Note 10 – Dividends

The following table shows the dividends paid or proposed:

  2005
pence
(per ordinary
share)
 
 
2005
£m
2004
pence
(per ordinary
share)
 
 
2004
£m
2003
pence
(per ordinary
share)
 
 
2003
£m
Ordinary dividends            
Interim 8.5 262 7.91 243 6.86 213
Proposed final 15.2 469 11.87 366 10.34 317
  23.7 731 19.78 609 17.20 530

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