Dividend payments
For Ordinary Shares trading on the London and Stockholm Stock Exchanges, the record date for the second interim dividend for 2007, payable on 17 March 2008, is 8 February 2008. For ADRs trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the record date for the second interim dividend for 2007, payable on 17 March 2008, is 11 February 2008. Ordinary Shares trade ex-dividend on the London and Stockholm Stock Exchanges from 6 February 2008 and ADRs trade ex-dividend on the New York Stock Exchange from 7 February 2008. Dividends will normally be paid as follows:
First interim: Announced in July and paid in September.
Second interim: Announced in January/February and paid in March.
The record date for the first interim dividend for 2008, payable on 15 September 2008 (in the UK, the US and Sweden), is 8 August 2008.
