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Dividends on Ordinary Capital
 12 Months Ended
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.