The UK equity market is a fertile ground for investors looking to unearth dividend-paying stocks. Traditionally UK has had high dividend yields compared to other developed markets especially the US.

An article published last month at The Money Observer discussed the Dividend Heros of the benchmark FTSE-100 index. Research by the stock broker AJ Bell found that just 15 FTSE-100 companies have increased their dividends for at least 15 years. These 15 Dividend Heros are listed in the table below:

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Source: The 15 FTSE 100 dividend heroes revealed, The Money Observer

Some of the above trading on the US markets are utility SSE (SSEZY), British American Tobacco(BTI), Diageo(DEO), Imperial Brands(ITYBY) and Bunzl(BZLFY).

Also see: Dividend Stock Lists for US, Canada, Europe and UK: Links, TFS

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