Attributable to the equity holders of the Company
Share
capital
£m
Share
premium
account
£m
Investment
in own
shares
£m
Other reservesRetained
earnings
£m
Total
equity
£m
Capital
redemption reserve
£m
Hedging
reserve
£m
Balance at 1 April 20162.0151.0(10.9)0.32.9260.1405.4
Total comprehensive income for the period
Profit for the period56.456.4
Other comprehensive income
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the period14.814.8
Transfers to inventory(12.8)(12.8)
Transfers to net profit:
Cost of sales(5.1)(5.1)
Income tax on other comprehensive income0.50.5
Total other comprehensive income
for the period net of tax
(2.6)(2.6)
Total comprehensive income
for the period
(2.6)56.453.8
Transactions with owners
Share options exercised1.41.4
Share-based payment transactions1.01.0
Income tax on share-based payment transactions(0.6)(0.6)
Dividends to equity holders(53.5)(53.5)
Total transactions with owners1.4(53.1)(51.7)
Balance at 31 March 20172.0151.0(9.5)0.30.3263.4407.5
Total comprehensive income
for the period
Profit for the period54.754.7
Other comprehensive income
Cash flow hedges:
Fair value changes in the period(11.0)(11.0)
Transfers to net profit:
Cost of sales1.31.3
Transfer between reserves1.7(1.7)
Income tax on other comprehensive income0.20.2
Total other comprehensive income for the period net of tax(7.8)(1.7)(9.5)
Total comprehensive income for the period(7.8)53.045.2
Hedging gains and loses and costs of hedging transferred to the cost of inventory4.34.3
Transactions with owners
Share options exercised0.10.1
Share-based payment transactions(0.4)(0.4)
Income tax on share-based payment transactions
Dividends to equity holders(34.8)(34.8)
Total transactions with owners0.1(35.2)(35.1)
Balance at 30 March 20182.0151.0(9.4)0.3(3.2)281.2421.9

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.