American Depositary Share Payment History
The following table shows the dividends on each Ordinary Share for the fiscal years 1995 to present (as declared but before deduction of withholding taxes)
| Payment number | Years ended 31 Dec |
Type of Dividend | Ex-dividend date |
Record date | Payment date | Declared dividend per ADS (pence) |
Declared dividend per ADS (US cents) |
| 118 | 2006 | Second interim | 18-Apr-2007 | 20-Apr-2007 | 11-May-2007 | 17.05 | 33.55 |
| 117 | Interim | 18-Oct-2006 | 20-Oct-2006 | 10-Nov-2006 | 11.05 | 20.50 | |
| 116 | 2005 | Second interim | 19-Apr-2006 | 21-Apr-2006 | 12-May-2006 | 17.50 | 30.50 |
| 115 | Interim | 19-Oct-2005 | 21-Oct-2005 | 11-Nov-2005 | 10.50 | 18.25 | |
| 114 | 2004 | Final | 20-Apr-2005 | 22-Apr-2005 | 13-May-2005 | 16.00 | 29.64 |
| 113 | Interim | 20-Oct-2004 |
22-Oct-2004 |
12-Nov-2004 | 9.50 | 17.50 | |
| 112 | 2003 | Final | 21-Apr-2004 |
23-Apr-2004 |
14-May-2004 |
15.50 | 27.14 |
| 111 | Interim | 13-Aug-2003 |
15-Aug-2003 |
12-Sep-2003* |
18.50 | 29.43 | |
| 110 | 2002 | Final | 16-May-2003 | 30.00 | 48.57 | ||
| 109 | Interim | 16-Oct-2002 | 18-Oct-2002 | 15-Nov-2002 | 18.00 | 28.38 | |
| 108 | 2001 | Final | 17-Apr-2002 | 19-Apr-2002 | 17-May-2002 | 29.00 | 42.20 |
| 107 | Interim | 07-Nov-2001 | 09-Nov-2001 | 05-Dec-2001 | 17.50 | 24.86 | |
| 106 | 2000 | Final | 18-Apr-2001 | 20-Apr-2001 | 18-May-2001 | 28.00 | 39.96 |
| 105 | Interim | 08-Nov-2000 | 10-Nov-2000 | 06-Dec-2000 | 17.00 | 24.35 | |
| 104 | Special | 02-Aug-2000 | 04-Aug-2000 | 11-Aug-2000 | 371.4 | 556.43 | |
| 103 | 1999 | Final | 06-May-2000 | 08-May-2000 | 02-Jun-2000 | 40.00 | 60.48 |