8 Dividends and other appropriations
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pence per share |
£m | Pence per share |
£m | |||
| Ordinary shares | ||||||
| Interim | ||||||
| 2010 paid 29 September 2010 | 33.2 | 662 | ||||
| 2009 paid 29 September 2009 | 27.9 | 557 | ||||
| Final | ||||||
| 2009 paid 6 May 2010 | 71.6 | 1,431 | ||||
| 2008 paid 6 May 2009 | 61.6 | 1,241 | ||||
| 104.8 | 2,093 | 89.5 | 1,798 | |||
The Directors have recommended to shareholders a final dividend of 81.0 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2010. If approved, this dividend will be paid to shareholders on 5 May 2011. This dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and therefore, in accordance with IAS 10, it has not been included as a liability in these Financial Statements. The total estimated dividend to be paid is £1,607 million which takes the total dividends declared in respect of 2010 to £2,269 million (2009: £1,988 million) representing 114.2 pence per share (2009: 99.5 pence per share).