text: Number of issued ordinary shares 
  at year end (million) 
  
  Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares (million) 
  
  Dividends per ordinary share 
  
  - ordinary (¢)  23.0 
  
  - special (¢)  - 
  
  Dividends 
  
  - ordinary ($million) 
  
  - special ($million) 
  
  Number of issued preference shares 
  at year end (million) 
  
  Dividends per preference share ($) 
  
  - ordinary 
  
  - special 
  
  Dividends ($million) 
  
  - ordinary ($million) 
  
  - special ($million) 
  
  Earnings per share (¢) 
  
  Return on total operating revenue (%) 
  
  Return on average ordinary equity (%) 
  
  Return on average capital employed (%) 
  
  Net debt/(net debt + equity) (%)  29.7 
  
  Net interest cover (times)  5.8 
  
  **General**
  
  Number of employees 
  (excluding contractors)  1,471  1,461  1,615  1,650  1,645  1,631  1,713  1,737  1,700  **1,526**
  
  Number of shareholders  55,684  55,482  65,459  81,286  81,416  76,457  86,472  85,888  84,327  **78,976**