Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 7

    2017     2016  
7. Dividends per share          
  Interim distribution (cents)          
     Dividend paid to shareholders on 20 March 2017 (2016: dividend paid to shareholders on 11 April 2016) 227,0     482,0  
  Final dividend (cents)          
     Dividend payable to shareholders on 26 September 2017 (2016: dividend paid to shareholders on 26 September 2016) 264,0     232,0  
    491,0     714,0  
  Dividend in specie (cents)          
     Distribution of Bid Corporation Limited shares on 6 June 2016 –     27 818,0  

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 7