Dividends

The Board has adopted a policy of paying quarterly interim dividends on the ordinary shares. Under this policy it is intended to have a pattern of three equal interim dividends with a variable fourth interim dividend. The proposed timetables for the dividends in respect of 2009 are:

First interim dividend for 2009

5 May 2009	Announcement
20 May 2009	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
20 May 2009	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
22 May 2009	Record date in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
22 May 2009	Closure of Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register of shareholders in Hong Kong for one day
8 Jul 2009	Payment date

Second interim dividend for 2009

3 Aug 2009	Announcement
19 Aug 2009	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
19 Aug 2009	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
21 Aug 2009	Record date in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
21 Aug 2009	Closure of Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register of shareholders in Hong Kong for one day
7 Oct 2009	Payment date

Third interim dividend for 2009

2 Nov 09	Announcement
18 Nov 2009	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
18 Nov 2009	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
19 Nov 2009	Record date in Hong Kong
20 Nov 2009	Record date in London, Paris and Bermuda
13 Jan 2010	Payment date

Fourth interim dividend for 2009

1 Mar 2010	Announcement
17 Mar 2010	ADSs quoted ex-dividend New York
17 Mar 2010	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
18 Mar 2010	Record date in Hong Kong
19 Mar 2010	Record date in London, Paris and Bermuda
5 May 2010	Payment date

The proposed timetables for the dividends in respect of 2010 are:

First interim dividend for 2010

4 May 2010	Announcement
19 May 2010	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
19 May 2010	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
20 May 2010	Record date in Hong Kong
21 May 2010	Record date in London, New York, Paris and Bermuda*
7 Jul 2010	Payment date

Second interim dividend for 2010

2 Aug 2010	Announcement
18 Aug 2010	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
18 Aug 2010	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
19 Aug 2010	Record date in Hong Kong
20 Aug 2010	Record date in London, New York, Paris and Bermuda*
6 Oct 2010	Payment date

Third interim dividend for 2010

1 Nov 2010	Announcement
17 Nov 2010	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
17 Nov 2010	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
18 Nov 2010	Record date in Hong Kong
19 Nov 2010	Record date in London, New York, Paris and Bermuda*
12 Jan 2011	Payment date

Fourth interim dividend for 2010

28 Feb 2011	Announcement
16 Mar 2011	Shares quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda
16 Mar 2011	ADSs quoted ex-dividend in New York
17 Mar 2011	Record date in Hong Kong
18 Mar 2011	Record date in London, New York, Paris and Bermuda*
5 May 2011	Payment date

*Removals to and from the Overseas Branch Register of shareholders in Hong Kong will not be permitted on these dates.

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