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Share capital (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Share capital  
Schedule of share capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

of shares

 

 

 

    

(million)

    

£m

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 10p each

 

  

 

  

At 1 January 2019

 

71,164

 

7,116

Issued in the period1

 

725

 

73

Share buybacks

 

(1,125)

 

(113)

At period end

 

70,764

 

7,076

1

The ordinary shares issued in the period were in respect of employee share schemes.