v3.26.1
Called up share capital (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Called up share capital  
Schedule of called up share capital
    
2026
   2025
     
Number 
  
€m 
   Number    
m 
Ordinary shares of 20
20
/
21
US cents each allotted, issued and fully paid:
1,2
           
1 April
     26,388,285,902        4,319        28,818,683,808        4,797  
Allotted during the year
     495,180               455,190         
Cancelled during the year
     (2,060,402,493)        (369)        (2,430,853,096)        (478)  
31 March
  
 
 24,328,378,589
 
  
 
 3,950
 
  
 
 26,388,285,902
 
  
 
 4,319
 
Notes:
 
1.
At 31 March 2026, there were 50,000 (2025: 50,000) 7% cumulative fixed rate shares of £1 each in issue.
 
2.
At 31 March 2026, the Group held 1,234,199,142 (2025: 1,416,813,312) treasury shares with a nominal value of
200 million (2025:
232 million). The market value of shares held was
1,600 million (2025:
1,234 million). During the year, 86,121,473 (2025: 99,750,090
)
treasury shares were reissued under Group share schemes and 1,963,879,726 (2025: 2,208,854,544) shares were repurchased under share
buy-back
arrangements.