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Dividends
Ordinary and ADR share owners have received the following dividends in respect of each financial year.
Ordinary
Ordinary share owners have received the following dividends in respect of each financial year:
In £ sterling | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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*The record date for the interim dividend of 2023 is 13 October 2023, and the dividend will be payable on 3 November 2023. Final dividends are paid in the subsequent year to which they relate. The 2019 final dividend which was due to be paid in 2020 was cancelled to protect liquidity in light of the threat from Covid-19 at that time. |
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Interim | 15.00p* |
15.00p |
12.50p |
10.00p | 22.70p | 22.70p | 22.70p | 19.55p | 15.91p | 11.62p | 10.56p | 8.80p | 7.46p | 5.97p | 5.19p |
Final | N/A | 24.40p | 18.70p |
14.00p | - | 37.30p | 37.30p | 37.05p | 28.78p | 26.58p | 23.65p | 19.71p | 17.14p | 11.82p | 10.28p |
Total | N/A | 39.40p |
31.20p |
24.00p | 22.70p | 60.00p | 60.00p | 56.60p | 44.69p | 38.20p | 34.21p | 28.51p | 24.60p | 17.79p | 15.47p |
ADR
Dividends per ADR, including UK tax refunds but before US tax credits, in respect of each financial year are set out below:
In US dollars3 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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Notes
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Interim | 92.72¢ |
85.98¢ |
64.18¢ | 144.88¢ | 151.53¢ | 146.27¢ | 132.42¢ | 121.62¢ | 95.72¢ | 82.61¢ | 69.75¢ | 59.80¢ | 46.15¢ | 40.66¢ |
Final | 150.83¢ |
128.63¢ |
89.85¢ | - | 249.00¢ | 240.34¢ | 250.96¢ | 219.99¢ | 218.95¢ | 185.01¢ | 156.22¢ | 137.39¢ | 91.37¢ | 80.53¢ |
Total | 243.55¢ |
214.61¢ |
154.03¢ | 144.88¢ | 400.53¢ | 386.61¢ | 383.38¢ | 341.61¢ | 314.67¢ | 267.62¢ | 225.97¢ | 197.19¢ | 137.52¢ | 121.18¢ |