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Notes to the financial statements

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27. Capital and reserves

(a) Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity – Group

  Share
capital
(note 25)
£m
  Share premium account
£m
  Other reserves (note 27(b))
£m
  Retained earnings
£m
  Total
£m
  Minority interests
£m
  Total
£m
As at 1 April 2008 65   398   12   368   843   13   856
Ordinary shares issued (note 25)            
Own shares acquired for employee trusts       (10)   (10)     (10)
Total recognised income for the year     (30)   427   397   19   416
Dividends paid in the year       (106)   (106)   (16)   (122)
Share-based payments in the year       8   8     8
Other movements in minority interests           (1)   (1)
Treasury Shares acquired in the year       (9)   (9)     (9)
Shares issued from Treasury in the year       2   2     2
As at 31 March 2009 65   398   (18)   680   1,125   15   1,140

The cost of shares held by employee share trusts of £37m (2008 – £27m) and Treasury Shares £7m (2008 - £5m) has been deducted from retained earnings. The share-based payment reserve of £19m (2008 – £13m) has been included in retained earnings.

  Share
capital
(note 25)
£m
Share
premium
account
£m
Other
reserves
(note 27(b))
£m
Retained
earnings
£m
Total
£m
Minority
interests
£m
Total
£m
As at 1 April 2007 – as previously reported 65 397 44 275 781 12 793
Prior year adjustment in respect of deferred tax 11 11 11
As at 1 April 2007 – as restated (note 1(a)) 65 397 44 286 792 12 804
Ordinary shares issued
(note 25)
1 1 1
Own shares acquired for employee trusts (13) (13) (13)
Shares issued by trust in the year 2 2 2
Total recognised income for the year – as restated
(note 1(a))
(32) 173 141 10 151
Dividends paid in the year (83) (83) (13) (96)
Share-based payments in the year 6 6 6
Other movements in minority interests 4 4
Treasury Shares acquired in the year (9) (9) (9)
Shares issued from Treasury in the year 6 6 6
As at 31 March 2008 65 398 12 368 843 13 856

(b) Analysis of other reserves

  Merger
reserve
£m
  Capital
redemption
reserve
£m
  Hedging
reserve
£m
  Revaluation
reserve
£m
  Total
other
reserves
£m
As at 1 April 2008 28   1   (21)   4   12
Revaluations in the year     (67)   (1)   (68)
Losses/(gains) realised in the year     41   (3)   38
As at 31 March 2009 28   1   (47)     (18)
As at 1 April 2007 28 1 2 12 43
Revaluation of available-for-sale investments (note 17) 1 1
Deferred tax 2 2
Revaluation gains realised in the year (11) (11)
Net movement on cash flow hedges (23) (23)
As at 31 March 2008 28 1 (21) 4 12

The merger reserve was created on the merger of Intercapital and ICAP plc in 1999 and also includes goodwill arising before 1 January 1998 written off to reserves. This amount remains eliminated.

The capital redemption reserve was created as a result of shares cancelled in 1998 and 2005. The revaluation reserve represents revaluations of available-for-sale investments. The hedging reserve arises as a result of recognising the fair value of derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments on the balance sheet.

(c) Statement of changes in equity – Company

  Share
capital
(note 25)
£m
  Share
premium
account
£m
  Capital
redemption
reserve
£m
  Retained
earnings
£m
  Total
£m
As at 1 April 2008 – as restated (note 1(a)) 65   398   1   388   852
Ordinary shares issued        
Profit for the year       532   532
Dividends paid in the year
(note 11)
      (106)   (106)
Net Treasury Shares acquired in year       (7)   (7)
As at 31 March 2009 65   398   1   807   1,271
As at 1 April 2007 – as restated (note 1(a)) 65 397 1 430 893
Ordinary shares issued 1 1
Profit for the year 45 45
Dividends paid in the year (note 11) (83) (83)
Net Treasury Shares acquired in year (2) (2)
Net share-based payments in the year (2) (2)
As at 31 March 2008 – as restated (note 1(a)) 65 398 1 388 852

As permitted by Section 230 of the Companies Act 1985, the Company has elected not to include its own income statement in these financial statements. The Company’s profit for the year was £532m (2008 – £45m). £767m of the Company’s reserves are distributable. Qualifying consideration for the remainder will be received in due course.

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