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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes 21-25

21. Transactions with equity shareholders

  Share
premium
account
£m
Own shares
held
£m
Additional
paid-in
capital
£m
Capital
redemption
reserve
£m
1 April 2005 52,284 (5,121) 100,081
Issue of new shares 152 (44)
Purchase of own shares (6,500)
Own shares released on vesting of share awards 8 370 (8)
Cancellation of own shares held 3,053 128
Share-based payment charge, inclusive of tax credit of £9 million 123
31 March 2006 52,444 (8,198) 100,152 128
Issue of new shares 154 (44)
Own shares released on vesting of share awards 151
Share consolidation (9,026)
B share capital redemption 5,713
B share preference dividend 3,291
Share-based payment charge, inclusive of tax charge of £16 million 77
31 March 2007 43,572 (8,047) 100,185 9,132
Issue of new shares 263 (134)
Own shares released on vesting of share awards 14 191 (14)
B share capital redemption 7
Transfer of B share nominal value in respect of own shares deferred and cancelled (915) 915
Share-based payment charge, inclusive of tax credit of £7 million 114
31 March 2008 42,934 (7,856) 100,151 10,054