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282 Barclays PLC Annual Report 2007
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
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Interim 11.50 10.50 9.20 8.25 7.05
Final 22.50 20.50 17.40 15.75 13.45
Total 34.00 31.00 26.60 24.00 20.50
US Dollars per 25p ordinary share
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Interim 0.23 0.20 0.16 0.15 0.12
Final 0.45 0.41 0.31 0.30 0.24
Total 0.68 0.61 0.47 0.45 0.36
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
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Interim 0.93 0.80 0.65 0.60 0.48
Final 1.79 1.64 1.24 1.20 0.95
Total 2.72 2.44 1.89 1.80 1.43
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 2007 final dividend,
payable in the UK on 25th April 2008, which is translated at the Noon Buying Rate applicable on 27th February 2008. No representation is made that
Pounds Sterling amounts have been, or could have been, or could be, converted into Dollars at these rates.
Trading market for ordinary shares of Barclays PLC
The nominal capital of Barclays PLC is divided into 9,996,000,000 ordinary shares of 25p each (ordinary shares) and 1,000,000 staff shares of £1 each
(staff shares). At the close of business on 31st December 2007, 6,600,181,801 ordinary shares and 875,000 staff shares were outstanding.
The principal trading market for Barclays PLC ordinary shares is the London Stock Exchange. Ordinary share listings were also obtained on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange with effect from 1st August 1986 and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with effect from 9th September 1986.
Trading on the NYSE is in the form of ADSs under the symbol ‘BCS’. Each ADS represents four ordinary shares and is evidenced by an American
Depositary Receipt (ADR). The ADR depositary is The Bank of New York. Details of trading activity are published in the stock tables of leading daily
newspapers in the US.
There were 838 ADR holders and 1,434 recorded holders of ordinary shares with US addresses at 31st December 2007, whose shareholdings
represented approximately 3.94% of total outstanding ordinary shares on that date. Since certain of the ordinary shares and ADRs were held by brokers or
other nominees, the number of recorded holders in the US may not be representative of the number of beneficial holders or of their country of residence.