

ICL Group Inc will be paying $0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 20 June 2024
  

Mosaic Company (The) will be paying $0.21 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 20 June 2024
  

Kraft Heinz Company will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Star Bulk Carriers Corp will be paying $0.75 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 20 June 2024
  

NetEase Inc will be paying $0.49 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 21 June 2024
  

Vontier Corp will be paying $0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 June 2024
• Payment date - 27 June 2024
  

General Motors Company will be paying $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 20 June 2024
  

Molson Coors Brewing Company will be paying $0.44 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 21 June 2024
  

Bank of America Corp will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Booking Holdings Inc will be paying $8.75 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Aaon Inc will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Williams Companies Inc (The) will be paying $0.47 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 24 June 2024
  

Main Street Capital Corporation will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 14 June 2024
  

Tapestry Inc will be paying $0.33 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 24 June 2024
  

CME Group Inc will be paying $1.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 25 June 2024
  

Waste Management Inc will be paying $0.75 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 21 June 2024
  

Simon Property Group Inc will be paying $2.00per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Brown-Forman Corp will be paying $0.21 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 01 July 2024
  

PepsiCo Inc will be paying $1.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

BlackRock Inc will be paying $5.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Payment date - 24 June 2024
  

Vodafone Group PLC will be paying €0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 June 2024
• Exchange rate date - 26 July 2024
• Payment date - 02 August 2024
  

Travelers Companies Inc (The) will be paying $1.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 June 2024
• Payment date - 28 June 2024
  

Alphabet Inc  (GOOG) will be paying $0.20 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 June 2024
• Payment date - 17 June 2024
  

Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) will be paying $0.20 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 June 2024
• Payment date - 17 June 2024
  

Occidental Petroleum Corp will be paying $0.22 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 June 2024
• Payment date - 15 July 2024
  

PPL Corp will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 June 2024
• Payment date - 01 July 2024
  

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