| Schedule of called up share capital |
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2025 |
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€ m |
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Ordinary shares of 20 20 / 21 US cents each allotted, issued and fully paid: 1,2 |
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1 April |
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26,388,285,902 |
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4,319 |
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28,818,683,808 |
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4,797 |
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Allotted during the year |
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495,180 |
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455,190 |
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Cancelled during the year |
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(2,060,402,493) |
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(369) |
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(2,430,853,096) |
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(478) |
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31 March |
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| Notes:
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At 31 March 2026, there were 50,000 (2025: 50,000) 7% cumulative fixed rate shares of £1 each in issue. |
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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. |
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