Company statement of changes in shareholders' equity
|
52 weeks
ended
28 March
2009
£m |
52 weeks
ended
29 March
2008
£m |
| Profit attributable to shareholders |
356.3 |
344.1 |
| Dividends |
(354.6) |
(343.6) |
|
1.7 |
0.5 |
| Capital contribution for share-based payments |
11.1 |
11.8 |
| Shares purchased in buy-back |
(40.9) |
(555.9) |
| Shares issued on the exercise of employee share options |
5.3 |
31.6 |
| Change in shareholders’ equity |
(22.8) |
(512.0) |
| Opening shareholders’ equity |
6,562.0 |
7,074.0 |
| Closing shareholders’ equity |
6,539.2 |
6,562.0 |