Notes to the consolidated accounts

21 Equity

  Shareholders' equity Total equity
  € million € million € million € million € million € million € million
Consolidated statement of changes in equity Called up
share
capital
Share
premium
account
Other
reserves
Retained
profit
Total
shareholders'
equity
Minority interests Total
equity
1 January 2005 512 158 (2 574) 8 054 6 150 365 6 515
Total recognised income and expense for the year 379 3 825 4 204 249 4 453
Dividends on ordinary capital (1 867) (1 867) (1 867)
Conversion of preference shares 1 129 (199) 930 930
(Purchase)/sale/reduction of treasury stock (1 262) (1 262) (1 262)
Share-based payment credit(a) 186 186 186
Dividends paid to minority shareholders (217) (217)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax 4 4 9 13
Other movements in equity 16 16 (2) 14
31 December 2005 512 162 (2 328) 10 015 8 361 404 8 765
Total recognised income and expense for the year (263) 5 575 5 312 242 5 554
Dividends on ordinary capital (2 684) (2 684) (2 684)
(Purchase)/sale/reduction of treasury stock(b) 403 (285) 118 118
Share-based payment credit(a) 111 111 111
Dividends paid to minority shareholders (184) (184)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax (12) 3 14 5 (11) (6)
Other movements in equity (16) 31 (8) 7 (9) (2)
31 December 2006 484 165 (2 143) 12 724 11 230 442 11 672
Total recognised income and expense for the year (314) 4 428 4 114 237 4 351
Dividends on ordinary capital (2 070) (2 070) (2 070)
(Purchase)/sale/reduction of treasury stock (955) (99) (1 054) (1 054)
Share-based payment credit(a) 140 140 140
Dividends paid to minority shareholders (251) (251)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax (12) (12) (6) (18)
Other movements in equity 39 39 10 49
31 December 2007 484 153 (3 412) 15 162 12 387 432 12 819

(a) The share-based payment credit relates to the reversal of the non-cash charge recorded against operating profit in respect of the fair value of share options and awards granted to employees.
(b) Includes transfer from treasury stock to retained profit of share settled schemes arising from prior years and differences between exercise and grant price of share options.