Dividend:

·     Total dividends declared of 2.11p per Ordinary Share for the quarter (31 December 2024: 2.11p).

·   The Board reconfirms the Company’s full-year dividend target guidance for the year ending 31 March 2026 remains unchanged at 8.43p per Ordinary Share (31 December 2024: 8.43p).

·   Dividend cover for the full-year is forecast to be covered in a range of 1.1x – 1.3x by earnings post-debt amortisation. 

·    Since inception the Company has declared total Ordinary Share dividends of £431m, the equivalent to 82.6p per Ordinary Share.