The Directors have proposed of British Empire Trust Plc the payment of a final dividend of 11.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 September 2018 which, if approved by shareholders at the forthcoming AGM, will be payable on 4 January 2019 to shareholders whose names appear on the register at the close of business on 7 December 2018 (ex-dividend 6 December 2018).