Dividend payment history

The following table shows dividends on each ordinary share for the fiscal years 1995 to present. All were declared in pence prior to the 2005 second interim dividend.

The dividends shown in US cents prior to the second interim for 2005 are shown for information only and have been translated into US cents at the noon buying rate on the payment date.

Dividends declared after the 2005 second interim dividend were declared in US dollars with an equivalent shown in sterling.

 

Payment 
number
Years ended 
31 December
Type of
Dividend
Ex-Dividend
date
Record of
date
Payment
date
Declared
dividend
per share
(pence) 
Dividend
per share
(US cents) 
152 2023 Final  28-March-2024 2-April-2024  22-May-2024 18.49 23.1
151 2023  Interim  5-October 2023  6-October-2023  1-November 2023  11.89 14.4
150 2022 Final  30-March-2023  31-March-2023  17-May-2023 18.38 23.10
149 2022  Interim 29-Sept-2022  30-Sept-2022 26-Oct-2022  12.91  14.40 
148 2021  Final  31-Mar-2022 1-Apr-2022 11-May-2022 18.40 23.10 
147 2021 Interim 30-Sept-2021 1-Oct-2021 27-Oct-2021 10.50 14.40
146 2020  Final  1-Apr-2021  6-Apr-2021 12-May-2021  16.62  23.10 
145  2020  Interim  1-Oct-2020  2-Oct-2020  28-Oct-2020 11.07  14.40 
144  2019  Final  2-Apr-2020  3-Apr-2020  6-May-2020  18.66  23.10 
143 2019  Interim  3-Oct-2019 4-Oct-2019  30-Oct-2019  11.19  14.40 
142 2018  Final  4-Apr-2019 5-Apr-2019 8-May-2019 16.99 22.00 
141 2018  Interim 4-Oct-2018 5-Oct-2018 31-Oct-2018 10.67 14.00
140  2017  Final 5-Apr-2018 6-Apr-2018 9-May-2018 16.24 22.70
139 2017 Interim  5-Oct-2017 6-Oct-2017  1-Nov-2017 9.34 12.30 
138  2016  Final  30-Mar-2017 31-Mar-2017 10-May-2017 14.42 18.50
137  2016  Interim  6-Oct-2016 7-Oct-2016 25-Oct-2016  10.08  12.30 
136 2015  Final  21-Apr-2016 22-Apr-2016  11-May-2016 13.00 19.00
135  2015 Interim  8-Oct-2015 9-Oct-2015 27-Oct-2015 7.68 11.80 
134  2014 Final  16-Apr-2015 17-Apr-2015 6-May-2015 12.34 18.60 
133  2014 Interim  23-Oct-2014 24-Oct-2014 11-Nov-2014 6.82 11.00
132 2013  Final 16-Apr-2014 22-Apr-2014 7-May-2014 10.11 17.00
131 2013 Interim 9-Oct-2013 11-Oct-2013 29-Oct-2013 6.49 10.40 
130 2012  Final 17-Apr-2013 19-Apr-2013 8-May-2013 10.6 16.20
129 2012 Interim 10-Oct-2012 12-Oct-2012 30-Oct-2012 6.13 9.90 
128 2011  Final 18-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 9-May-2012 6.70 10.80
127 2011 Interim 12-Oct-2011 14-Oct-2011 1-Nov-2011 4.175 6.60 
126 2010 Final 29-Apr-2011 (US)
27-Apr-2011 (UK)
3-May-2011 19-May-2011 5.975 9.82 
125 2010  Interim 13-Oct-2010 15-Oct-2010 2-Nov-2010 3.81 6.00
124  2009 Second
Interim
21-Apr-2010 23-Apr-2010 12-May-2010 5.845 8.93
123 2009 Interim 14-Oct-2009 16-Oct-2009 3-Nov-2009 3.285 5.46
122  2008 Second
Interim
15-Apr-2009 17-Apr-2009 8-May-2009 5.575 8.12
121 2008 Interim 15-Oct-2008 17-Oct-2008 7-Nov-2008 2.875 4.96
120 2007  Second
Interim
16-Apr-2008 18-Apr-2008 9-May-2008 3.70 7.38
119  2007 Interim 17-Oct-2007 19-Oct-2007 9-Nov-2007 2.205 4.51
118 2006 Second
Interim
18-Apr-2007 20-Apr-2007 11-May-2007 3.41 6.71
117 2006  Interim 18-Oct-2006 20-Oct-2006 10-Nov-2006 2.21 4.10 
116 2005 Second
Interim
19-Apr-2006 21-Apr-2006 12-May-2006 3.50 6.10
115 2005 Interim 19-Oct-2005 21-Oct-2005 11-Nov-2005 2.10 3.660
114 2004 Final 20-Apr-2005 22-Apr-2005 13-May-2005 3.20 5.879
113 2004 Interim 20-Oct-2004 22-Oct-2004 12-Nov-2004 1.90 3.524 
112 2003  Final 21-Apr-2004 23-Apr-2004 14-May-2004 3.10 5.010
111 2003 Interim 13-Aug-2003 15-Aug-2003 12-Sep-2003  1.85 2.969
110 2002 Final 20-Apr-2003 22-Aug-2003 16-May-2003 3.00 4.87
109 2002 Interim 16-Oct-2002 18-Oct-2002  15-Nov-2002 1.80 2.84 
108 2001 Final 17-Apr-2002 19-Apr-2002 17-May-2002 2.90 4.150
107 2001 Interim 7-Nov-2001 9-Nov-2001 5-Dec-2001 1.75 2.478
106 2000 Final 18-Apr-2001 20-Apr-2001 18-May-2001 2.8 4.013
105 2000 Interim 8-Nov-2000 10-Nov-2000  6-Dec-2000 1.7 2.443

 


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