The board of Ibstock plc has decided to pay an interim dividend of 2.5 pence (2020: nil; 2019: 3.2 pence), reflecting the performance and cash generation of the business in the half, and the Board's confidence in the longer-term outlook for the Group. The interim dividend will be payable on 17 September 2021 to shareholders on the register on 13 August 2021.