BP 2008 Annual Report Download - page 169

BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Notes on financial statements
40. Capital and reserves continued
Share capital
The balance on the share capital account represents the aggregate nominal value of all ordinary and preference shares in issue, including
treasury shares.
Share premium account
The balance on the share premium account represents the amounts received in excess of the nominal value of the ordinary and preference shares.
Capital redemption reserve
The balance on the capital redemption reserve represents the aggregate nominal value of all the ordinary shares repurchased and cancelled.
Merger reserve
The balance on the merger reserve represents the fair value of the consideration given in excess of the nominal value of the ordinary shares issued in
an acquisition made by the issue of shares.
Other reserve
The balance on the other reserve represents the fair value of the consideration given in excess of the nominal value of the ordinary shares issued in
the ARCO acquisition on the exercise of ARCO share options.
Own shares
Own shares represent BP shares held in Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs) to meet the future requirements of the employee share-based
payment plans.
Treasury shares
Treasury shares represent BP shares repurchased and available for re-issue.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign
operations. Upon disposal of foreign operations, the related accumulated exchange differences are recycled to the income statement. This reserve
is also used to record the effect of hedging net investments in foreign operations.
Available-for-sale investments
This reserve records the changes in fair value of available-for-sale investments. On disposal, or impairment, the cumulative changes in fair value are
recycled to the income statement.
Cash flow hedges
This reserve records the portion of the gain or loss on a hedging instrument in a cash flow hedge that is determined to be an effective hedge. When
the hedged transaction occurs, the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is transferred out of equity to either profit or loss or the carrying value of
assets, as appropriate. If the forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur the gain or loss recognized in equity is transferred to profit or loss.
Share-based payment reserve
This reserve represents cumulative amounts charged to profit in respect of employee share-based payment plans where the scheme has not yet been
settled by means of an award of shares to an individual.
Profit and loss account
The balance held on this reserve is the accumulated retained profits of the group.
41. Share-based payments
Effect of share-based payment transactions on the group’s result and financial position
$ million
2008 2007 2006
Total expense recognized for equity-settled share-based payment transactions 524 412 405
Total (credit) expense recognized for cash-settled share-based payment transactions (16) 16 14
Total expense recognized for share-based payment transactions 508 428 419
Closing balance of liability for cash-settled share-based payment transactions 21 40 38
Total intrinsic value for vested cash-settled share-based payments 222 23
For ease of presentation, option and share holdings detailed in the tables within this note are stated as UK ordinary share equivalents in US dollars.
US employees are granted American Depositary Shares (ADSs) or options over the company’s ADSs (one ADS is equivalent to six ordinary shares).
The share-based payment plans that existed during the year are detailed below. All plans are ongoing unless otherwise stated.
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