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 2009 second interim dividend, details of which are:

 Ex-Dividend date

10 Mar 2010

 Record date

12 Mar 2010

 Payment date

14 Apr 2010

 Class of Share

Dividend Payable

 Ordinary shares

£0.05910

 ADS

$0.27750

 Exchange Rate 

 

 GBP / US$

1.56


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 since then, we've accomplished nine mergers and
acquisitions