Financial Statements

Notes to the Group financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2006

	2006		2006		2005		2005
	pence				pence
13. Dividend	per share		£m		per share		£m
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders during the year
Interim	9.6		82		9.0		90
Final	20.5		202		19.0		191
Ordinary dividends paid on equity shares	30.1		284		28.0		281
Dividend in specie relating to the demerger of Burberry Group plc (note 11)	–		287		–		–
Proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 March	21.9		187		20.5		203

The proposed final dividend is not included as a liability in these financial statements and will be paid on 4 August 2006 to shareholders on the Register at the close of business on 7 July 2006. The GUS plc ESOP Trust has waived its entitlement to dividends in the amount of £3.8m (2005: £2.9m), except for the Burberry dividend in specie.