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Inmarsat plc dividends

Find records of all Inmarsat plc interim and final dividend payments for 2017-2019.

Inmarsat’s interim and final dividends are announced in August and March respectively and the current policy is to pay dividends twice a year, generally in October and May respectively.

 

Dividends are declared in US dollars, but paid in Pounds Sterling based on the exchange rate prevailing in the London market prior to payment. The Inmarsat Scrip Dividend Scheme is suspended indefinitely. Accordingly any Inmarsat shareholders who had elected to participate in the Inmarsat Scrip Dividend Scheme shall receive cash rather than Inmarsat shares in respect of the intrim 2019 dividend.

 

A record of historical dividend earnings are noted here for the past three years:

Final dividend 2018
  • Announcement date: 07 March 2019
  • Ex-dividend date: 18 April 2019
  • Record date: 23 April 2019
  • Amount: 12.00 cents (US$) per share
  • Exchange rate: US$1.261405 / £1
  • Sterling cash dividend rate: 9.513202 pence
  • Payment date: 30 May 2019
Interim dividend 2018
  • Announcement date: 02 August 2018
  • Ex-dividend date: 13 September 2018
  • Record date: 14 September 2018
  • Amount: 8.00 cents (US$) per share
  • Exchange rate: US$1.3165 / £1
  • Sterling cash dividend rate: 6.089902 pence
  • Scrip reference price: 495.04 pence
  • Payment date: 19 October 2018
Final dividend 2017
  • Announcement date: 09 March 2018
  • Ex-dividend date: 19 April 2018
  • Record date: 20 April 2018
  • Amount: 12.00 cents (US$) per share
  • Exchange rate: US$1.4045 / £1
  • Sterling cash dividend rate: 8.543966 pence
  • Scrip reference price: 367.64 pence
  • Payment date: 25 May 2018
Interim dividend 2017
  • Announcement date: 03 Aug 2017
  • Ex-dividend date: 14 Sept 2017
  • Record date: 15 Sept 2017
  • Amount: 21.62 cents (US$) per share
  • Exchange rate: US$1.34320 / £1
  • Sterling cash dividend rate:16.095890 pence
  • Scrip reference price: 629.35pence
  • Payment date: 20 Oct 2017
Scrip Dividend Scheme

Further to the announcement that the boards of Inmarsat and Triton Bidco have reached an agreement on the recommended cash offer by Triton Bidco, a committee of the Inmarsat Board resolved (in accordance with the terms of Inmarsat Scrip Dividend Scheme) that the Inmarsat Scrip Dividend shall be suspended indefinitely and with effect from 25 March 2019, including in relation to the Final Dividend.  Accordingly, any Inmarsat Shareholders who had elected to participate in the Inmarsat Scrip Dividend Scheme shall receive cash rather than Inmarsat Shares in respect of the Final Dividend and any other dividend.