Why Rolls-Royce Holdings Is Back in Focus: UK Nuclear Deal, Dividend Date and Fresh Share Momentum
Rolls-Royce shares jumped 4.8% Friday as UK defence stocks rallied, lifting the FTSE 100. The company goes ex-dividend April 23 and holds its AGM April 30 after announcing a £7–9 billion buyback and a 5 pence final 2025 dividend. Britain signed a contract with Rolls-Royce SMR to begin design work on the first UK small modular reactors. Rolls-Royce also reported German test benches now run on HVO fuel.