Performance

Profitability and return

Dividends

The Board proposes a final ordinary dividend of 11.0 pence per share. Taken together with the interim dividend of 6.0 pence per share, this provides total dividends of 17.0 pence per share (2007: 15.0 pence per share) an increase of 13.3%. Part of this increase recognises the enhanced per share dividend paying capacity which resulted from the B share and associated share consolidation.