Annual Report 2006

Group financial statements

Movement in shareholders’ capital and reserves (excluding minority interests)
Year ended 31/12/06

Movement in shareholders’ capital and reserves (excluding minority interests) – EEV basis

  Note 2006
£m
2005
£m
Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders of the Company 2,212  1,582 
Items taken directly to equity:
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting policies on the adoption of IAS 32, IAS 39 and IFRS 4, net of related tax, at 1 January 2005   (25)
Unrealised valuation movements on Egg securities classified as available-for-sale (2) (1)
Movement on cash flow hedges 7  (4)
Exchange movements (359) 377 
Related tax (74) 65 
Acquisition of Egg minority interests (167) – 
New share capital subscribed 336  55 
Dividends (399) (380)
Reserve movements in respect of share-based payments 15  15 
Treasury shares:
Movement in own shares in respect of share-based payment plans 6 
Movement in Prudential plc shares purchased by unit trusts consolidated under IFRS 0 
Cumulative adjustments at 31 December 2006, net of related tax, for Jackson assets backing surplus and required capital 16(vi)  7  – 
Net increase in shareholders’ capital and reserves 16  1,582  1,687 
Shareholders’ capital and reserves at beginning of year (excluding minority interests) 10,301  8,614 
Shareholders’ capital and reserves at end of year (excluding minority interests) 15, 16  11,883  10,301 
Comprising:
UK operations:
Long-term business 5,813  5,132 
M&G:
Net assets 230  245 
Acquired goodwill 1,153  1,153 
Egg   292  303 
  7,488  6,833 
US operations 3,360  3,418 
Asian operations:
Net assets 2,637  2,070 
Acquired goodwill 172  172 
Other operations:
Holding company net borrowings (1,542) (1,724)
Other net liabilities   (232) (468)
Shareholders’ capital and reserves at end of year (excluding minority interests) 15, 16  11,883  10,301
Net asset value per share (in pence)
Based on EEV basis shareholders’ funds of £11,883m (2005: £10,301m) 486p  432p
Number of issued shares at year end (millions)   2,444  2,387 

The supplementary information on this page was approved by the Board of directors on 14 March 2007.