Dividend History

Date Paid	Dividend per Share	Dividend per 500 Shares	Tax per 500 Shares	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date
25/05/2007	25.3p	£126.50	£14.06	25/04/2007	27/04/2007
27/10/2006	10.9p	£54.50	£6.06	27/09/2006	29/09/2006
26/05/2006	20.7p	£103.50	£11.50	26/04/2006	28/04/2006
28/10/2005	9.4p	£47.00	£5.23	28/09/2005	30/09/2005
27/05/2005	18.0p	£90.00	£10.00	27/04/2005	29/04/2005
29/10/2004	8.5p	£42.50	£4.72	29/09/2004	01/10/2004
28/05/2004	15.8p	£79.00	£8.78	28/04/2004	30/04/2004
31/10/2003	7.5p	£37.50	£4.17	24/09/2003	26/09/2003
30/05/2003	13.7p	£68.50	£7.61	30/04/2003	02/05/2003
31/10/2002	6.5p	£32.50	£3.61	25/09/2002	27/09/2002
31/05/2002	11.4p	£57.00	£6.33	24/04/2002	26/04/2002
31/10/2001	5.7p	£28.50	£3.17	26/09/2001	28/09/2001
31/05/2001	10.4p	£52.00	£5.78	25/04/2001	27/04/2001
31/10/2000	5.1p	£25.50	£2.83	25/09/2000	29/09/2000
31/05/2000	9.1p	£45.50	£5.06	25/04/2000	02/05/2000
29/10/1999	4.5p	£22.50	£2.50	27/09/1999	01/10/1999
28/05/1999	8.1p	£40.50	£4.50	26/04/1999	30/04/1999
30/10/1998	3.9p	£19.50	£4.87	28/09/1998	02/10/1998
29/05/1998	7p	£35.00	£8.75	27/04/1998	01/05/1998