Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
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Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
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2006 requires the Directors to present a Strategic report in the Annual Report and Financial Statements. Profit and dividends Statutory profit after tax for 2024 was &pound;6,356 m (2023: &pound;5,323m, 2022: &pound;5,973). The 2024 full year dividend of 5.5p per ordinary share will be paid on 4 April 2025 to shareholders whose names are on the Register of Members at the close of business on 28 February 2025. With the 2024 half year dividend totalling 2.9p per ordinary share, paid in September 2024, the total dividend for 2024 is 8.4p (2023: 8.00p) per ordinary share. The half year and full year dividends for 2024 amounted to &pound;1,221m (2023: &pound;1,210m). BPLC also completed share buy-back programmes during 2024, further details of which can be found later in this section. Shareholders may have their dividends reinvested in Barclays by joining the Barclays Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP). Further details regarding the DRIP can be found at home.barclays/dividends and shareview.co.uk/info/drip The nominee company of certain Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) holding shares in Barclays in connection with the operation of our employee share plans has lodged evergreen dividend waivers on shares held by it that have not been allocated to employees. The total amount of dividends waived during the year ended 31 December 2024 was &pound;8.4m (2023: &pound;1.70m). Board of Directors The names of the current Directors of BPLC, along with their biographical details, are set out on pages 64 to 67 and are incorporated into this Directors&#8217; report by reference. Changes to Directors during the year and up to the date of this report are set out below. Name Role Effective date Brian Shea Non- Executive Director Appointed 19 July 2024 Mohamed A. El-Erian Non- Executive Director Stepped down 31 August 2024 Diane Schueneman Non- Executive Director Stepped down 31 January 2025 Appointment and retirement of Directors The appointment and retirement of Directors is governed by our Articles, the Code, the Companies Act 2006 and related legislation. The Articles may be amended