Trading on track at Games Workshop

The maker of miniature wargames including the Warhammer series said it would pay a dividend of £1.20 per share. The payout, it noted, was in line with its policy of returning "truly surplus" cash to shareholders, including the receipt of the remaining £12m of VAT that was outstanding from the French tax authorities.

Total dividends returned in the year so far now total £4.15 per share.

In a brief statement, Games Workshop also confirmed that trading in the three months to the end of February - which includes the key Christmas period - had been in line with expectations.

A full-year trading update will be issued in May, following the payment of the latest dividend on 19 May.