Do the British treasure their dividends? You bloody well better believe it. The U.K.’s National Grid (NGG) topped IBD’s Utility Leaders list in Tuesday’s newspaper with a 6.4% annualized dividend yield. ( IBD also ranks top-notch dividend-paying firms and REITs in separate lists.) National Grid’s long-term dividend growth rate of 13% is also the strongest among the 13 companies that made the table.