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Ordinary Shares

Payment Date Amount (Per Share) Scrip Dividend (Price per share) Description Ex-Div date Record Date
1 October 1990   9.90p   Final   23 July 1990
4 March 1991 5.85p   Interim    28 January 1991
1 October 1991 11.70p   Final   22 July 1991
1 April 1992   6.40p   Interim  30 December 1991 17 January 1992
1 October 1992 12.90p 403.8p Final 29 June 1992 9 July 1992
1 April 1993   7.00p 456.6p Interim 14 December 1992 7 January 1993
1 October 1993 14.10p 461.0p Final 21 June 1993 9 July 1993
6 April 1994   7.55p 620.8p Interim 13 December 1993 7 January 1994
3 October 1994 15.20p 479.8p Final 20 June 1994 8 July 1994
6 April 1995   8.23p 498.4p 1st Interim 12 December 1994 3 January 1995
21 July 1995   3.84p   2nd Interim 19 June 1995 6 July 1995
2 October 1995 16.80p 560.4p Final 19 June 1995 6 July 1995
9 April 1996  9.20p 680.4p 1st Interim 27 December 1995 5 January 1996
5 August 1996   3.84p   2nd Interim 17 June 1996 25 June 1996
1 October 1996 19.33p 564.8p Final 17 June 1996 25 June 1996
7 April 1997 10.50p 673.1p 1st Interim 30 December 1996 8 January 1997
6 August 1997  3.84p   2nd Interim 16 June 1997 20 June 1997
6 August 1997 22.16p 734.5p Final 16 June 1997 20 June 1997
6 April 1998 11.55p 987.8p 1st Interim 29 December 1997 5 January 1998
6 April 1999  3.84p   2nd Interim 15 June 1998 19 June 1998
6 April 1999 24.37p   Final 15 June 1998 19 June 1998
6 April 1999   1.36p   Enhancement 15 June 1998 19 June 1998
6 April 1999 12.47p   1st Interim 29 December 1998 5 January 1999
2 August 1999   3.84p   2nd Interim 14 June 1999 18 June 1999
1 October 1999 26.69p   Final 14 June 1999 18 June 1999
6 April 2000 17.00p   Interim 29 December 1999 6 January 2000
2 October 2000 28.00p   Final 14 August 2000 18 August 2000
6 April 2001 17.00p   Interim 21 February 2001 23 February 2001
1 October 2001 28.00p   Final 27 June 2001 29 June 2001
8 April 2002 17.34p   Interim 19 December 2001 21 December 2001
1 October 2002 28.56p   Final 26 June 2002 28 June 2002
7 April 2003 17.34p   Interim 18 December 2002 20 December 2002
1 October 2003 28.56p   Final 18 June 2003 20 June 2003
6 April 2004 17.77p   Interim 17 December 2003 19 December 2003
1 October 2004 29.27p   Final 16 June 2004 18 June 2004
6 April 2005 18.21p   Interim 15 December 2004 17 December 2004
31 August 2005 30.30p   Final 22 June 2005 24 June 2005
25 January 2006 19.16p   Interim 14 December 2005 16 December 2005
2 August 2006 31.97p   Final 28 June 2006 30 June 2006
20 October 2006 165.00p   Special   6 October 2006
24 January 2007 22.77p   Interim 13 December 2006 15 December 2006
3 August 2007 38.68p   Final 27 June 2007 29 June 2007
16 January 2008 24.34p   Interim 5 December 2007 7 December 2007

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B Shares

B shares were created on 11 August 1997 and cancelled on 1 November 2000, and the last dividend was paid on 11 August 2000.

Payment Date Amount (Per Share) Record Date
11 February 1998 1.04203125p 27 January 1998
11 August 1998 1.06875p 27 July 1998
11 February 1999 1.09658168p 27 January 1999
11 August 1999 0.75887948p 27 July 1999
11 February 2000 0.80085p 27 January 2000
11 August 2000 0.910575p 27 July 2000

Announcements Archive

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Scrip Dividends

Scrip dividends are no longer available. Dividend payments were only made under the scrip dividend scheme between 1st October 1992 and 6th April 1998.

 

 
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