Notes to the Financial Statements

11 Ordinary dividends

  2005 2004 2005 2004
  pence pence £m £m
Interim 4.80 4.43 27.4 21.6
Proposed final 10.90 10.07 56.5 49.2
Total for year 15.70 14.50 83.9 70.8

The final dividend of 10.90 pence will be paid on 19 August 2005 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 22 July 2005.

The ex-dividend date is 20 July 2005. The interim dividend was paid on 18 February 2005.