EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

This week might be a chance to get a little extra cash in your pocket. We've got a mix of first-time dividends, special dividends, and some bumped-up payouts. 

There are also several corporate actions taking place in which investors still have the opportunity to participate.

Cash payouts:

• CuriosityStream Inc., an American media company focused on factual entertainment, announced that it will be initiating a quarterly dividend payout.
• Weibo Corporation (WB), a Chinese social media giant, and Cardno Limited, an infrastructure and environmental services company, will pay a special dividend - WB will pay its second special dividend in a row!
• Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a prominent American mining company involved in copper and gold, will be paying a base dividend along with a variable dividend, which depends on the company's earnings.
• Harbour Energy PLC, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies listed in the British market, increased its dividend payout by 8%.

Corporate actions like share consolidation, unbundling, and delistings:

• Amid the rising uranium prices, Paladin Energy, an Australian-listed uranium exploration company, plans to undergo a reverse stock split (share consolidation), which the company believes would reflect its position as an ASX 200 company and potentially attract a wider range of investors.
• As the demand for used cars is expected to continue growing, WeBuyCars, one of South Africa’s largest pre-owned vehicle resellers, will be listed on the JSE later this week (unbundling from Transactional Capital) and plans to pay dividends twice a year; as part of the unbundling, Transaction Capital will be offering its existing shareholders WBC at a specified ratio.
• African Equity Empowerment Investments, a South African investment firm, intends to buy all AEEI ordinary shares; the shares will be suspended from trading during the week, thereafter delisting from the JSE.

Australia 

Brickworks Ltd will be paying AU$0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

Cardno Limited will be paying AU$0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 29 April 2024

Kogan.com Ltd will be paying AU$0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 April 2024
• Payment date - 31 May 2024

New Hope Corporation Ltd will be paying AU$0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 12 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

United Kingdom

Barratt Developments PLC will be paying £0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 17 May 2024

Howden Joinery Group PLC will be paying £0.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 24 May 2024

Lloyds Banking Group PLC will be paying £0.01 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 21 May 2024

ITV PLC will be paying £0.01 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 23 May 2024

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc will be paying £1.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 24 May 2024

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC will be paying £0.26 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 22 May 2024

Harbour Energy PLC will be paying $0.13 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 22 May 2024

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC will be paying €1.18 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 10 May 2024

South Africa 

Nedbank Group Limited will be paying R10.22 per share.

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Curro Holdings Limited will be paying R0.14 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Resilient REIT Limited will be paying R2.03 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited will be paying R1.47 per share. 

• Last trading date - 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Standard Bank Group Limited will be paying R7.33 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Capital & Regional PLC will be paying £0.02 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 31 May 2024

HomeChoice International Limited will be paying R0.83 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Growthpoint Properties Limited will be paying R0.58 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Sun International Limited will be paying R2.03 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

OUTsurance Group Limited will be paying R0.61 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Merafe Resources Limited will be paying R0.22 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

Libstar Holdings Limited will be paying R0.15 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

JSE Limited will be paying R7.84 per share. 

• Last trading date – 09 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 April 2024

America  

Intuit Inc will be paying $0.90 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 18 April 2024

AT&T Inc will be paying $0.27 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

Verizon Communications Inc will be paying $0.66 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

General Mills Inc will be paying $0.59 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

Oracle Corp will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 April 2024
• Payment date - 24 April 2024

General Dynamics Corp will be paying $1.42 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 10 May 2024

American Tower Corp will be paying $1.62 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 26 April 2024

Weibo Corporation will be paying $0.82 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 13 May 2024

CuriosityStream Inc will be paying $0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 10 April 2024
• Payment date - 30 April 2024

Marvell Technology Inc will be paying $0.06 per share.

• Last trading date -  10 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

Freeport-McMoRan Inc will be paying $0.15 ($0.075 Base and $0.075 Variable ) per share.

• Last trading date - 11 April 2024
• Payment date - 01 May 2024

Abbott Laboratories will be paying $0.55 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 April 2024
• Payment date - 15 May 2024

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