Dividends

Dividend announced	Ex-Date	Record Date	Paid	Amount	Type

16 May 2007	18 July 2007	20 July 2007	13 August 2007	12.0p	Final
8 November 2006	6 December 2006	8 December 2006	5 January 2007	6.0p	Interim
17 February 2006	15 May 2006	12 May 2006	26 May 2006	8.0p	Final**
3 November 2005	7 December 2005	9 December 2005	6 January 2006	4.0p	Interim
19 May 2005	20 July 2005	22 July 2005	15 August 2005	5.0p	Final
11 November 2004	8 December 2004	10 December 2004	7 January 2005	2.0p	Interim
20 May 2004	26 July 2004	23 July 2004	16 August 2004	55.0p	Special
20 May 2004	21 July 2004	23 July 2004	16 August 2004	3.4p	Final
6 November 2003	3 December 2003	5 December 2003	5 January 2004	1.4p	Interim
15 May 2003	23 July 2003	25 July 2003	18 August 2003	3.0p	Final
7 November 2002	4 December 2002	6 December 2002	6 January 2003	1.3p	Interim
23 May 2002	17 July 2002	19 July 2002	19 August 2002	2.5p	Final
6 November 2001	5 December 2001	7 December 2001	8 January 2002	1.1p	Interim
24 May 2001	4 July 2001	6 July 2001	27 August 2001	2.2p*	Final
19 October 2000	4 December 2000	8 December 2000	5 January 2001	1.0p*	Interim
* Dividends adjusted for 9 for 1 bonus issue on 19 July 2001 **Second interim dividend in lieu of final