| UK Dividends Calendar | |
| Friday, June 5 | |
| SDL | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Playtech | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Lookers | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Sthree | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| AG Barr | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Clarkson | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| H&T Group | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Intertek | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| James Halstead | Dividend payment date 2015 |
| Porvair | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Rightmove | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| William Hill | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Burford Capital | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Merlin Entertainments | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Exova Group | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Onesavings Bank | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Card Factory | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Monday, June 8 | |
| Keller Group | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Tuesday, June 9 | |
| Utilico Emerging Mkts | Dividend payment date 2015 |
| International Public Partnerships | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Wednesday, June 10 | |
| WM Morrison Supermarkets | Dividend payment date 2014 |
| Brunner Investment Trust | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Thursday, June 11 | |
| Laura Ashley Holdings | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Cineworld Group | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| M&C Saatchi | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Young & Co | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Acal | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Big Yellow Group | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Booker Group | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| BlackRock Income Strategies Trust | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Camellia | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Connect Group | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Edinburgh Investment Trust | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Intermediate Capital Group | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| LondonMetric Property | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Majedie Investments | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Mears Group | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Shaftesbury | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Speedy Hire | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Topps Tiles | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Victrex | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Vodafone | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| BAE Systems | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| XP Power | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| Spirax-Sarco Engineering | Special dividend payment date |
| Arrow | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Restore | Ex-Dividend Date 2014 |
| Johnson Matthey | Ex-dividend date final 2015 |
| Standard Life European Private Equity Trust | Ex-dividend date 2015 |
| LondonMetric Property | Special dividend payment date |
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