11 Dividends paid and proposed
2010 £m |
2009 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Declared and paid in the period | ||
| Interim dividend for 2010 – 5.9p (2009: 5.9p*) | 12.7 |
9.8 |
| Final dividend for 2009 – 15.1p (2008: 15.0p*) | 32.5 |
25.1 |
45.2 |
34.9 |
|
| Proposed for approval at AGM | ||
| Final dividend for 2010 – 15.6p (2009: 15.1p) | 33.5 |
32.5 |
| Total proposed dividend for 2010 – 21.5p (2009: 22.4p) | 46.2 |
42.3 |
| Total adjusted dividend* for 2010 – 21.5p (2009: 21.0p*) | 46.2 |
42.3 |
| * | Adjusted dividend per share reflects the impact of the bonus element of the rights issue, see note 24. The unadjusted 2009 interim dividend per share was 7.3p and the unadjusted 2008 final dividend per share was 18.7p. |
Dividends on own shares have been waived.