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Direct Line Insurance Group plc was acquired by Aviva plc on 1 July 2025. Visit the aviva.com Dividends page for current information. 

Dividend payment history

Dividend
 Amount
 Payment date
2024 Interim Dividend 2.0p 11 October 2024
2023 Final Dividend 4.0p 17 May 2024
2022 Interim Dividend 7.6p 9 September 2022
2021 Final Dividend 15.1p 17 May 2022
2021 Interim Dividend 7.6p 3 September 2021
2020 Final Dividend 14.7p 20 May 2021
2020 Special Interim Dividend 14.4p 4 September 2020
2020 Interim Dividend 7.4p 4 September 2020
2019 Interim Dividend 7.2p 6 September 2019
2018 Special Interim Dividend 8.3p 16 May 2019
2018 Final Dividend 14.0p 16 May 2019
2018 Interim Dividend 7.0p
 7 September 2018
2017 Special Interim Dividend
 15.0p
 17 May 2018
2017 Final Dividend
 13.6p
 17 May 2018
2017 Interim Dividend 
 6.8p
 8 September 2017
2016 Final Dividend 
 9.7p
 18 May 2017
2016 Special Interim Dividend
 10.0p
 9 September 2016
2016 Interim Dividend
 4.9p
 9 September 2016
2015 Second Special Interim Dividend
 8.8p
 19 May 2016
2015 Final Dividend
 9.2p
 19 May 2016
2015 Interim Dividend
 4.6p
 11 September 2015
2015 Special Dividend
 27.5p
 24 July 2015
2014 Second Special Interim Dividend
 4.0p
 17 April 2015
2014 'Final' Dividend*
 8.8p
 17 April 2015
2014 First Special Interim Dividend
 10.0p
 12 September 2014
2014 Interim Dividend
 4.4p
 12 September 2014
2013 Final Dividend
 8.4p
 20 May 2014
2013 Second Special Interim Dividend
 4.0p
 20 May 2014
2013 First Special Interim Dividend
 4.0p
 31 December 2013
2013 Interim Dividend
 4.2p
 26 September 2013
2012 Final Dividend
 8.0p
 11 June 2013

* For 2014, the Board resolved to pay an interim dividend in lieu of a final dividend.

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