Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements

B&M European increases tis 2018 interim dividend by 26.3%
B&M European Value retail 2018 interim results

Associated British Foods increases its 2017 full year dividend by 12%
Associated British Foods 2017 Final results
Adjusted profit before tax up 22% to £1,310m
Adjusted earnings per share up 20% at 127.1p
Dividends per share up 12% to 41.0p
Gross investment of £945m
Net cash £673m

Softcat increases its 2017 full year dividend by 69.4% and pays a special
Softcat 2017 Final results

Tesco returns to the dividend list with 2017 interim dividend
Group sales up 3.3% to £25.2bn - seventh consecutive quarter of growth
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