RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY

for the year ended 30th September, 2007

 
Note		 2007
£m		 2006
£m
Total recognised income and expense for the year   313.4 225.5
Dividends paid   (53.2) (48.6)
Issue of share capital 36   2.7 1.4
Exercise of acquisition option commitments 36   7.2 –
Movement in losses attributable to minorities which are borne by Group 36   5.4 –
Initial recording of put options granted to minority interests in subsidiaries 36   (18.5) (11.7)
Other transactions with minorities 36   (1.1) –
Settlement of exercised share options of subsidiary 36   (13.2) (25.3)
Credit to equity for share-based payments 36   18.1 11.6
Shares purchased to be held in treasury 36   (32.8) (32.4)
Own shares released on exercise of share options 36   4.9 9.3
Other movements in minority interests 37   12.3 (5.7)
Total movement in equity for the year   245.2 124.1
Equity at the beginning of year     475.3 351.2
Equity at the end of year   720.5 475.3


As the Group now presents a reconciliation of opening to closing minority interests in note 37, the minority items in the reconciliation of movements in equity have been aggregated into one line.

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