Financial statements

Parent Company Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2006

Share capital
£m
Share premium
£m
Other reserves
£m
Treasury shares
£m
Retained earnings
£m
Total
£m
At 1 January 2006
132.5 344.0 3.9 (0.3) 128.5 608.6
Gains on revaluation of employee share ownership trust recognised directly in equity
1.3 1.3
Profit for the financial year
171.0 171.0
Total recognised income for the year
1.3 171.0 172.3
Employee share option scheme:
– share based payment reserve
1.1 1.1
– proceeds from shares issued
1.0 3.6 4.6
Dividends paid
(47.4) (47.4)
1.0 3.6 1.1 (47.4) (41.7)
At 31 December 2006
133.5 347.6 5.0 1.0 252.1 739.2
Share capital
£m
Share premium
£m
Other reserves
£m
Treasury shares
£m
Retained earnings
£m
Total
£m
At 1 January 2005
98.8 154.2 3.2 (1.6) 98.0 352.6
Gains on revaluation of employee share ownership trust recognised directly in equity
1.3 1.3
Profit for the financial year
66.1 66.1
Total recognised income for the year
1.3 66.1 67.4
Rights issue proceeds, net of issue costs
31.9 182.8 214.7
Employee share option scheme:
– share based payment reserve
0.7 0.7
– proceeds from shares issued
1.8 7.0 8.8
Dividends paid
(35.6) (35.6)
33.7 189.8 0.7 (35.6) 188.6
At 31 December 2006
132.5 344.0 3.9 (0.3) 128.5 608.6