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Barclays PLC Annual Report 2003 219
Shareholder Information
Dividends on the ordinary shares of Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC has paid dividends on its ordinary shares every year without interruption since its incorporation in 1896.
The dividends declared for each of the last five years were:
Pence per 25p ordinary share
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Interim 7.050 6.350 5.750 5.000 4.375
Final 13.450 12.000 10.875 9.500 8.125
20.500 18.350 16.625 14.500 12.500
US Dollars per 25p ordinary share
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Interim 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.07
Final 0.25 0.19 0.16 0.13 0.12
0.37 0.29 0.24 0.20 0.19
The gross dividends applicable to an American Depositary Share (ADS) representing four ordinary shares, before deduction of withholding tax, but
including the UK imputed tax credit for dividends paid before 6th April 1999 (see Taxation of US holders (page 224)) are as follows.
US Dollars per American Depositary Share
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Interim 0.48 0.40 0.34 0.29 0.29
Final 1.00 0.76 0.64 0.54 0.51
1.48 1.16 0.98 0.83 0.80
Dividends expressed in Dollars are translated at the noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers in pounds Sterling as certified for customs
purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the ‘noon buying rate’) for the days on which dividends are paid, except for the 2003 final
dividend, payable in the UK on 30th April 2004, which is translated at noon buying rate applicable on 26th February 2004, the latest practical date for
inclusion in this report. No representation is made that pounds Sterling amounts have been, or could have been, or could be, converted into Dollars at
these rates.
Shareholder Information