BRITISH BANKS
“BIG FIVE” DOING WELL.
RUGBY, Friday
Despite the difficult problems presented by the past year Lloyds, Barclay’s, the National Provincial, and the Westminster Banks —four members of the “Big Five” in British banking who have so far announced 1931 results—show highly satisfactory statements. Lloyds results were made known today, and the total dividend on A shares was 15 per cent, for the year, less tax. Barclay’s maintained II per cent, dividend on B shares, and the Westminster made a distribution for the yearof IS per cent., and the National Provincial of 16 per cent. On the Stock Exchange bank shares continue very strong. —8.0. W. MIDLAND bank dividend. LONDON, Friday. The remaining member of the “ Big Five ’ ’ —the Midland Bank—paid a dividend of 16 per cent., compared with 18 per cent, last year.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 January 1932, Page 5
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