The Character Group Directors will be recommending to shareholders a final dividend of 11.0p (H2 2022: 10.0p per share). This, together with the interim dividend of 8.0p per share paid in July 2023, will bring the total dividend for the year to 19.0p per share (FY 2022: 17.0p), an increase of c.12%. The total dividend is covered approximately 1.1 times by underlying annual earnings (2022: 2.7 times).
Subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which is scheduled to be held at 11am on Friday, 19 January 2024, the following distribution timetable will apply:
