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Devidents

Dividends and Share Buybacks

Barclays understands the importance of delivering attractive total cash returns to shareholders. Barclays is therefore committed to maintaining an appropriate balance between total cash returns to shareholders, investment in the business and maintaining a strong capital position.

Barclays plans to return at least £10bn of capital to shareholders between 2024 and 2026, through dividends and share buybacks, with a continued preference for buybacks. Barclays plan to keep the total dividend stable at the 2023 level in absolute terms, with progressive dividend per share growth driven through share count reduction as a result of increased share buybacks.

Dividends will continue to be paid semi-annually. This multiyear plan is subject to supervisory and Board approval, anticipated financial performance and our published CET1 ratio target range of 13-14%.

As owners of Barclays, shareholders benefit from buybacks as they reduce overall share count, thereby increasing each share’s percentage ownership of Barclays equity and proportion of future capital returns.

Half year dividend for the period ended 30 June 2024

It is Barclays' policy to declare and pay dividends on a semi-annual basis. The half year dividend for the period ended 30 June 2024 of 2.9p per ordinary share was paid on Friday 20 September 2024 to shareholders holding shares on the register on Friday 16 August 2024.

For qualifying US and Canadian-resident American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders, the half year dividend of 2.9p per ordinary share became 11.6p per ADS (American Depositary – Share) (representing four shares). The ADR depositary bank posted the half year dividend on Friday 20 September 2024 to ADR holders on record on Friday 16 August 2024.

Barclays has completed the share buyback of £1.0bn announced with the Full Year 2023 Results.

On 1 August 2024 Barclays announced an intention to initiate a further share buyback of up to £750m. The share buyback commenced on 5 August 2024.

Previous capital returns

The full year dividend for the period ended 31 December 2023 of 5.3p per ordinary share was paid on Wednesday 3 April 2024 to shareholders holding shares on the register on Friday 1 March 2024.

For qualifying US and Canadian-resident ADR holders, the full year dividend of 5.3p per ordinary share became 21.2p per ADS (representing four shares). The ADR depositary posted the full year dividend on Wednesday 3 April 2024 to ADR holders on record on Friday 1 March 2024.

Historic Share Buybacks

Announcement Commencement Date Completion Date Buyback Amount Shares Purchased Average Purchase Price
Full Year (2023) 22 February 2024 30 July 2024 £1bn 497,923,138  £2.008
Half Year (2023) 28 July 2023 23 October 2023 £750m 493,603,770 £1.519
Full Year (2022) 13 March 2023 14 April 2023 £500m 343,041,720 £1.458
Half Year (2022) 17 August 2022 3 October 2022 £500m 306,326,717 £1.632
Full Year (2021) 24 May 2022 16 August 2022 £1bn 625,019,884 £1.599
Half Year (2021) 2 August 2021 30 November 2021 £500m 266,987,647 £1.872
Full Year (2020) 19 March 2021 22 April 2021 £700m 377,356,751 £1.855

Historic Dividends

  Ex-Div Date
Record Date
Payment Date
Dividend Amount
Scrip reference share price
Half year (2024) 15/08/2024 16/08/2024 20/09/2024 2.9p N/A
Full year (2023) 29/02/2024 01/03/02024 03/04/2024 5.3p N/A
Half year (2023) 10/08/2023 11/08/2023 15/09/2023 2.7p N/A 
Full year (2022) 23/02/2023 24/02/2023 31/03/2023 5.0p N/A 
Half year (2022) 11/08/2022 12/08/2022 16/09/2022 2.25p N/A 
Full year (2021) 03/03/2022 04/03/2022 05/04/2022 4.0p N/A 
Half year (2021) 12/08/2021 13/08/2021 17/09/2021 2.0p N/A
Full year (2020) 25/02/2021 26/02/2021 01/04/2021 1.0p N/A
Half year (2020) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Full year (2019) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Half year (2019) 08/08/2019
09/08/2019
23/09/2019
3.0p
£1.4220
Full year (2018)
28/02/2019
01/03/2019
05/04/2019
4.0p
£1.6406
Half year (2018)
09/08/2018
10/08/2018
17/09/2018
2.5p
£1.8548
Final (2017) 01/03/2018
02/03/2018
05/04/2018
2p
£2.0921
Interim (2017) 10/08/2017
11/08/2017
18/09/2017
1p
£2.0103
Final (2016)
02/03/2017
03/03/2017
05/04/2017
2p
£2.2944
Interim (2016)
11/08/2016
12/08/2016
19/09/2016
1p
£1.6242
Final (2015)
10/03/2016
11/03/2016
05/04/2016
3.5p
£1.6334
3rd Interim (2015)
05/11/2015
06/11/2015
11/12/2015
1p
£2.3146
2nd Interim (2015)
06/08/2015
07/08/2015
14/09/2015
1p
£2.7907
1st Interim (2015)
07/05/2015
08/05/2015
15/06/2015
1p
£2.5709
Final (2014)
10/03/2015
11/03/2015
02/04/2015
3.5p
£2.5313
3rd Interim (2014)
06/11/2014
07/11/2014
12/12/2014
1p
£2.3387
2nd Interim (2014)
06/08/2014
08/08/2014
19/09/2014
1p
£2.1568
1st Interim (2014)
14/05/2014
16/05/2014
23/06/2014
1p
£2.4303
Final (2013)
19/02/2014
21/02/2014
28/03/2014
3.5p
£2.5719
3rd Interim (2013)
06/11/2013
08/11/2013
13/12/2013
1p
£2.5542
2nd Interim (2013)
07/08/2013
09/08/2013
13/09/2013
1p
£2.8497
1st Interim (2013)
01/05/2013
03/05/2013
07/06/2013
1p
n/a
Final (2012)
20/02/2013
22/02/2013
15/03/2013
3.5p
n/a
3rd Interim (2012)
07/11/2012
09/11/2012
07/12/2012
1p
n/a
2nd  Interim (2012) 08/08/2012
10/08/2012
07/09/2012
1p
n/a
1st Interim (2012)
02/05/2012
04/05/2012
08/06/2012
1p
n/a
Final (2011)
22/02/2012
24/02/2012
16/03/2012
3p
n/a
3rd Interim (2011)
09/11/2011
11/11/2011
09/12/2011
1p
n/a
2nd Interim (2011)
10/08/2011
12/08/2011
09/09/2011
1p
n/a
1st Interim (2011)
04/05/2011
06/05/2011
10/06/2011
1p
n/a
Final (2010)
23/02/2011
25/02/2011
18/03/2011
2.5p
n/a
3rd Interim (2010)
17/11/2010
19/11/2010
10/12/2010
1p
n/a
2nd Interim (2010)
11/08/2010
13/08/2010
10/09/2010
1p
n/a
1st Interim (2010)
12/05/2010
14/05/2010
04/06/2010
1p
n/a
Final (2009)
24/06/2010
26/02/2010
19/03/2010
1.5p
n/a
Interim (2009)
18/11/2009
20/11/2009
11/12/2009
1p
n/a
Interim (2008)
20/08/2008
22/08/2008
01/10/2008
11.5p
n/a
Final (2007)
20/08/2008
22/08/2008
01/10/2008
11.5p
n/a
Interim (2007)
15/08/2007
17/08/2007
01/10/2007
11.5p
n/a
Final (2006)
07/03/2007
09/03/2007
27/04/2007
20.5p
n/a
Interim (2006)
16/08/2006
18/08/2006
02/10/2006
10.5p
n/a
Final (2005)
01/03/2006
03/03/2006
28/04/2006
17.4p
n/a
Interim (2005)
17/08/2005
19/08/2005
03/10/2005
9.2p
n/a