United Utilities to pay out almost £181m in dividends to investors
(The Guardian Business News)

Water firm´s biggest payout in a decade will be made two days before it imposes hosepipe banThe water company United Utilities is to pay out nearly £181m in dividends just two days before it implements a hosepipe ban across the north-west of England.The payout on 3 August will be the single biggest in a decade by the company and will mean shareholders have received close to £271m for the last financial year, 2.2% more than for the previous 12 months. Continue reading...