Dividend information

The Board approved the payment of an interim dividend for 2020 of 6.0p on 24 November 2020 to those shareholders on the reProposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 of 13.8p per sharegister of Bodycote plc on 8 January 2021. The 2020 interim dividend was paid on 12 February 2021. Furthermore, the Board approved a final ordinary dividend for 2020 of 13.4p to shareholders on the register of Bodycote plc on 23 April 2021. The final ordinary dividend was paid on 4 June 2021.

The Board approved the payment of an interim dividend for 2021 of 6.2p on 27 July 2021 to those shareholders on the register of Bodycote plc on 8 October 2021. The 2021 interim dividend was paid on 5 November 2021. The Board has proposed a 2021 final ordinary dividend of 13.8p per share to be paid on 3 June 2022 to shareholders on the register at close of business at 22 April 2022 subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. As the proposed dividend is subject to shareholder approval in 2022, it is not included as a liability in these financial statements.

The dividends are waived on shares held by the Bodycote International Employee Benefit Trust.