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Dividends
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Dividends
9. Dividends
 
All figures in £ millions
   
2021
      2020      2019  
Final paid in respect of prior year 13.5p (2020: 13.5p; 2019: 13.5p)
   
 
102
 
      101        101  
Interim paid in respect of current year 6.3p (2020: 6.0p; 2019: 6.0p)
   
 
47
 
      45        46  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
    
149
      146      147  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
The Directors are proposing a final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2021 of 14.2p per equity shares which will absorb an estimated £107m of shareholders’ funds. It will be paid on 6 May 2022 to shareholders who are on the register of members on 25 March 2022. These financial statements do not reflect this divide
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