| Share | Share | Other | Treasury | Minority | Retained | |||
| capital | premium | reserves | shares | interest | earnings | Total | ||
| Notes | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | |
At 1 January 2007 |
133.5 | 347.6 | (21.8) | (0.6) | 0.3 | 477.4 | 936.4 | |
Net purchase of treasury shares |
– | – | – | (1.5) | – | – | (1.5) | |
Gains on revaluation of employee share ownership trust recognised directly in equity |
– |
– |
(0.1) |
– |
– |
– |
(0.1) |
|
Currency translation differences on overseas operations |
– | – | (8.2) | – | – | – | (8.2) | |
Deferred tax |
– | – | (1.3) | – | – | – | (1.3) | |
Profit for the financial year |
– | – | – | – | 0.1 | 352.7 | 352.8 | |
Total recognised income for the year |
– | – | (9.6) | (1.5) | 0.1 | 352.7 | 341.7 | |
Employee share option scheme: |
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– share based payment reserve |
– | – | 1.2 | – | – | – | 1.2 | |
– proceeds from shares issued |
0.9 | 3.6 | – | – | – | – | 4.5 | |
Dividends paid |
29 | – | – | – | – | – | (111.1) | (111.1) |
Return of capital |
22 | – | (120.4) | – | – | – | – | (120.4) |
| 0.9 | (116.8) | 1.2 | – | – | (111.1) | (225.8) | ||
At 31 December 2007 |
134.4 | 230.8 | (30.2) | (2.1) | 0.4 | 719.0 | 1,052.3 |