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Consolidated balance sheet

at 31 December 2009

Notes 2009
£m
2008
£m
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 14 256.6 238.3
Intangible assets 15 1,107.0 907.0
Financial assets 17 186.3 332.4
Trade and other receivables 19 20.3 8.1
Deferred taxation 11 3.0
1,570.2 1,488.8
Current assets
Financial assets 17 2.0 5.2
Trade and other receivables 19 618.4 583.6
Cash 20 181.5 86.7
801.9 675.5
Total assets 2,372.1 2,164.3
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 21 794.5 690.4
Financial liabilities 23 19.8 116.5
Provisions 25 27.6 2.3
Income tax payable 37.5 40.4
879.4 849.6
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables 21 9.0 9.6
Financial liabilities 23 951.3 882.7
Deferred taxation 11 13.9
Provisions 25 20.4 1.0
Employee benefits 32 31.9 24.5
1,026.5 917.8
Total liabilities 1,905.9 1,767.4
Net assets 466.2 396.9
Capital and reserves
Issued share capital 27 12.9 12.8
Share premium 435.2 410.4
Employee Benefit Trust 27 (0.2) (0.2)
Capital redemption reserve 1.8 1.8
Foreign currency translation 4.3 6.6
Net unrealised gains reserve 7.8 18.5
Retained earnings 4.4 (53.0)
Equity shareholders’ funds 466.2 396.9

Included in aggregate financial liabilities is an amount of £720.5m (2008: £953.1m) which represents the fair value of the Group’s bonds which should be considered in conjunction with the aggregate value of currency and interest rate swaps of £139.9m included in financial assets and £0.6m included in financial liabilities (2008: £274.3m included in financial assets). Consequently, this gives an effective liability of £581.2m (2008: £678.8m).

The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 24 February 2010 and signed on its behalf by:

P R M Pindar
Chief Executive

G M Hurst
Group Finance Director