Dividends
As announced at the 2009 Annual General Meeting, it will be our policy to declare and pay dividends on a quarterly basis. There will be three equal payments in June, September and December each year and a final variable payment in March each year.
On 10 November 2009, the Board announced that an interim dividend of 1p per ordinary share would be paid for shares registered in the books of the Company at close of business on 20 November 2009. The interim dividend will be paid on 11 December 2009.
For US and Canadian resident American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders, the interim dividend of 1p per ordinary share will become 4p per ADS (representing four shares). The ADR depositary will post the dividend on 11 December 2009 to ADR holders on record on 20 November 2009.
A final cash dividend for the half year to 31 December 2009 will be declared at the time of the Preliminary Results Announcement on 16 February 2010 and paid in March.
| Year |
2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
|
2008
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date paid |
1/10/04
|
1/4/05
|
3/10/05
|
28/4/06
|
2/10/06
|
27/4/07
|
1/10/2007
|
25/4/08
|
1/10/08
|
|
| Interim dividend |
8.25p
|
|
9.20p
|
|
10.50p
|
|
11.50p
|
|
11.50p
|
|
| Full year dividend |
|
15.75p
|
|
17.40p
|
|
20.50p
|
|
22.50p
|
|
|
