Notes to the Accounts
24. Share capital
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| Authorised | ||
| Ordinary shares of 25p each | ||
| At 31 December 2001 | 1,170,000 | 293 |
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| Called up, allotted and fully paid | ||
| At 31 December 2000 | 797,593 | 199 |
| Issued under share option and employee share schemes | 2,996 | 1 |
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| At 31 December 2001 | 800,589 | 200 |
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note 
The consideration received in respect of
shares issued during the year was £20m (2000: £1,961m).
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(000’s) | number of shares price (p) |
original subscription exercise period |
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| Options outstanding at 31 December 2001 | ||||
| Worldwide Save for Shares plans | 1994 | 13 | 455 | 1999 – 02 |
| 1995 | 64 | 390 | 2000 – 03 | |
| 1996 | 92 | 517 | 2001 – 04 | |
| 1997 | 231 | 530 | 2000 – 05 | |
| 1998 | 457 | 687 | 2001 – 06 | |
| 1999 | 712 | 913 – 970 | 2001 – 07 | |
| 2000 | 358 | 688 – 1,793 | 2000 – 08 | |
| 2001 | 1,141 | 957 – 1,096 | 2004 – 09 | |
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| 3,068 | ||||
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| Discretionary share option plans | 1992 | 40 | 293 – 380 | 1995 – 02 |
| 1994 | 171 | 567 – 635 | 1997 – 04 | |
| 1995 | 202 | 487 – 606 | 1998 – 05 | |
| 1996 | 298 | 584 – 683 | 1999 – 06 | |
| 1997 | 1,208 | 664 – 758 | 2000 – 07 | |
| 1998 | 2,595 | 847 – 1,090 | 2001 – 08 | |
| 1999 | 4,711 | 1,081 – 1,922 | 2002 – 09 | |
| 2000 | 11,837 | 64 – 3,224 | 2000 – 10 | |
| 2001 | 15,467 | 822 – 1,421 | 2001 – 11 | |
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| 36,529 | ||||
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note The subscription prices have been rounded
up to the nearest whole penny. The figures include replacement options
granted to employees of Dorling Kindersley and the Family Education Network
following their acquisition. The discretionary share option plans include
all options granted under the Pearson Executive Share Option Plans, the
Pearson Reward Plan, the Pearson Special Share Option Plan and the Pearson
Long Term Incentive Plan.
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