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02 Apr 2020

Safestore to pay final dividend as stores remain open

Self-storage owner Safestore has said it will pay its final dividend, with its stores fully operational. The company’s self-storage units are exempt from shutdown as they provide support to small business customers and companies engaged in key supply chains including healthcare, food industry suppliers and infrastructure support. Key trading performance indicators have seen relatively limited impact, the […]

02 Apr 2020

SEGRO to pay final dividend

Industrial and logistics giant SEGRO will pay its final dividend, the company confirmed today. The group said it was in a strong position financially and has collected 71% of the rent due for the first quarter of the year. It is in discussion with tenants representing 25% of total headline rent regarding appropriate relief, primarily through […]

01 Apr 2020

Grit Real Estate suspends dividend

Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has suspended payment of its dividend for four weeks. The company said the interim dividend of US$5.25 cents per share will now be paid on 30 April 2020 and was postponed due to delays with central bank processes and moving cash balances to Mauritius, where it is […]

01 Apr 2020

PHP reaffirms dividend policy

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reaffirmed its dividend policy with its business less impacted by covid-19. The company, which owns primary healthcare facilities in the UK and Ireland, said 90% of its contracted rent is either paid directly or indirectly by the UK and Irish governments, with the balance mainly coming from pharmacies attached to its properties. […]

01 Apr 2020

Helical to review final dividend payment

Office developer Helical has placed its dividend distribution under review during the coronavirus pandemic. The group said it collected 84% of the £6.7m total rent due in the first quarter of 2020, with 9% more to be paid in instalments over the next three months. It also collected 90% of its service charge payments in […]

31 Mar 2020

Empiric Student Property suspends dividend

Empiric Student Property has suspended payment of its dividend to cover an expected hit on income due to the coronavirus pandemic. The group said in a worst case scenario it could lose up to £21m of revenue this academic year, as it allows students to exit their rental agreements early due to the enforced lockdown. […]

31 Mar 2020

Regional REIT to pay dividend

Regional REIT has confirmed that its dividend for Q4 2019 will be paid to shareholders. The group, which owns a portfolio of predominantly office properties in regional locations in the UK, will pay shareholders 2.55 pence per share on the 9 April 2020. In a trading update, the company said it had collected most of […]

30 Mar 2020

Hammerson collects 37% of rent and suspends dividend

Retail landlord Hammerson collected just 37% of its rent in the latest quarter but has vowed to help retailers through the covid-19 pandemic. The group, which owns shopping centres in the UK and France as well as outlet centres across Europe, has also suspended its final dividend of 14.8p per share in order to preserve […]