EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

For this week's dividend update, which includes companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates:

• The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC has proposed to pay a special dividend accompanied by a reverse stock split.

Other companies in this week's update that will be paying special dividends include:

• New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc (a Chinese education company), which will be paying a special dividend, with each ADR representing 10 ordinary shares.
• Super Retail Group Ltd, one of Australia’s largest retailers; Admiral Group PLC, a UK-based insurance company; and SG Fleet Group Ltd, a leading Australian fleet management company, will be paying both special and ordinary dividends. 

British Airways owner, International Consolidated Airlines Group, will resume paying dividends after having stopped due to the Covid lockdown restrictions.

BlackRock Inc, one of the world’s leading investment firms, which is also involved in Bitcoin and Ethereum through its iShares ETFs, is among the companies included in this week's update.

South Africa 

Nedbank Group Limited will be paying R9.71 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

Merafe Resources Limited will be paying R0.20 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

Homechoice International PLC will be paying R0.95 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

Resilient REIT Limited will be paying R2.18 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

Capital & Regional PLC will be paying R0.66 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 27 September 2024

Standard Bank Group Limited (SBKP) will be paying R0.03 per preference share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

Standard Bank Group Limited (SBPP) will be paying R4.51 per preference share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date – 09 September 2024

United Kingdom

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA will be paying €0.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 09 September 2024

Antofagasta PLC will be paying $0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

Admiral Group PLC will be paying £0.71 (£0.513 ordinary and £0.197 special)  per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 04 October 2024

DS Smith PLC will be paying £0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 04 October 2024

Croda International Plc will be paying  £0.47 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 08 October 2024

Prudential PLC will be paying  $0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 23 October 2024

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) will be paying  £1.74 per share.

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

Australian

Whitehaven Coal Ltd will be paying  AU$0.13 per share.

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

Shaver Shop Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

Helia Group Limited will be paying AU$0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

Sonic Healthcare Limited will be paying AU$0.63 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

Pro Medicus Ltd will be paying AU$0.22 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 26 September 2024

Medibank Private Ltd will be paying AU$0.09 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 26 September 2024

Fortescue Ltd will be paying  AU$0.89 per share.

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

Newmont Corporation will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

Seek Ltd will be paying AU$0.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 03 October 2024

Lifestyle Communities Limited will be paying AU$0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 03 October 2024

Platinum Asset Management Ltd will be paying  AU$0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 20 September 2024

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd will be paying  AU$0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 20 September 2024

Amcor Plc will be paying $0.19 per share.

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

Monadelphous Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.33 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 27 September 2024

Origin Energy Ltd will be paying AU$0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 27 September 2024

Woodside Energy Group Ltd will be paying $0.69 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 03 October 2024

Reliance worldwide corporation Ltd will be paying $0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 04 October 2024

NIB Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.14 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 08 October 2024

Monash IVF Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 11 October 2024

Smartgroup Corporation Ltd will be paying AU$0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 23 September 2024

AUB Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.59 per share.

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

G8 Education Ltd will be paying  AU$0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

WiseTech Global Limited will be paying AU$0.09 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 04 October 2024

Viva Energy Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.06 per share.

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

L1 Long Short Fund Limited will be paying AU$0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 01 October 2024

CSL Ltd will be paying $1.45 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 02 October 2024

Perseus Mining Limited will be paying AU$0.0.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 09 October 2024

HUB24 Ltd will be paying AU$0.19 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 11 October 2024

Super Retail Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.87 (AU$0.37 ordinary and AU$0.50 special) per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 17 October 2024

AP Eagers Ltd will be paying AU$0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 20 September 2024

SG Fleet Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.24 (AU$0.09 ordinary and AU$0.15 special) per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 25 September 2024

American

ICL Group Inc will be paying $0.04 per share.

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

Linde plc will be paying $1.39 per share.

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

Cigna Corporation New will be paying $1.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

Fox Corporation (FOX) will be paying $0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 25 September 2024

Fox Corporation (FOXA) will be paying $0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 25 September 2024

Halliburton Co will be paying $0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 25 September 2024

Southwest Airlines Co will be paying $0.18per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 25 September 2024

Schlumberger Limited will be paying $0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 September 2024
• Payment date - 10 October 2024

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

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

Vontier Corp will be paying $0.02 per share.

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

Qualcomm Inc will be paying $0.85 per share.

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

Newmont Corporation will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

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

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 13 September 2024

General Motors Company will be paying $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 19 September 2024

NetEase Inc will be paying $0.43 per share.

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

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

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

Acushnet Holdings Corp will be paying $0.21 per share.

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

Bank of America Corp will be paying $0.26 per share.

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

Aaon Inc will be paying $0.08 per share.

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

Booking Holdings Inc will be paying $8.75 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

PepsiCo Inc will be paying $1.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

Woodside Petroleum Ltd will be paying $0.69 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 September 2024
• Payment date - 03 October 2024

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

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 16 September 2024

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

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 16 September 2024

BlackRock Inc will be paying $5.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 23 September 2024

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc will be paying $0.60 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 23 September 2024

CME Group Inc will be paying $1.15 per share.

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

Simon Property Group Inc will be paying $2.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

FedEx Corporation will be paying $1.38 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 September 2024
• Payment date - 01 October 2024

B2Gold Corp will be paying $0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 23 September 2024

Ross Stores Inc will be paying $0.36 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

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

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 30 September 2024

PPL Corp will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 01 October 2024

Occidental Petroleum Corp will be paying $0.22 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 September 2024
• Payment date - 15 October 2024
  
  

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