Dividends

Dividend History

Description	Div for Period (pence per share)	Ex Dividend	Record Date	Payment Date
Interim	1.89	02/12/09	04/12/09	06/01/10
Prelim	5.54	24/06/09	26/06/09	24/07/09
Interim	1.89	03/12/08	05/12/08	07/01/09
Prelim	5.54	25/06/08	27/06/08	25/07/08
Interim	1.89	05/12/07	07/12/07	09/01/08
Prelim	4.55	27/06/07	29/06/07	27/07/07
Interim	1.64	06/12/06	08/12/06	10/01/07
Prelim	3.53	28/06/06	30/06/06	28/07/06
Interim	1.43	07/12/05	09/12/05	11/01/06
Prelim	11.75*	22/06/05	24/06/05	22/07/05
Interim	4.75	08/12/04	10/12/04	12/01/05
Prelim	9.85	23/06/04	25/06/04	20/07/04
Interim	4.15	10/12/03	12/12/03	14/01/04
Prelim	8.50	11/06/03	13/06/03	11/07/03
Interim	3.75	11/12/02	13/12/02	13/01/03
Prelim	7.50	12/06/02	14/06/02	15/07/02
Interim	3.50	12/12/01	14/12/01	14/01/02
Prelim	2.50	04/07/01	06/07/01	30/07/01
Interim	7.50	11/12/00	15/12/00	15/01/01
Prelim	16.00	12/06/00	16/06/00	10/07/00

* After this date a share split 4:1 took place

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