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Share capital, share premium and own shares (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Share capital, share premium and own shares |
Schedule of reconciliation of issued shares | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​
​ |  | Number of ordinary |  | Share |  | Share |  | Number of ordinary |  | Share |  | Share |
Issued shares of 5 p each fully paid | ​ | shares | ​ | capital | ​ | premium | ​ | shares | ​ | capital | ​ | premium | ​
​ | ​ |  | ​ | $m | ​ | $m | ​ |  | ​ | $m | ​ | $m | ​
Balance at 1 Jan |  | 2,753,520,756 | ​ | 183 | ​ | 5,009 | ​ | 2,749,669,380 |  | 182 |  | 5,006 |
Shares issued under share-based schemes |  | 758,708 | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | 3,851,376 |  | 1 |  | 3 |
Shares issued under scrip dividends | ​ | 2,813,929 | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​
Shares cancelled on repurchases/buybacks | ​ | (99,571,505) | ​ | (7) | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​ | – | ​
Balance at 31 Dec |  | 2,657,521,888 |  | 176 |  | 5,009 |  | 2,753,520,756 |  | 183 |  | 5,009 |
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Summary of options outstanding under save as you earn schemes to subscribe for shares | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | Share price range | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | shares to | ​ | from | ​ | to | ​ | Exercisable
​ |  | subscribe for |  | (in pence) |  | (in pence) |  | by year
31 Dec 2024 | ​ | 1,660,096 | ​ | 520 | p | 1,202 | p | 2030
31 Dec 2023 |  | 1,671,215 | ​ | 737 | p | 1,455 | p | 2029
Summary of purchases of own shares | ​
​ | ​ | ​
Cost recognised in retained earnings | ​ | 2024 $m
Share repurchases to neutralise share scheme issuances |  | 48
Share repurchases to neutralise impact of scrip dividend | ​ | 23
Share buyback programme to return capital to shareholders (excluding costs) |  | 785
Total cash paid on repurchases and buybacks (excluding costs) |  | 856
Redemption liability and costs associated with the buyback | ​ | 22
Total share repurchases and buybacks | ​ | 878
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Share price | ​ | ​
​ |  | Number of |  | Low |  | High |  | Cost
​ | ​ | shares | ​ | £ | ​ | £ | ​ | $
January 2024 |  | 3,851,376 |  | 8.01 |  | 8.52 | ​ | 40,548,716
June 2024 |  | 2,726,787 |  | 7.06 |  | 7.61 | ​ | 25,508,735
July 2024 |  | 11,940,672 |  | 6.68 |  | 7.42 | ​ | 95,525,099
August 2024 |  | 7,992,467 |  | 6.22 |  | 6.93 | ​ | 78,392,153
September 2024 |  | 23,590,670 |  | 6.02 |  | 7.08 | ​ | 193,828,164
October 2024 |  | 20,480,882 |  | 6.39 |  | 7.27 | ​ | 162,436,763
November 2024 |  | 18,244,807 |  | 5.95 |  | 6.81 | ​ | 161,759,189
December 2024 |  | 10,743,844 |  | 6.20 |  | 6.85 | ​ | 97,782,966
Total |  | 99,571,505 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 855,781,785

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