04:35 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nUK firms are set to pay out \u00a364.2bn in dividends this year, up 13.6% on 2010, research by Capita Registrars suggests.<\/p>\n
However, the predicted amount is still below the \u00a367.1bn that was recorded in 2008.<\/p>\n
It comes after dividend pay-outs jumped 10.3% in the first three months compared with a year earlier, due mainly to a special dividend by International Power (IP).<\/p>\n
BP’s recent resumption of dividends also contributed to the turnaround.<\/p>\n
The oil firm – which had been one of the top dividend payers in the FTSE 100 – suspended three of its quarterly payments last year because of the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and it continues to pay a much lower dividend than it did prior to the accident.<\/p>\n
‘Sign of optimism’<\/span><\/p>\n“2011 has got off to a very strong start, and underlying dividend growth will accelerate from here,” said Charles Cryer, chief economist at Capita Registrars, which provides company share registration services.<\/p>\n
“Even though there are still uncertainties in the wider economy, the dividend recovery is very broadly based, indicating companies are much more confident in their financial position,” he added.<\/p>\n
“Smaller firms are much more sensitive to swings in the economic cycle, so the dramatic rise in pay-outs from them is a further sign of optimism.”<\/p>\n
However, the biggest firms continue to dominate, with the top five – AstraZeneca, Vodafone, Shell, International Power and HSBC – accounting for 51% of total dividends for the first quarter.<\/p>\n
The findings comes the same day as an economic forecast from the Ernst & Young Item Club which called for companies to do more to invest spare cash, or else release it to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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