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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

25 Share capital and share premium

25 Share capital and share premium
  Number
of shares
000s
Ordinary
shares
£m
Share
premium
£m
At 1 January 2005 803,250 201 2,473
Issue of ordinary shares – share option schemes 770 4
At 31 December 2005 804,020 201 2,477
Issue of ordinary shares – share option schemes 2,089 1 10
At 31 December 2006 806,109 202 2,487

The total authorised number of ordinary shares is 1,190m shares (2005: 1,186m shares) with a par value of 25p per share (2005: 25p per share). All issued shares are fully paid. All shares have the same rights.

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