| Description | Div for Period (pence per share) |
Ex Dividend | Record Date | Payment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim | 2.00 | 12-09-2007 | 14-09-2007 | 12-10-2007 |
| Final | 4.00 | 25-04-2007 | 27-04-2007 | 11-05-2007 |
| Special Div | 65.00 | 26-03-2007 | 23-03-2007 | 09-04-2007 |
| Interim | 2.00 | 13-09-2006 | 15-09-2006 | 13-10-2006 |
| Final | 10.30 | 12-04-2006 | 18-04-2006 | 11-05-2006 |
| Interim | 5.00 | 14-09-2005 | 16-09-2005 | 14-10-2005 |
| Final | 9.80 | 06-04-2005 | 08-04-2005 | 06-05-2005 |
| Interim | 4.80 | 15-09-2004 | 17-09-2004 | 15-10-2004 |
| Final | 9.30 | 07-04-2004 | 13-04-2004 | 07-05-2004 |
| Interim | 4.60 | 17-09-2003 | 19-09-2003 | 17-10-2003 |
| Final | 8.80 | 09-04-2003 | 11-04-2003 | 09-05-2003 |
| Interim | 4.40 | 18-09-2002 | 20-09-2002 | 18-10-2002 |
| Final | 8.40 | 10-04-2002 | 12-04-2002 | 17-05-2002 |
| Interim | 4.20 | 19-09-2001 | 21-09-2001 | 12-10-2001 |
| Final | 8.00 | 04-04-2001 | 06-04-2001 | 04-05-2001 |
| Interim | 4.00 | 18-09-2000 | 22-09-2000 | 13-10-2000 |
| Final | 8.00 | 03-04-2000 | 07-04-2000 | 05-05-2000 |
| Interim | 4.00 | 13-09-1999 | 17-09-1999 | 08-10-1999 |
| Final | 12.75 | 29-03-1999 | 06-04-1999 | 30-04-1999 |
| Interim | 5.75 | 10-08-1998 | 14-08-1998 | 06-04-1999 |