Dividend policy

In 2004 Shire announced the payment of its first dividend. The company intends to grow dividends progressively. Growth will typically be seen in the second interim dividend for each financial year. Dividend growth should be measured in the dividend payable in cents per share and can be found on the Dividend growth page.

Current dividend

The current dividend is the 2011 first interim dividend, details of which are:

Ex-Dividend date

07 Sep 2011

Record date

09 Sep 2011

Payment date

06 Oct 2011

Class of Share

Dividend Payable

Ordinary shares

£0.0152

ADS

$0.0744

Exchange Rate

GBP / US$

1.6340


Historical dividends

You can view our historical dividend payment information in here

Dividend frequently asked questions (FAQs)

View the answers to the frequently asked dividend questions.


Did you know...?

We were founded in the UK in 1986 and have built our business through a number of strategic
acquisitions and
licensing transactions.