Notes to the consolidated financial statements – analysis of items in the primary statements

1. Segmental analysis	10. Earnings per share	19. Trade and other receivables
2. Other operating income	11. Goodwill	20. Cash and cash equivalents
3. Operating costs	12. Other intangible assets	21. Borrowings
4. Exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries	13. Property, plant and equipment	22. Trade and other payables
5. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits	14. Other non-current assets	23. Other non-current liabilities
6. Finance income and costs	15. Financial and other investments	24. Provisions
7. Taxation	16. Deferred tax assets and liabilities	25. Share capital
8. Discontinued operations	17. Derivative financial instruments	26. Reconciliation of movements in total equity
9. Dividends	18. Inventories and current intangible assets	27. Consolidated cash flow statement

9. Dividends

The following table shows the dividends paid to equity shareholders:

	2008 pence (per ordinary share)	2008 £m	2007 pence (per ordinary share)	2007 £m	2006 pence (per ordinary share)	2006 £m
Ordinary dividends
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2008	11.7	300	–	–	–	–
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2007	17.8	480	–	–	–	–
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2007	–	–	10.9	297	–	–
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2006	–	–	15.9	433	–	–
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2006	–	–	–	–	10.2	276
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2005	–	–	–	–	15.2	469
	29.5	780	26.8	730	25.4	745

In addition, the Directors are proposing a final dividend for 2008 of 21.3p per share that will absorb approximately £531m of shareholders’ equity. It will be paid on 20 August 2008 to shareholders who are on the register of members at 6 June 2008.