While that’s a dramatic increase, a significant boost came from special one-off dividends, which hit a record \u00a316.9billion – three times their normal level.<\/p>\n
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2021 dividends: The year ended much better than 2020 for investors\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Once that is taken out of the picture,\u00a0underlying payouts rose more modestly, up 21.9 per cent to \u00a377.2billion, which is close to 2015 levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While beating its expectations, total dividend payouts for 2021 remain below their pre-pandemic average levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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