AMVESCAP PLC Declares Interim Dividend.LONDON London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. -- The Board of Directors of AMVESCAP PLC (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :AVZ) today declared an interim dividend of 2.5p per share (2003: 5.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on October 15, 2004 to shareholders on the register on September 24, 2004. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend. will be September 22, 2004. The Board will determine the level of the final dividend for 2004 in light of the after tax profit for the full year and considering its bank covenant as set out in Note 16 in the 2003 Annual Report. For 2005 onward on·ward adj. Moving or tending forward. adv. also on·wards In a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward. , the Board intends to return to its progressive dividend policy, taking into account the Company's earnings and cash flow and the need to maintain an appropriate level of dividend cover. |
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