| Share | Share | Other | Treasury | Minority | Retained | |||
| capital | premium | reserves | shares | interest | earnings | Total | ||
| Notes | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | |
At 1 January 2006 |
132.5 | 344.0 | 52.7 | (1.7) | – | 257.3 | 784.8 | |
Net sale of treasury shares |
– | – | – | 1.1 | – | – | 1.1 | |
Gains on revaluation of employee share ownership trust recognised directly in equity |
– |
– |
0.2 |
– |
– |
– |
0.2 |
|
Currency translation differences on overseas operations |
– | – | (77.2) | – | – | – | (77.2) | |
Gain on defined benefit scheme |
– | – | 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.1 | |
Deferred tax |
– | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 1.3 | |
Profit for the financial year |
– | – | – | – | 0.3 | 267.5 | 267.8 | |
Total recognised income for the year |
– | – | (75.6) | 1.1 | 0.3 | 267.5 | 193.3 | |
Employee share option scheme: |
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– share based payment reserve |
– | – | 1.1 | – | – | – | 1.1 | |
– proceeds from shares issued |
1.0 | 3.6 | – | – | – | – | 4.6 | |
Dividends paid |
29 | – | – | – | – | – | (47.4) | (47.4) |
| 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | – | – | (47.4) | (41.7) | ||
At 31 December 2006 |
133.5 | 347.6 | (21.8) | (0.6) | 0.3 | 477.4 | 936.4 |