Billionaire Dyson Takes $300 Million Dividend in Payout Rise (1)

James Dyson’s namesake vacuum-maker is boosting its annual dividends to the billionaire’s family holding company, reversing a recent trend of declining payouts for Britain’s richest person.

Dyson Holdings committed to dividends of £225 million ($303 million) this year to Singapore-based Weybourne Holdings, according to registry filings released this week. It previously paid a £200 million dividend for 2024, its lowest total in at least seven years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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A representative for Dyson – who has a net worth of about $16.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — declined to comment.

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