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Ordinary dividends	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
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Ordinary dividends	9. Ordinary dividends The Board has recommended an interim dividend of 22.7p (2018: 22.7p) per ordinary share. This is expected to be paid on 4 November 2019 to shareholders on the register at 4 October 2019. The Board recommended a final dividend of 37.3p per ordinary share in respect of 2018. This was paid on 8 July 2019.

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The disclosure of dividends. Dividends are distributions of profits to holders of equity investments in proportion to their holdings of a particular class of capital.

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