Dividends
Centrica typically declares two dividends each year. An interim dividend paid each November and a final dividend, recommended for approval at the Annual General Meeting, paid each July.
Withdrawal of Cheque Dividend PaymentsFrom July 2023, dividend payments to shareholders are no longer made by cheque. To continue to receive Centrica plc dividends and any other money payable to you in connection with your Centrica plc shares, you must take action and provide your bank or building society account details so that payments can be made directly to your nominated account. Equiniti website, or you can do this via your Shareview Portfolio.
You can provide Equiniti with the relevant information by any of the following three ways:
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Latest dividend
On 16 February 2023, a 2022 final dividend of 2.0p per share was proposed, taking the full year dividend to 3.0p per share. The 2022 final dividend, approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 13 June 2023, was paid on 20 July 2023 to shareholders on the register on 9 June 2023.
On 27 July 2023, a 2023 interim dividend of 1.33p per share was announced and will be paid on 16 November 2023 to shareholders on the register on 6 October 2023.
Direct dividend payments
Centrica operates a service that pays dividends automatically into shareholders' bank or building society accounts. This service gives shareholders a number of benefits and also helps Centrica improve its efficiency by reducing postage and cheque clearing costs.
Many of our shareholders are already enjoying the benefits from this service which include:
- no chance of your dividend cheque going missing in the post, saving you the hassle of requesting a replacement;
- your dividend is received directly into your account on the payment date; and
- a single consolidated dividend confirmation is issued at the end of each tax year in March, in time for your self-assessment tax return.
Shareholders with a UK bank/building society account should use the Direct Dividend Payment Form whilst corporate shareholders should use the Corporate Mandate Form. Please return the completed form to Equiniti as directed.
Please note that from July 2023 we no longer pay dividends by cheque. Dividends are paid directly into shareholders’ bank or building society accounts.
Overseas Dividend Payments
The Overseas Payment Service provides shareholders in over 90 countries worldwide with the opportunity to receive Centrica dividends in their local currency, and it normally costs less than paying in a sterling cheque. Shareholders can have their dividends automatically converted from Sterling and paid into their nominated bank account normally within five working days of the dividend payment date. For further details please visit the Overseas Payment Service website or contact the Centrica shareholder helpline on +44 (0)121 4157061. Lines open 8.30am to 5.30pm (UK time), Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales).
From July 2023, payments to shareholders are no longer made by cheque. To continue to receive Centrica plc dividends and any other money payable to you in connection with your Centrica plc shares, you must take action and provide your bank or building society account details so that payments can be made directly to your nominated account.
Full details on how to arrange direct dividend payments are on the Equiniti website, or you can do this via your Shareview Portfolio.
If you do not provide your bank or building society account details, your dividend payments will be retained until your bank details are received, after which payment will be credited to your account as soon as possible. Your dividends will not accrue interest while they are being held for you and there may be a fee for Equiniti to reissue payments.