Notes to the consolidated accounts

8 Dividends on ordinary capital

	€ million	€ million	€ million
Dividends paid on ordinary capital during the year	2007	2006	2005
Final NV dividend for the prior year of €0.47 per share (2006: €0.44; 2005 €0.42)	(767)	(722)	(710)
Final PLC dividend for the prior year of 32.04p per share (2006: 30.09p; 2005: 28.49p)	(589)	(547)	(519)
Interim NV dividend for the year of €0.25 per share (2006: €0.23; 2005 €0.22)	(400)	(379)	(363)
Interim PLC dividend for the year of 17.00p per share (2006: 15.62p; 2005 15.04p)	(314)	(285)	(275)
One-off NV dividend of €0.26 per share in 2006	–	(428)	–
One-off PLC dividend of 17.66p per share in 2006	–	(323)	–
	(2 070)	(2 684)	(1 867)
Of which:
NV dividends	(1 167)	(1 529)	(1 073)
PLC dividends	(903)	(1 155)	(794)

The proposed final dividends on ordinary capital for the year 2007 have to be approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meetings. In accordance with IFRS, no provision for the amount of this dividend, estimated at €1 427 million, has been recognised in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007.

Full details of dividends per share for the years 2003 to 2007 are given within Shareholder information.