Dividend History

Year Type Ex Dividend date Record
date		 Payment
date		 Dividend pence
per share
2011 Final 02/05/2012 04/05/2012 01/06/2012 36.5
2011 Interim 28/09/2011 30/09/2011 21/10/2011 39.1
2010 Final 18/05/2011 20/05/2011 10/06/2011 35.5
2010 Interim 06/10/2010 08/10/2010 20/10/2010 32.6
2009 Final 10/03/2010 12/03/2010 01/04/2010 29.8
2009 Interim 07/10/2009 09/10/2009 21/10/2009 27.7
2008 Final 06/05/2009 08/05/2009 27/05/2009 26.5
2008 Interim 27/08/2008 29/08/2008 25/09/2008 26
2007 Final 09/04/2008 11/04/2008 07/05/2008 23.2
2007 Interim 19/09/2007 21/09/2007 17/10/2007 20.6
2006 Final 18/04/2007 20/04/2007 24/05/2007 24
2006 Interim 20/09/2006 22/09/2006 18/10/2006 12.1
2005 Final 19/04/2006 21/04/2006 25/05/2006 14.9
2005 Interim 14/10/2005 16/10/2005 05/10/2005 9.7
2004 Final 27/04/2005 29/04/2005 25/05/2005 9.3