DIVIDENDS (ex dividend dates)

This article is a short ex-dividend schedule that lists companies, the dividend amount (in cents per share) and the franking percentage, grouped by day (TODAY, TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY). It helps investors see which companies are going ex-dividend and the exact dividend and franking information published in the piece.

Companies listed under TODAY include Bell Financial Group (4c, 100% franked), BHP Billiton (45.803c, 100% franked), Brambles (13c, 20% franked), BSA (1c, 100% franked), Cardno (17c, 70% franked), Clarius Group (2c, 100% franked), Collection House (3.1c, 100% franked), CSG (2.5c, 100% franked), Flight Centre (36c, 100% franked), HydroMet Corp (0.075c, 100% franked), Imdex (1.75c, 100% franked), Lindsay Australia (0.5c, 100% franked), Medusa Mining (5c, unfranked), Monadelphous Group (40c, 100% franked), Panoramic Resources (4c, 100% franked), Plan B Group Holdings (1.7c, 100% franked), Pro-Pac Packaging (1c, 100% franked), Southern Cross Media (7.0c, 100% franked) and Toll Holdings (11.5c, 100% franked).

The TOMORROW list includes Beyond International (3c, unfranked), Breville Group (9.5c, 42.15% franked), Brierty (0.5c, 100% franked), CIC Australia (3c, 100% franked), CSL (35c, unfranked), DKN Financial Group (2c, unfranked), Forest Place Group (2.2c, 100% franked), Gazal Corp (6c, 100% franked), Global Construction (3.75c, 100% franked), Iress Market Technology (27.5c, 57.6% franked), McPherson's (12c, 100% franked), Ramsay Health Care (22.5c, 100% franked), Watpac (1.5c, 100% franked) and Whitehaven Coal (3.3c, 100% franked).

WEDNESDAY entries include Ambertech (0.5c, 100% franked), FlexiGroup (5c, 100% franked), Gale Pacific (1c, 100% franked), Salmat (11.5c, 100% franked), Sedgman (3c, 100% franked), Seymour White (3.5c, 100% franked) and Transfield Services (5c, 100% franked). THURSDAY entries include Cash Converters (dividend access 1.75c, 100% franked), Chalmers (10c, 100% franked) and Equity Trustees (50c, 100% franked).

The article shows several unfranked and partially franked dividends. Examples of unfranked dividends: Medusa Mining (5c), Beyond International (3c), CSL (35c) and DKN Financial Group (2c). Examples of partially franked dividends: Breville Group (9.5c, 42.15% franked), Iress Market Technology (27.5c, 57.6% franked), Cardno (17c, 70% franked) and Brambles (13c, 20% franked).

Based on the listed amounts, Equity Trustees tops the schedule at 50c (100% franked). Other large amounts in the article are BHP Billiton (45.803c, 100% franked), Monadelphous Group (40c, 100% franked), Flight Centre (36c, 100% franked) and CSL (35c, unfranked).

Yes — a large number of the companies in the schedule show 100% franked dividends. Examples across the days include Bell Financial Group, BHP Billiton, Monadelphous Group, Panoramic Resources, Pro‑Pac Packaging, Ramsay Health Care, Whitehaven Coal and several Wednesday/Thursday listings such as Salmat and Equity Trustees (50c, 100% franked).

Everyday investors can use the schedule to quickly see which companies are going ex-dividend, the exact dividend in cents per share and the franking percentage reported in the article. That information is useful for tracking upcoming dividend payments and comparing gross dividend amounts and attached franking data across the listed companies.