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BT increased its final dividend for 2026
BT has refreshed its dividend policy as the telco giant vowed to deliver “enhanced distributions” for shareholders.The FTSE 100 member declared a final dividend of 5.87p, increasing its full-year dividend by 2 per cent to 8.32p.BT said its new policy would be to “grow the dividend by low to mid single digit per cent per annum in FY27 and onwards” until its debt achieved a BBB+ credit rating, which it said would free up cash “available for enhanced distributions to shareholders.”The company’s previous policy was to “maintain or grow the dividend each year.”BT posted a pre-tax profit of £1.4bn for the year to end March, a jump of 8 per cent, while revenue fell 3 per cent to £19.7bn, dragged down by a decline in international turnover.Chief executive Allison Kirkby said: “We have delivered on our financial guidance and we are transforming ahead of plan, offsetting headwinds while successfully competing.”This story is being updated, more to follow
