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Financial statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11. Dividends

2010
£m

2009
£m

Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year:

First interim dividend paid for the year ended 31 March 2010: 88.06p (2009 77.4p) per share

10.6

9.3

Second interim dividend paid for the year ended 31 March 2010: 27.38p (2009 83.89p) per share

15.6

10.1

26.2

19.4