RBS 2004 Annual Report Download - page 5

Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement 2004
Group review
03
Dividend per ordinary share
(pence)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
47.8
42.4 43.2
48.8
55.6
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
38.0
33.0
43.7
50.3
58.0
The directors have recommended
a final dividend of 41.2p which,
when added to the interim dividend
of 16.8p, makes a total for 2004 of
58.0p, an increase of 15%.
Market capitalisation
(£bn)
The Group’s market capitalisation at
31 December 2004 was £55.6 billion
compared with £48.8 billion a year earlier.
Geographic analysis:
Employees
%
UK 75
US 19
Europe 5
Rest of World 1
1
75
19
5
Geographic analysis:
Income
%
UK 77
US 15
Europe 7
Rest of World 1
1
77
15
7
At the end of 2004 The Royal Bank of Scotland
Group was the world’s 5th largest banking group,
with a market capitalisation of £56 billion.
Our three principal areas of operation are the UK,
US and Europe. In each of these the scale of our
businesses has significantly grown over the past
five years through strong organic growth and
acquisitions. We are also expanding our activities
in the increasingly important Asia Pacific region.
The bulk of both our income and assets continues
to be in the UK, although the US and Europe are
making a growing contribution.
The number of people we employ and the number
of customers buying banking products and financial
services from the Group are growing in the UK and
internationally. We now employ 137,000 people
worldwide (on a full time equivalent basis).