dividends per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

dividends per share

Dividends per share

Years ended December 31	2019						2018
(millions except per share amounts)	Declared			Paid to			Declared			Paid to
Common Share dividends	Effective	Per share 1		shareholders	Total		Effective	Per share 1		shareholders	Total
Quarter 1 dividend	Mar. 11, 2019	$	0.5450	Apr. 1, 2019	$	329	Mar. 9, 2018	$	0.5050	Apr. 2, 2018	$	299
Quarter 2 dividend	Jun. 10, 2019		0.5625	Jul. 2, 2019		339	Jun. 8, 2018		0.5250	Jul. 3, 2018		315
Quarter 3 dividend	Sep. 10, 2019		0.5625	Oct. 1, 2019		338	Sep. 10, 2018		0.5250	Oct. 1, 2018		313
Quarter 4 dividend	Dec. 11, 2019		0.5825	Jan. 2, 2020		352	Dec. 10, 2018		0.5450	Jan. 2, 2019		326
		$	2.2525		$	1,358		$	2.1000		$	1,253

(1) See Note 28(b).