Dividends and Dates

Five year record of dividend payments

Dividend		Amount	Ex-dividend date	Payment date
18 month period ended 30 June 2006
	First and final dividend	12.0p	22nd Sep 2006	26th Oct 2006
Year ended 31 December 2004
	First and final dividend	11.5p	17th Jun 2005	26th Oct 2005
Year ended 31 December 2003
	First and final dividend	11.0p	30th Jul 2004	25th Oct 2004
Year ended 31 December 2002
	First and final dividend	10.5p	31st Jul 2003	25th Oct 2003
Year ended 31 December 2001
	First and final dividend	10.5p	20th Sep 2002	26th Oct 2002

Event Calendar

18 month period ended 30 June 2006:
	Results for first 6 months - announced	9th Sep 2005
	Results for second 6 months - announced	28th Apr 2006
	Extraordinary General Meeting	28th June 2006
	Ex dividend date for interim dividend	22nd Sep 2006
	Payment of Interim dividend	26th Oct 2006
	Results for third 6 months - announced	1st Nov 2006
	Annual General Meeting	12th Dec 2006