Dividends on ordinary shares and preference shares |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | |
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| Dividends on ordinary shares and preference shares | Dividends on ordinary shares and preference shares The 2025 financial statements include £2,570m (2024: £1,782m, 2023: £1,348m) of dividends paid on ordinary shares. This comprises a 2024 interim dividend of £1,195m (2023; £852m, 2022: £700m) and an interim dividend in relation to 2025 of £1,375m (2024: interim dividend of £930m, 2023: interim dividend of £648 m).This results in a total dividend for the year of £1.10 (2024: £0.76, 2023: £0.58) per ordinary share. Dividends paid on preference shares amounted to £32m (2024: £41m, 2023; £40m). Dividends paid on the Euro preference shares amounted to £145.38 per share (2024: £384.56, 2023: £333.36). Dividends paid on the US Dollar preference shares amounted to £464.77 per share (2024: £493.20, 2023: £499.58). The Directors have approved a full year dividend in respect of 2025 of £1,175m . The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 do not reflect this dividend, which will be accounted for in shareholders’ equity as an appropriation of retained profits in the year ending 31 December 2026.
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