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Dividends on Ordinary Capital | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Dividends on Ordinary Capital | 8. Dividends on ordinary capital​​​​​​​ Dividends are recognised on the date that the shareholder’s right to receive payment is established. This is generally the date when the dividend is declared.​​​​​​​
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Dividends on ordinary capital during the year |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
PLC dividends |  |  | (1,911 | ) |  |  | (1,871 | ) |  |  | (1,819 | )
NV dividends (a) |  |  | (2,389 | ) |  |  | (2,352 | ) |  |  | (2,262 | )
|  |  | (4,300 | ) |  |  | (4,223 | ) |  |  | (4,081 | )
(a) | Amount relates to NV dividends paid prior to Unification.
Four quarterly interim dividends were declared and paid during 2020 totalling €1.64 (2019: €1.62) per NV ordinary share and £1.45 (2019: £1.42) per PLC ordinary share. A quarterly dividend of €1,125 million (2019: €1,073 million) was declared on 4 February 2021, to be paid in March 2021; £0.38 per PLC ordinary share (2019: £0.35). Total dividends declared in relation to 2020 were £1.48 (2019: £1.43) per PLC ordinary share.

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