Financial calendar
27 February 2008
Announcement of the full year results for 2007, the ordinary final dividend for 2007 and the first preference dividend for 2008
5 March 2008
Ex dividend date for the ordinary final dividend for 2007 and the first preference dividend for 2008
7 March 2008
Record date for the ordinary final dividend for 2007 and the first preference dividend for 2008
13 March 2008
Announcement of the scrip dividend price for the ordinary final dividend for 2007
1 April 2008
Payment date for the first preference dividend for 2008
8 May 2008
Deadline for the receipt of scrip dividend mandates by Equiniti Limited in relation to the ordinary final dividend for 2007
19 May 2008
Annual General Meeting
6 June 2008
Payment date for the ordinary final dividend for 2007 (subject to shareholder approval at the AGM)
7 August 2008*
Announcement of the half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2008, the ordinary interim dividend for 2008 and the second preference dividend for 2008
13 August 2008*
Ex dividend date for the ordinary interim dividend for 2008
15 August 2008*
Record date for the ordinary interim dividend for 2008
21 August 2008*
Announcement of the scrip dividend price for the ordinary interim dividend for 2008
27 August 2008*
Ex dividend date for the second preference dividend for 2008
29 August 2008*
Record date for the second preference dividend for 2008
1 October 2008*
Payment date for the second preference dividend for 2008
31 October 2008*
Deadline for the receipt of scrip dividend mandates by Equiniti Limited in relation to the ordinary interim dividend for 2008
28 November 2008*
Payment of the ordinary interim dividend for 2008
*provisional date