The movements in Treasury shares and the Employees’ Share Trust are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Employees’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury |
|
Share Trust |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
$ million |
|
$ million |
|
$ million |
|
|
At 1 January 2016 |
|
264 |
|
30 |
|
294 |
|
|
Shares purchased |
|
368 |
|
– |
|
368 |
|
|
Shares transferred from treasury |
|
(18) |
|
18 |
|
– |
|
|
Shares transferred to Group beneficiaries |
|
(13) |
|
(27) |
|
(40) |
|
|
Shares cancelled |
|
(190) |
|
– |
|
(190) |
|
|
At 31 December 2016 |
|
411 |
|
21 |
|
432 |
|
|
Shares purchased |
|
52 |
|
– |
|
52 |
|
|
Shares transferred from treasury |
|
(19) |
|
19 |
|
– |
|
|
Shares transferred to Group beneficiaries |
|
(9) |
|
(17) |
|
(26) |
|
|
Shares cancelled |
|
(201) |
|
– |
|
(201) |
|
|
At 31 December 2017 |
|
234 |
|
23 |
|
257 |
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
Number |
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
of shares |
|
of shares |
|
of shares |
|
|
|
|
million |
|
million |
|
million |
|
|
At 1 January 2016 |
|
18.9 |
|
2.3 |
|
21.2 |
|
|
Shares purchased |
|
24.0 |
|
– |
|
24.0 |
|
|
Shares transferred from treasury |
|
(1.2) |
|
1.2 |
|
– |
|
|
Shares transferred to Group beneficiaries |
|
(0.9) |
|
(2.0) |
|
(2.9) |
|
|
Shares cancelled |
|
(13.0) |
|
– |
|
(13.0) |
|
|
At 31 December 2016 |
|
27.8 |
|
1.5 |
|
29.3 |
|
|
Shares purchased |
|
3.2 |
|
– |
|
3.2 |
|
|
Shares transferred from treasury |
|
(1.3) |
|
1.3 |
|
– |
|
|
Shares transferred to Group beneficiaries |
|
(0.6) |
|
(1.2) |
|
(1.8) |
|
|
Shares cancelled |
|
(13.5) |
|
– |
|
(13.5) |
|
|
At 31 December 2017 |
|
15.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
17.2 |
|