
Dividends
Dividends are determined in US dollars and paid in Sterling at the exchange rate on the date that the dividend is determined.
The Board has proposed a final dividend of 26.80c (2014: 21.90c) which, together with the interim dividend of 12.09c, gives a total paid and proposed dividend relating to 2015 of 38.89c, an increase of 20% compared to prior period.
In Sterling, the final dividend paid to shareholders will be 18.82p (2014: 14.25p), which, combined with the interim dividend paid of 7.75p, gives a total dividend for the period of 26.57p, an increase of 30% compared to prior period.