- Key interim results 2005
- Chairman's statement
- Interim accounts
- Notes to the interim
financial information
- 1. General Information
- 2. Basis of preparation
- 3. Transitional arrangements
- 4. Significant accounting policies
- 5. Segment information
- 6. Tax expense
- 7. Earnings per share
- 8. Dividends paid and proposed
- 9. Goodwill
- 10. Amounts receivable from customers
- 11. Retirement benefit obligations
- 12. Consolidated interim statement of changes in shareholders' equity
- 13. Reconciliations between IFRS and UK GAAP
- Independent review report
- Information for shareholders
8. Dividends paid and proposed
An interim dividend in respect of 2005 of 14.06p per share, amounting to a total dividend of £35.9m, has been declared by the directors. The interim financial information does not reflect this dividend payable as it was declared after the balance sheet date.