Dividends
Man normally declares and pays dividends twice per year, following the announcement of the final and interim results of the Company. Shareholders can receive the payment as cash paid either directly into a bank or building society account or by cheque. Alternatively, shareholders can choose to reinvest their dividend payment into the Company, by joining the Man Dividend Reinvestment Plan (details of which can be found below).
Provisional future dividend dates
To help shareholders understand the impact on dividend payment dates of Man's change in financial year end from 31 March to 31 December, we have provided below indicative dividend dates for the interim and final dividends in respect of the years ending 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012.
Final dividend (in respect of the 9 month period ending 31 December 2011) to be paid at a rate of 4.38p per share (subject to shareholder approval).
| Announcement date | March 2012 |
| Ex-dividend date | 25 April 2012 |
| Record date | 27 April 2012 |
| Payment date | 17 May 2012 |
Interim dividend (in respect of the year ending 31 December 2012)*
| Announcement date | July 2012 |
| Ex-dividend date | August 2012 |
| Record date | August 2012 |
| Payment date | September 2012 |
Final dividend (in respect of the year ending 31 December 2012)*
| Announcement date | February 2013 |
| Ex-dividend date | April 2013 |
| Record date | April 2013 |
| Payment date | May 2013 |
* Please note that these dates are subject to the directors declaring / recommending such dividend payments.
Dividend history
| Dividend no | Payment date | Amount per share (p) | Ex-dividend date | Record date | DRIP | DRIP share price (p) | DRIP share purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O/9 | 13/12/11 | 5.95 | 23/11/11 | 25/11/11 | Yes | 133.58 | 13/12/11 |
| O/8 | 19/07/11 | 7.68 | 29/06/11 | 1/07/11 | Yes | 236.90 | 19/07/11 |
| O/7 | 14/12/10 | 5.91 | 24/11/10 | 26/11/10 | Yes | 287.57 | 14/12/10 |
| O/6 | 20/07/10 | 17.20 | 30/06/10 | 02/07/10 | Yes | 214.44 | 21/07/10 |
A full history of the dividends paid by the Company can be found by clicking on the link below.
> Dividend history
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
The Company offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan which gives shareholders the opportunity to use their dividend to purchase further Man Group plc shares. Shareholders receive as many whole shares as can be bought with their dividend, taking into account any costs of the DRIP. Any residual monies left, after purchasing the shares out of your dividend payment, will be added to your next dividend payment.
The DRIP terms and conditions and the DRIP mandate form, can be found below. Should you have any questions on the scheme, please contact Equiniti, on 0871 384 2268* or +44 (0)121 415 7592 from overseas.
> DRIP terms and conditions
> DRIP mandate
Dividend bank mandates
UK
In the UK shareholders can choose to have their dividend payments credited directly into their bank or building society account on the dividend payment date.
If you would like to arrange for your payments to be made directly into your account, please complete the dividend mandate form below and return to Equiniti, at the address shown.
> Dividend mandate
International
Shareholders based outside the UK, can ask Equiniti to arrange payments directly into their bank account. For further information on the service, please visit Equiniti's website using the link below.
> Overseas payment service
* Lines are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm, each business day. Calls to this number are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other telephony providers' costs may vary.
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