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Notes to the Financral statemefts (contrnued)
25.Share capital and share premium account (continued)
(iii) Share premium account
The principal elements that make up the Company3 share premium account qrose as follouis:
GrouP and ComPanY
yea'- anlne !m
Conve6ions to ordinary Shares of 7% Convertible Redeemable Second
Cumulative Preference Shares 1992/99 of f1 each
A placing of Ordinary Shares linked to the offer for Thames Television
lssue of Ordinary Shares on exercise of subscription rights of wanants originally
attached to 77s% bonds due 1992; and
the transfer from other reserves in respect of amounb paid for the warrants exercised
lssue of Ordinary Shares on conversion of Convertible Unsecured Loan
Stock to fund the acquisition of Virgin Music Group
lssue of Ordinary Shares on conversion of 5%% Guaranteed Redeemable
Preference Shares 2004 of THORN EMI capital NV
Share capital reorqanisation (inc. isue of Redeemable Preference B Shares)
otler_ isues of Ordinary Shares
Balance at 31 March 2000
At 3l t\4arch 1999
Currency translation
Goodwll adjustments:
Joint venture
subsidiary undertakings
Profit attributable to members oi the
Holding ComPany
Equity dividend
Minority interest adjustment
Tran#er of realised reserves
fm
fm
@respectofisshareofpost-acquisitionretainedlo5se5ofjointVentUresandassociatd
undertakings.
Other reserves of the Company relate to a special reserve which reflects the share premium account reduction of July 1988 and
unrealised profits on disposl of investments.
In accordance with the exemption permitted by 5230(3) of the Companies Act 1985, the profit,and los account of the Company
is noi separately presented. fhe pr6fit attributable to shareholders, dealt with in the accounts of the Company, is f739.4m
(1999: f 157.4m).
The Group profit and loss reserve includes f 1,454.5m (1999. fl,4A.7m)in respect of goodwill previously wntten off
Group
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