Dividends will be announced in US Dollars but will continue to be paid in Sterling. Holders of American Depositary Receipts will continue to be paid in US Dollars.

Dividend History PDF (140k)

Divi- dend	Pay- ment	Value	Date Annc'd	Ex dividend date	Record date	Payment date UK	Payment date US
24	Interim	10.80c (6.63p)	26 Jul 2011	3 Aug 2011	5 Aug 2011	8 Sep 2011	8 Sep 2011
23	Final	11.78c (7.31p)	8 Feb 2011	13 Apr 2011	15 Apr 2011	20 May 2011	20 May 2011
22	Interim	9.82c (6.35p)	28 Jul 2010	04 Aug 2010	06 Aug 2010	10 Sep 2010	10 Sep 2010
21	Final	6.73p	05 Feb 2010	14 April 2010	16 April 2010	21 May 2010	28 May 2010
20	Interim	5.62p	29 Jul 2009	05 Aug 2009	07 Aug 2009	11 Sep 2009	18 Sep 2009
19	Final	6.55p	05 Feb 2009	08 Apr 2009	14 Apr 2009	22 May 2009	01 Jun 2009
18	Interim	4.68p	24 Jul 2008	06 Aug 2008	08 Aug 2008	12 Sep 2008	19 Sep 2008
17	Final	5.76p	07 Feb 2008	09 Apr 2008	11 Apr 2008	23 May 2008	02 Jun 2008
16	Interim	3.60p	27 Jul 2007	08 Aug 2007	10 Aug 2007	14 Sep 2007	21 Sep 2007
15	Final	4.20p	08 Feb 2007	11 Apr 2007	13 Apr 2007	25 May 2007	04 Jun 2007
14	Interim	3.0p	24 Jul 2006	09 Aug 2006	11 Aug 2006	15 Sep 2006	22 Sep 2006
13	Final	4.09p	08 Feb 2006	29 Mar 2006	31 Mar 2006	12 May 2006	19 May 2006
12	Interim	1.91p	27 Jul 2005	10 Aug 2005	12 Aug 2005	16 Sep 2005	23 Sep 2005
11	Final	2.08p	15 Feb 2005	30 Mar 2005	01 Apr 2005	13 May 2005	20 May 2005
10	Interim	1.73p	28 Jul 2004	04 Aug 2004	06 Aug 2004	10 Sep 2004	17 Sep 2004
9	Final	1.86p	17 Feb 2004	14 Apr 2004	16 Apr 2004	28 May 2004	07 Jun 2004
8	Interim	1.6p	28 Jul 2003	06 Aug 2003	08 Aug 2003	12 Sep 2003	19 Sep 2003
7	Final	1.55p	18 Feb 2003	19 Mar 2003	21 Mar 2003	02 May 2003	12 May 2003
6	Interim	1.55p	25 Jul 2002	23 Oct 2002	25 Oct 2002	13 Dec 2002	23 Dec 2002
5	Final	1.5p	21 Feb 2002	24 Apr 2002	26 Apr 2002	07 Jun 2002	17 Jun 2002
4	Interim	1.5p	26 Jul 2001	24 Oct 2001	26 Oct 2001	14 Dec 2001	24 Dec 2001
3	Final	1.45p	15 Feb 2001	25 Apr 2001	27 Apr 2001	08 Jun 2001	18 Jun 2001
2	Interim	4.95p	07 Sep 2000	16 Oct 2000	20 Oct 2000	15 Dec 2000	26 Dec 2000
1	Final	4.6p	22 Feb 2000	25 Apr 2000	02 May 2000	09 Jun 2000	19 Jun 2000
26	Interim	4.6p	16 Sep 1999	11 Oct 1999	15 Oct 1999	10 Dec 1999	20 Dec 1999
25	Final	4.3p	23 Feb 1999	12 Apr 1999	16 Apr 1999	09 Jun 1999	21 Jun 1999
24	Interim	4.3p	16 Sep 1998	12 Oct 1998	16 Oct 1998	16 Dec 1998	28 Dec 1998
23	Final	4.0p	25 Feb 1998	05 May 1998	11 May 1998	01 Jul 1998	13 Jul 1998
22	Interim	4.0p	17 Sep 1997	13 Oct 1997	17 Oct 1997	17 Dec 1997	29 Dec 1997
21	Final	8.1p	27 Feb 1997	06 May 1997	12 May 1997	02 Jul 1997	14 Jul 1997