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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 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
Issue of new shares 74 (70)
Own shares released on vesting of share awards 59
Purchase of own shares (1,000)
Cancellation of own shares held 755 32
Other receipts from reissue of own shares 6
BEE(1) initial share-based payment charge 39
B share capital redemption 15
Share-based payment charge, inclusive of tax charge of £9 million 119
31 March 2009 43,008 (8,036) 100,239 10,101

Note:

(1)
BBE refers to the broad based black economic empowerment transaction undertaken by Vodacom in South Africa.