On Tuesday 12th Oct, GlaxoSmithKline paid out its October dividend to shareholders.

www.gsk.com

The dividend was 19p per share.

What did this cost GSK plc ?

http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/GlaxoSmithKline2/rns_new/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=410&newsid=935732

The total number of voting rights in the Company is 4,918,631,170

Thus:-

4,918,631,170 x £0.19 = £934,539,922.30

That is £934m

http://www.shareshop.hsbc.co.uk/shareshop/security.cgi?csi=10042

5% yield.