interim dividend
noun[C]
ukus(alsointerim payment)FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
apartof a company'sprofitsthat ispaidtoshareholdersbeforeitsannualprofitshave beencalculated. Interimdividendsare usuallypaidevery sixmonthsin the UK, and every threemonthsin the US:
Shareholders willcollectaninterimdividendof 1.57ppersharefor thehalfyear, a 2.6%increase.
raise/increase/maintain an interim dividendThegrouphasincreaseditsinterimdividendby 10% to 3.3p.
anincrease/risein theinterimdividend
topay/declareaninterimdividend
Theinterimdividendis up 15% to 0.75p,payableonSeptember7.
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final dividend