The authorised share capital, being 25p ordinary shares, increased from 799,200,000 at 1 April 2005 to 800,000,000 at 31 March 2006.

	£m	Ordinary shares of 25p each
Issued, called and fully paid
At 1 April 2005	130	518,307,020
Issues		878,269
At 31 March 2006	130	519,185,289

Details of outstanding share options, restricted and performance shares awarded to employees including executive directors are given in note 8 and note 20 of the consolidated financial statements.