Check These Top 25 LSE Dividend payers for 2019

The year 2019 has been a wonderful year for dividend seeking investors, this year a significant amount of cash has been distributed by London Stock Exchange-listed companies as compared to what they did in the past couple of years. The reason can be termed not only good business performance but lack of deployment opportunities in the foreseeable future too, on the backdrop of a choppy macro-economic environment ensuing from the Brexit saga. Below is the list of top twenty-five dividend stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange who handed over handsome dividends last year.

1. Unilever Plc- (LON:ULVR) - The last paid dividend of the company is the Q3 dividend of 2019 of 35.76 pence per share paid on 4 December 2019. Before to that company had paid Q2 dividend of 2019 of 36.82 pence per share paid on 11 September 2019 and that of the Q1 dividend of 2019 of 35.46 pence per share as on 5 June 2019.
2. GlaxoSmithKline Plc – (LON:GSK) The last dividend announced of the company is the Q3 dividend of 2019 of 19.00 pence per share to be paid on 09 January 2020, before to that company has paid Q2 dividend of 2019 of 19.00 pence per share on 10 October 2019 and that of the Q1 dividend of 2019 of 19.00 pence per share paid on 11 July 2019.
3. British American Tobacco Plc – (LON:BATS) The last announced dividend to be paid by the company to its shareholders is the fourth quarter dividend of 50.75 per share to be paid on 6 February 2020, before to that the company paid the Q3 dividend of 50.75 per share on 14 November 2019, and the one paid in Q2 of 50.75 pence per share on 8 August 2019.
4. Royal Dutch Shell Plc Class A – (LON:RDSA) - The last paid dividend of the company is the Q3 dividend of 2019 of 47.00 ¢ per share paid on 18 December 2019, before to that the company has paid Q2 2019 dividend of 47.00 ¢ per share on 23 September 2019 and that the one of Q1 2019 dividend of 47.00¢ per share on 24 June 2019.
5. Imperial Brands Plc – (LON:IMB)- The last dividend to be paid by the company is the Q4 dividend of 2019 of 72.01 pence per share paid on 31 March 2020. Before to that the company will pay Q3 2019 dividend of 72.00 pence per share to be paid on 31 December 2019. Before that company had paid Q2 dividend of 2019 of 31.28 pence per share paid on 30 September 2019 and that of the Q1 2019 dividend of 31.28 pence per share as on 28 June 2019.
6. HSBC Holdings Plc – (LON:HSBA)- The last paid dividend of the company is the Q3 dividend of 2019 of 10.00 ¢ per share paid on 20 November 2019, before to that company has paid Q2 2019 dividend of 10.00 ¢ per share paid on 26 September 2019 and before that the Q1 2019 dividend of 10.00 ¢ per share on 5 July 2019.
7. Prudential Plc – (LON:PRU) The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was interim dividend for the first six-month period of 16.45 pence per share paid on 26 September 2019.
8. WPP Plc – (LON:WPP)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was interim dividend for the first half of 2019 of 22.70 pence per share paid on 04 November 2019.
9. CRH Plc – (LON:CRH)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was interim dividend for the first half of 2019 of 20.00 ¢ per share paid on 25 September 2019.
10. Nichols Plc – (LON:NICL) The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was the first interim dividend of 2019 of 12.40 pence per share paid on 30 August 2019 and before to that the company had paid a final dividend of 26.80 pence for year 2018 on 03 May 2019, and before that an interim dividend for 2018 of 11.30 pence was paid on 31 August 2018.
11. Coca‑Cola HBC AG – (LON:CCH)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was the special dividend of 2019 of ¢ 200.00 per share paid on 30 July 2019, before that the company had paid a final dividend of ¢ 57.00 per share for 2019 on 30 July 2019, and before that it paid a final dividend of ¢ 54.00 per share for 2018 on 24 July 2018.
12. Aviva Plc - (LON: AV.)- The last dividend paid by the company is the first interim dividend of 2019 of 9.50 pence per share, paid on 26 September 2019 and before to that the company had paid a final dividend for 2018 of 20.75 pence per share paid on 30 May 2019 and before that an interim dividend in 2018 of 9.25 pence per share paid on 24 September 2019.
13. Vodafone Group Plc – (LON:VOD)- The last announced dividend of the company is the first interim dividend of 2019 of ¢ 4.50 per share to be paid on 07 February 2020, before to that the company paid a final dividend of ¢ 4.16 for the year 2019 paid on 02 August 2019, and before to that an interim dividend of ¢ 4.84 for 2019 on 01 February 2019 was paid by the company.
14. Rio Tinto Plc – (LON:RIO)- The last dividend paid by Rio Tinto Plc was special dividend of 00 ¢ per share paid on 19 September 2019 on the same day the company also paid an interim dividend of 151.00 ¢ per share.
15. Micro Focus International Plc – (LON:MCRO)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was on 30 September 2019 of 58.33 cents per share and before to this the company had paid final dividend of 2018 of 58.33 cents per share on 05 April 2019 as well.
16. Redrow Plc – (LON:RDW)-The Last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was the final dividend for the year 2019 of 20.50 pence per share paid on 13 November 2019 and before to that the company had paid an interim dividend of 10.00 pence per share on 9 April 2019.
17. Evraz Plc – (LON:EVR)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders is the second interim dividend for 2019 of 35.00 ¢ per share paid on 05 September 2019 and before to that the company had paid a first interim dividend of 40.00 ¢ on 29 March 2019.
18. Taylor Wimpey Plc – (LON: TW.)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was interim dividend for the first six-month period of 2019 of 3.84 pence per share paid on 08 November 2019.
19. Persimmon Plc – (LON:PSN)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was a special dividend of 110.00 pence per share on 02 July 2019 and before to that the company had paid another special dividend of 125.00 pence per share on 29 March 2019.
20. BP Plc – (LON:BP) - The last paid dividend of the company is the Q3 dividend of 2019 of 10.25 ¢ per share paid on 20 December 2019, before to that company has paid Q2 2019 dividend of 10.25 ¢ per share paid on 20 September 2019 and before that the Q1 2019 dividend of 10.25 ¢ per share on 21 June 2019.
21. Standard Life Aberdeen Plc – (LON:SLA) - The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was an interim dividend for the first six-month period of 2019 of 7.30 pence per share paid on 24 September 2019.
22. Barratt Developments Plc – (LON:BDEV) - The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was a special dividend of 17.30 pence per share paid on 5 November 2019, before that the company also paid a final dividend for the year of 19.50 pence per share and before to that the company had paid an interim dividend of 9.60 pence on 7 May 2019.
23. AstraZeneca Plc – (LON:AZN)-The last announced dividend by the company to its shareholders is the second interim dividend of 190.00 ¢ per share to be paid on 20 March 2020, before to that the company paid an interim dividend of 90.00 ¢ per share on 9 September 2019.
24. BHP Group Plc – (LON:BHP) - The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was the final dividend of 2019 ( FY 2019) of 78.00 ¢ per share paid on 25 September 2019, before to that the company had paid an interim dividend of 55.00 ¢ per share on 26 March 2019 and before to that a special dividend of 102.00 ¢ per share was paid on 30 January 2019.
25. Diageo Plc – (LON:DGE)- The last dividend paid by the company to its shareholders was a final dividend of 2019 ( FY 2019) of 42.47 pence per share paid on 30 October 2019 and before to that the company had paid an interim dividend of 26.10 pence per share on 11 April 2019.