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Equity dividends
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Equity dividends.  
Equity dividends
 9. Equity dividends 
 
Dividends are one type of shareholder return, historically paid to our shareholders in February and August.
 
     
2025
€m
 
2024
m
  
2023  
m  
Declared during the financial year
       
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share
       
(2023: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2022: 4.50 eurocents per share)
     1,212       1,215        1,265   
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025: 2.25 eurocents per share
       
(2024: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2023: 4.50 eurocents per share)
     583       1,218        1,237  
    
 
 1,795
 
 
 
 2,433
 
  
 
 2,502
 
                           
Proposed after the end of the year and not recognised as a liability
       
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025: 2.25 eurocents per share
       
(2024: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2023: 4.50 eurocents per share)
  
 
558
 
 
 
1,219
 
  
 
1,215