The Company announces the payment of the second interim dividend in respect of the year ended 30 September 2023 of 4.0 pence per ordinary share (2022: 3.6 pence per ordinary share).

The dividend will be paid on 28 July 2023 to all shareholders on the register on 23 June 2023. The ex- dividend date is 22 June 2023.

The Board expects that, in the absence of any adverse market event, the third and fourth interim dividends will also be 4.0 pence per Ordinary Share, payable in October 2023 and January 2024 respectively, which would make a total dividend payment for the year ending 30 September 2023 of 16.0 pence per ordinary share.

Based on the share price at 12 June 2023, this would represent a 3.5% dividend yield and is an overall increase of 11.1% on the total dividend payment for the financial year ended 30 September 2022 of 14.4 pence per ordinary share.

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