Company Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity Home Financial Statements Company Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity Sharecapital£mShare premium£mInvestment in own shares£mCapital redemption £mRetained earnings£mTotal£mAt 1 April 20162.0151.0(10.9)0.3196.0338.4Profit for the period————3.53.5Share options exercised——1.4——1.4Share-based payments————1.01.0Dividends paid————(53.5)(53.5)At 31 March 20172.0151.0(9.5)0.3147.0290.8Profit for the period————4.24.2Share options exercised——0.1——0.1Share-based payments————0.40.4Dividends paid————(34.8)(34.8)At 30 March 20182.0151.0(9.4)0.3116.8260.7 prev Company Balance Sheet next Accounting Policies - Company