Dividends and market capitalisation
Dividends per share
| Per €0.16 NV ordinary share |
Per 3 1⁄9p PLC ordinary share |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € 2007 |
€ 2006 |
pence 2007 |
pence 2006 |
|
| Interim | 0.25 | 0.23 | 17.00 | 15.62 |
| Final | – | 0.47 | – | 32.04 |
| Proposed final | 0.50 | – | 34.11 | – |
| One-off | – | 0.26 | – | 17.66 |
Final dividends for 2007 are subject to approval at the Annual General Meetings. If approved, this will bring the total regular dividend to €0.75 per share for NV and 51.11p for PLC, an increase of 7% excluding the additional one-off payment of €751 million made in 2006. In accordance with IFRS, no provision for the amount of this dividend, estimated as €1 427 million, has been recognised in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007. The €1.5 billion share buy-back programme announced in March 2007 was completed by the end of the year. A further programme of at least €1.5 billion is planned for 2008.
Unilever's combined market capitalisation at 31 December 2007 was €72.5 billion (2006: €60.5 billion).
