Dividend Information

On 1 March the Board proposed a final dividend of 60p per share to be paid on 5 May 2023 to shareholders on the register on 14 April 2023, following shareholder approval at the AGM. This dividend is the final and only dividend in respect of the financial year 2022.

Capital Allocation Policy

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As announced on 8 November 2022, the Board recognises the importance of sustainable dividends for shareholders and will continue to prioritise value creation from a strong return on capital. Following a review and reflecting the increased uncertainty in the political and macro-economic environment, alongside increased corporation tax and the residential property developer tax, the Board has decided to conclude the previous capital return programme, which was introduced in 2012. The Board will instead implement a new Capital Allocation Policy.

The Capital Allocation Policy has the following key principles:

  • Invest in the long-term performance of Persimmon by ensuring the business retains sufficient capital to continue our disciplined and appropriately timed approach to land acquisition.
  • Operate prudently, with low balance sheet risk, and a continued focus on achieving a superior return on capital.
  • Ordinary dividends will be set at a level that is well covered by post-tax profits, thereby balancing capital retained for investment in the business with those dividends.
  • Any excess capital will be distributed to shareholders from time to time, through a share buyback or special dividend.

Key Dates

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  • Payment date: 5 May 2023
  • Amount per share: 60p
  • Ex-dividend date: 13 April 2023
  • Record date: 14 April 2023

Details of returns previously paid to shareholders under the now concluded capital return programme can be found below.

Capital Return Programme (2012 – 2022)

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Returns previously paid to shareholders:

Payment date Amount per share Ex-dividend date Record date for dividend
8 July 2022 110p 16 June 2022 17 June 2022
1 April 2022 125p 10 March 2022 11 March 2022
13 August 2021 110p 22 July 2021 23 July 2021
26 March 2021 125p 11 March 2021 12 March 2021
14 December 2020 70p 26 November 2020 27 November 2020
14 September 2020 40p 27 August 2020 28 August 2020
6 July 2020 – postponed and paid in September 2020 and December 2020* N/A N/A N/A
2 April 2020 - cancelled* N/A N/A N/A
2 July 2019 110p 13 June 2019 14 June 2019
29 March 2019 125p 7 March 2019 8 March 2019
2 July 2018 110p 14 June 2018 15 June 2018
29 March 2018 125p 8 March 2018 9 March 2018
3 July 2017 110p 15 June 2017 16 June 2017
31 March 2017 25p 9 March 2017 10 March 2017
1 April 2016 110p 3 March 2016 4 March 2016
2 April 2015▲ 95p N/A 19 March 2015
4 July 2014▲ 70p N/A 4 June 2014
28 June 2013▲ 75p N/A 19 April 2013

▲ Paid by a B/C Share Issue. The payment date is the redemption date for B Shares and dividend payment date for C Shares.

* Covid-19 - dividend cancellation and postponement - due to the major social and economic disruption caused by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, after careful assessment of the capital needs of the business, the Board: (i) cancelled the 125p per share interim dividend that was scheduled to be paid on 2 April 2020 and (ii) postponed the payment of the final dividend for the 2019 financial year of 110p per share that was scheduled to be paid on 6 July 2020. This payment was subsequently made in two tranches, in September 2020 and December 2020.

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