The Hays Board has proposed a final dividend of 1.90p per share (2021: 1.22p). When added to the interim dividend of 0.95p paid in April 2022, the Group's total FY22 core dividend is 2.85 pence per share (2021:1.22p), representing dividend cover of 3.0x their underlying EPS of 8.55 pence per share, when adjusted for a normalised tax rate of 30% excluding their one-off FY22 tax benefits. The final dividend payment date will be 11 November 2022, and the ex-dividend date is 29 September 2022 (record date 30 September).
The Board is also to propose a special dividend of 7.34 pence per share, equating to £121.2 million, to be paid alongside their core dividend.
