Notes 36-40

40 Directors' and key management remuneration

  Group
Directors' remuneration 2007
£000
2006
£000
Non-executive directors – emoluments 1,081 998
Chairman and executive directors    
– emoluments 16,461 19,448
– contributions and allowances in respect of defined contribution pension schemes 30 101
  17,572 20,547
– amounts receivable under long-term incentive plans 1,839 3,997
– gains on exercise of share options 1,474 2
  20,885 24,546

Retirement benefits are accruing to five directors (2006 – five) under defined benefit schemes, one (2006 – two) of whom also accrued benefits under defined contribution schemes.

The executive directors may also participate in the company's executive share option and sharesave schemes and details of their interests in the company's shares arising from their participation. See details of the remuneration received by each director during the year and each director's pension arrangements..

Compensation of key management

The aggregate remuneration of directors and other members of key management during the year was as follows:

  Group
  2007
£000
2006
£000
Short-term benefits 37,763 41,003
Post-employment benefits 10,051 11,264
Other long-term 708 3,309
Share-based payments 5,165 2,787
  53,687 58,363

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