Barclays 2004 Annual Report Download - page 243

Barclays PLC Annual Report 2004
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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
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Interim 8.25 7.05 6.35 5.75 5.00
Final 15.75 13.45 12.00 10.88 9.50
24.00 20.50 18.35 16.63 14.50
US Dollars per 25p ordinary share
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Interim 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.07
Final 0.30 0.24 0.19 0.16 0.13
0.45 0.36 0.29 0.24 0.20
The gross dividends applicable to an American Depositary Share (ADS) representing four ordinary shares, before deduction of withholding tax,
are as follows:
US Dollars per American Depositary Share
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Interim 0.60 0.48 0.40 0.34 0.29
Final 1.21 0.95 0.76 0.64 0.54
1.81 1.43 1.16 0.98 0.83
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 2004
final dividend, payable in the UK on 29th April 2005, which is translated at noon buying rate applicable on 28th February 2005. No representation
is made that pounds Sterling amounts have been, or could have been, or could be, converted into Dollars at these rates.