The proposed final ordinary dividend for the year ended 31 March 2021 is 39.0 pence per share (2020: 35.8 pence per share), which will amount to £111.5m (2020: £101.6m). The total dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2021 was 56.0 pence per share (2020: 50.8 pence per share)
Of the £150.9m (2020: £142.8m) of ordinary dividends paid during the year, £2.9m were reinvested under the dividend reinvestment plan that was offered to shareholders (2020: £0.7m).
