The consolidated statements of changes in equity of Thomson Reuters Corporation for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 included the following items and their account balances at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (in millions of U.S. dollars). This list shows the balances of the various components of shareholders' equity at the beginning of each year, and changes that affected these components during the year. These changes are presented in a random order.

\section*{Required:}
1. Compute the balance of retained earnings at December \(31,2009\).
2. Prepare a statement of changes in equity for both fiscal years 2009 and 2008 , similar to the statement that appears in Exhibit 12.1

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2009 2008 Share capital, beginning of year Contributed surplus, beginning of year 3,050 2,727 156 109 Retained earnings, beginning of year 10,650 10,476 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), beginning of year (2,268) 1 Stock-based compensation 64 218 Profit 840 965 Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan 22 190 Other comprehensive income (loss), net 797 (2,269) Dividends declared 929 791 Stock options exercised 57 46 Shares purchased for cancellation 9 96 Shares issued Excess of purchase price over carrying va ue of shares repurchased and cancelled 171