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Dividend History

* Dividends are for ordinary shares in pence.

Dividend Description	Date	Dividend per Share *
2008 interim dividend	03 Oct 2008	8.3
2007 final dividend	23 May 2008	14.7
2007 interim dividend	05 Oct 2007	8.3
Special dividend	31 Aug 2007	53
2006 final dividend	25 May 2007	12.1
2006 interim dividend	06 Oct 2006	6.9
2005 final dividend	19 May 2006	11
2005 interim dividend	07 Oct 2005	6.5
2004 final dividend	16 May 2005	9.85
2004 interim dividend	10 Oct 2004	6.15
2003 final dividend	16 May 2003	8.55
2002 interim dividend	11 Oct 2002	5.45
2002 final dividend	17 May 2002	8
2001 interim dividend	12 Oct 2001	5.1
2001 final dividend	18 May 2001	7.4
2000 final dividend	19 May 2000	6.8
2000 interim dividend	19 May 2000	4.7
1999 final dividend	21 May 1999	6.275
1998 interim ordinary	01 Sep 1998	4.125
1998 final dividend	22 May 1998	2
1998 second interim	01 Mar 1998	4.125
1997 interim dividend	10 Oct 1997	3.4
1997 final dividend	23 May 1997	5.75
1996 interim dividend	11 Nov 1996	3.25
1996 final dividend	24 May 1996	5.4
1995 interim dividend	12 Oct 1995	3.1
1995 final dividend	24 May 1995	5
1994 interim dividend	13 Oct 1994	3.1
1994 final dividend	24 May 1994	5
1993 interim dividend	14 Oct 1993	3.1
1993 final dividend	25 May 1993	5
1992 interim dividend	14 Oct 1992	3.1
1992 final dividend	26 May 1992	7.15
1991 interim dividend	07 Oct 1991	4.4
1991 final dividend	28 May 1991	7.15
1990 interim dividend	09 Oct 1990	4.2
1990 final dividend	29 May 1990	6.6
1989 interim dividend	10 Oct 1989	4.2
1989 final dividend	30 May 1989	5.6
1988 interim dividend	11 Oct 1988	3.3
1988 final dividend	23 May 1988	4.5
1987 interim dividend	14 Oct 1987	2.8
1987 final dividend	26 May 1987	4
1986 interim dividend	13 Oct 1986	2.5
1986 final dividend	27 May 1986	3.3