On Thursday 1st Nov, the world’s most dynamic and progressive media and telecommunications giant, announced its first half results
The BT Board has declared an interim dividend of 4.62p per share
https://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/Ourcompany/Theboard/Ourboard/index.htm
What will be the cost of the dividend when it is paid out in Feb 2019 ?
https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/bt/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=1470&newsid=1203894
The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on that date was 9,921,904,070
Thus:-
9,921,904,070 x 4.62p per share = £458,391,968.034
That is £458m
http://www.shareshop.hsbc.co.uk/shareshop/security.cgi?csi=10025&action=
6.4% yield. Delicious.