Notes to the Financial Statements

21 Net Asset Value per share

  31 March 2005   31 March 2004
  Shares
m
Adjusted
Net Assets
£m
Net Assets
£m
  Shares
m
Adjusted
Net Assets
£m
Net Assets
£m
Net Asset Value (undiluted)              
Shareholders' funds as shown on balance 518.3 5,579.3 5,579.3   488.0 4,669.4 4,669.4
  sheet
FRS 19 capital allowance effects:              
  British Land Group   123.2       104.9  
  Share of joint ventures   7.0       8.0  
    130.2       112.9  
Total external valuation surplus on   83.7 83.7     95.0 95.0
  development and trading properties
(note 12)
Net assets attributable to ordinary shares   5,793.2 5,663.0     4,877.3 4,764.4
Net Asset Value per share (undiluted)   1118p 1093p     999p 976p
               
Fully diluted Net Asset Value              
Net assets attributable to ordinary shares 518.3 5,793.2 5,663.0   488.0 4,877.3 4,764.4
Adjust to fully diluted on conversion of:              
  6% Subordinated Irredeemable              
    Convertible Bonds         30.0 149.0 149.0
Share options and share awards 5.7 30.4 30.4   3.3 9.1 9.1
Dilutive effect of share options and              
  conversion of Convertible Bonds 5.7 30.4 30.4   33.3 158.1 158.1
Net assets attributable to fully              
  diluted ordinary shares 524.0 5,823.6 5,693.4   521.3 5,035.4 4,922.5
Fully diluted Net Asset Value per share   1111p 1087p     966p 944p

The adjusted NAV includes the surplus before tax of the external valuation over the book value of both development and trading properties and after adding back the FRS 19 deferred tax capital allowance provision (as described in note 22) which is not expected to arise.