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Dividend Declaration
Dividend Declaration.
About this update from Diageo Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nDiageo plc final dividend\n \nDiageo plc (the \"Company\") announced a recommended final dividend payment of 62.98 cents per ordinary share, giving a total dividend for the year of 103.48 cents per ordinary share, when it published its Preliminary Results on 30 July 2024.\n \nThe Company confirms that, subject to approval by shareholders at its Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on 26 September 2024, the final dividend will be paid on 17 October 2024 to those holders of ordinary shares and US ADRs on the Company's register as of 30 August 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 29 August 2024 for holders of ordinary shares, and 30 August 2024 for US ADR holders.\n \nThe dividend per share in pence to be paid to ordinary shareholders will be announced on 3 October 2024 and will be determined by the actual foreign exchange rates achieved by Diageo buying forward contracts for sterling currency, entered into during the three days preceding the announcement. Holders of ordinary shares will receive their dividends in sterling unless they elect to receive their dividends in US dollar by 20 September 2024.\n \nA dividend reinvestment plan is available to holders of ordinary shares in respect of this dividend and the plan notice date is 20 September 2024.\n \nJames Edmunds\nDeputy Company Secretary\n \n31 July 2024\n \n+++\nEnquiries:\n\nInvestor relations:\nDurga Doraisamy +44 (0) 7902 126 906\nAndy Ryan +44 (0) 7803 854 842\n [email protected]\n\n\n\n\nMedia relations: Brendan O'Grady\nRebecca Perry\nClare Cavana\n\n\n +44 (0) 7812 183 750\n+44 (0) 7590 809 101\n+44 (0) 7751 742 072 [email protected]...