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6 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 shares – share option schemes | 770 | – | 4 |
| At 31 December 2005 | 804,020 | 201 | 2,477 |
| Issue of 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.