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Notes to the Parent Company Financial Statements continued

for the year ended 31 December 2007

8 Reconciliation of movements in shareholders’ equity

  2007
£m		   2006
£m
Retained profit for the year 1.6   3.2
Increase in equity reserve arising from charge to income for share options in the year 2.1   –
Purchase of own shares (2.1)   –
Own shares released on vesting of share awards 0.2   0.2
Net increase in shareholders’ equity 1.8   3.4
At 1 January 419.7   416.3
At 31 December 421.5   419.7