Ordinary share dividends

Dividend
Title
Ex Date Record Date Pay Date Div Rate (p) SCRIP
acquisition cost
Final 2004 9 Mar 2005 11 Mar 2005 3 Jun 2005 41.2 1713.6
Interim 2004 11 Aug 2004 13 Aug 2004 8 Oct 2004 16.8 1477.8
Final 2003 10 Mar 2004 12 Mar 2004 4 Jun 2004 35.7 1686.6
Interim 2003 13 Aug 2003 15 Aug 2003 10 Oct 2003 14.6 1627.4
Final 2002 12 Mar 2003 14 Mar 2003 06 Jun 2003 31.0 1356.2
Interim 2002 12 Aug 2002 14 Aug 2002 11 Oct 2002 12.7 1576.6
Final 2001 13 Mar 2002 15 Mar 2002 07 Jun 2002 27.0 1839.4
Interim 2001 15 Aug 2001 17 Aug 2001 12 Oct 2001 11.0 1759.2
Final 2000 14 Mar 2001 16 Mar 2001 18 May 2001 23.5 1510.6
Interim 2000 14 Aug 2000 18 Aug 2000 13 Oct 2000 9.5 1324.4
Final 1999 13 Dec 1999 17 Dec 1999 18 Feb 2000 20.3 1116.8
Interim 1999 17 May 1999 21 May 1999 16 Jul 1999 8.2 1353.6
Final 1998 14 Dec 1998 18 Dec 1998 19 Feb 1999 17.47 933.9
Interim 1998 18 May 1998 22 May 1998 17 Jul 1998 7.13 1015.3
Final 1997 08 Dec 1997 12 Dec 1997 19 Feb 1998 15.2 773.7
Interim 1997 19 May 1997 23 May 1997 18 Jul 1997 6.2 614
Final 1996 09 Jan 1996 17 Dec 1997 20 Feb 1997 13.2 527
Interim 1996 20 May 1996 29 May 1996 19 Jul 1996 5.4 531.2
Final 1995 - 28 Dec 1995 23 Feb 1996 11.6 571.6
Interim 1995 - 09 Jun 1995 20 Jul 1995 4.6 400.4
Final 1994 - 03 Jan 1995 24 Feb 1995 9.75 400.8
Interim 1994 - 26 May 1994 7 Jul 1994 4.0 429.8
Final 1993 - 23 Dec 1993 25 Feb 1994 8.0 439.8
Interim 1993 - 20 May 1993 22 Jul 1993 3.0 274.2
Final 1992 - 24 Dec 1992 26 Feb 1993 6.0 197.6
Interim 1992 - 27 May 1992 22 Jul 1992 2.8 195.0
Final 1991 - 27 Dec 1991 26 Feb 1992 6.0 157.0
Interim 1991 - 31 May 1991 17 Jul 1991 2.8 176.6
Final 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 20 Feb 1991 5.6 160.6
Interim 1990 - 25 May 1990 18 Jul 1990 2.8 168.4
Final 1989 - 21 Dec 1989 01 Mar 1990 4.8 199.6
Interim 1989 - 19 May 1989 19 Jul 1989 6.0 382.2
Final 1988 - 22 Jan 1989 13 Mar 1989 9.7 340.4
Interim 1988 - 20 May 1988 03 Aug 1988 5.3 327.0