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Dividend Information





A DRIP is again being offered to shareholders on the UK principal register and the Irish branch register. It is not being offered to holders of American Depository Shares. Due to certain technical issues, shareholders on the Hong Kong branch register ("Hong Kong Shareholders") and shareholders holding their interests through The Central Depository (Pte) Limited ("CDP Shareholders") are not being offered the DRIP in respect of the 2011 interim dividend.

Under the DRIP, shares are purchased in the market using the cash dividends that would otherwise have been paid to shareholders. The purchased shares are then distributed to each electing shareholder in proportion to the amount of their cash dividend receivable. The price paid for the shares will only be known after all the shares have been purchased. The share purchase price is shown on the DRIP - share purchase price page.

For further information please refer to the DRIP circular which may be found on the shareholder forms page.

Dividend timetable

2011 Final

2011 Interim
Ex-dividend date

28 March 2012 (for UK, Ireland
and Singapore shareholders)
29 March 2012 (for Hong Kong
shareholders)

17 August 2011 (for UK, Ireland
and Singapore shareholders)
18 August 2011 (for Hong Kong
shareholders)

Record date

30 March 2012

19 August 2011

Payment of dividend

24 May 2012 (for UK, Ireland
and Hong Kong shareholders)
On or about 31 May 2012 (for
Singapore shareholders)
1 June 2012 (for ADR holders)

22 September 2011 (for UK, Ireland
and Hong Kong shareholders)
On or about 29 September 2011
(for Singapore shareholders)



DRIP mandate deadline for 2011 interim dividend (Ireland shareholders) 31 August 2011
DRIP mandate deadline for 2011 interim dividend (UK shareholders) 01 September 2011

These dates are updated in respect of each forthcoming dividend.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Interim dividend per share (GBp) 5.70 5.99 6.29 6.61 7.95
Final dividend per share (GBp) 12.30 12.91 13.56* 17.24 17.24

* Second interim dividend

 
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