Notes to the Accounts
25. Share capital
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| Authorised Ordinary shares of 25p each At 31 December 2000 |
916,000 | 229 |
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| Called up, allotted and fully paid | ||
| At 31 December | 612,670 | 153 |
| Issued under share option and employee share schemes | 2,895 | 1 |
| Issued under placing | 11,500 | 3 |
| Issued under rights issue | 170,528 | 42 |
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| At 31 December 2000 | 797,593 | 199 |
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note • The consideration received in respect of shares issued during the year was £1,961m (1999: £18m). In January 2000 Pearson placed 11,500,000 ordinary shares and raised approximately £250m, after expenses, to fund its existing and new internet-related businesses. In September 2000 Pearson completed a 3 for 11 rights issue of 170,528,278 new Pearson shares at a price of £10 per ordinary share. The purpose of the rights issue was to finance the acquisition of National Computer Systems, Inc.
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number of shares (000s) restated |
original subscription price (p) restated |
exercise period |
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| Options outstanding at 31 December
2000 Worldwide Save for Shares plans |
1994 | 70 | 455 | 1999 - 02 |
| 1995 | 89 | 390 | 2000 - 03 | |
| 1996 | 345 | 517 | 2001 - 04 | |
| 1997 | 284 | 530 | 2000 - 05 | |
| 1998 | 922 | 687 | 2001 - 06 | |
| 1999 | 1,407 | 913 - 970 | 2001 - 07 | |
| 2000 | 728 | 688 - 1,793 | 2000 - 08 | |
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| 3,845 | ||||
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| Executive share option plans | 1991 | 34 | 337- 365 | 1994 - 01 |
| 1992 | 43 | 293 - 380 | 1995 - 02 | |
| 1994 | 196 | 567 - 635 | 1997 - 04 | |
| 1995 | 271 | 487 - 606 | 1998 - 05 | |
| 1996 | 484 | 584 - 683 | 1999 - 06 | |
| 1997 | 1,801 | 664 - 758 | 2000 - 07 | |
| 1998 | 2,838 | 847 - 1,090 | 2001 - 08 | |
| 1999 | 3,234 | 1,081 - 1,285 | 2002 - 09 | |
| 2000 | 7,757 | 100 - 2,481 | 2000 - 10 | |
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| 16,658 | ||||
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note • The subscription prices have been rounded up to the nearest whole penny. The number of shares and the original subscription price have been restated to reflect the rights issue of equity shares during 2000. The 2000 figures include replacement options granted to employees of Dorling Kindersley and the Family Education Network following their acquisition during the year.
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