Notes to the financial statements

For the 52 weeks ended 1 March 2008

28. Share capital

  2008
Number of
shares
2008
£m
2007
Number of
shares
2007
£m
Authorised:
Ordinary share capital of 10p each 2,000,500,000 200.1 2,000,500,000 200.1
  2008
Number of
shares
m
2008
£m
2007
Number of
shares
m
2007
£m
Allotted, called-up and fully paid:
At beginning of the period 877.4 87.7 877.4 2,895.6
Reduction in nominal value of shares
from 330p to 10p
(2,807.9)
At end of the period 877.4 87.7 877.4 87.7