Dividend

Amount

Record
Date

Status

Date
Paid

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Final Dividend 2003/2004

5.5p

04.06.2004

Paid

01.07.2004

Interim Dividend 2003/2004

2.5p

07.11.2003

Paid

01.12.2003

Final Dividend 2002 / 2003

5.5p

06.06.2003

Paid

01.07.2003

Interim Dividend 2002 / 2003

2.5p

08.11.2002

Paid

02.12.2002

Final Dividend 2001 / 2002

5.5p

07.06.2002

Paid

01.07.2002

Interim Dividend 2001 / 2002

2.5p

09.11.2001

Paid

03.12.2001

Final Dividend 2000 / 2001

5.25p

08.06.2001

Paid

02.07.2001

Interim Dividend 2000 / 2001

2.5p

03.11.2000

Paid

01.12.2000

Final Dividend 1999 / 2000

5.0p

-

Paid

03.07.2000

Interim Dividend 1999 / 2000

2.5p

05.11.1999

Paid

01.12.1999

Final Dividend 1998 / 1999

5.0p

-

Paid

01.07.1999

Interim Dividend 1998 / 1999

2.5p

23.10.1998

Paid

01.12.1998

Final Dividend 1997 / 1998

5.0p

-

Paid

01.07.1998

Interim Dividend 1997 / 1998

2.5p

17.10.1997

Paid

01.12.1997

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