- Financial Statements
Notes to the Company Financial Statements
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for the year to 31 December 2007
19. Reconciliation of movement in shareholders’ funds
| 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
|
| Opening shareholders’ funds | 2,016.2 | 1396.4 |
| Dividends paid | (117.3) | (79.7) |
| (Loss)/profit for the financial year | (687.1) | 686.7 |
| New share capital subscribed | 2075.3 | 3.3 |
| Disposal of own shares | 14.5 | 16.7 |
| Purchase of own shares | (251.6) | (7.3) |
| Replacement share options on acquisition of subsidiary | 2.9 | – |
| Loss on disposal of own shares | (3.4) | – |
| Closing shareholders’ funds | 3,050 | 2,016.2 |