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Group Balance Sheet

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At 31 December 2007
Note 2007
£m
2006*
£m
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 14 1,173.9 697.6
Property, plant and equipment 15 678.7 501.9
Financial assets – Available for sale 17 7.2 13.5
– Derivative financial instruments 17 5.3 0.3
Investments accounted for using the equity method 18 11.8 8.7
Other receivables 20 10.0 4.1
Deferred tax asset 27 - 10.6
1,886.9 1,236.7
Current assets
Inventories 21 20.0 15.5
Trade and other receivables 22 272.4 272.3
Financial assets – Derivative financial instruments 17 10.0 8.1
Current tax assets 9.5 26.4
Cash and cash equivalents 23 157.2 143.6
469.1 465.9
Disposal group assets classified as held for sale - 20.1
Total assets 2,356.0 1,722.7
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities – Borrowings 28 (641.6) (538.4)
– Derivative financial instruments 28 (5.4) (8.3)
Deferred tax liability 27 (104.0) (84.3)
Other non-current liabilities 25 (3.7) (3.0)
Defined benefit pension liability 35 (29.8) (52.8)
Provisions 26 (43.5) (61.3)
(828.0) (748.1)
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 24 (573.3) (518.4)
Financial liabilities – Borrowings 28 (426.4) (43.6
– Derivative financial instruments 28 (17.7) (6.4)
Current tax liabilities (24.7) (40.9)
Provisions 26 (44.8) (17.4)
Liabilities directly associated with disposal group assets classified as held for sale - (2.4)
Total liabilities (1,914.9) (1,337.2)
Net assets 441.1 345.5
Shareholders' equity
Called up share capital 32 7.7 7.7
Share premium account 33 195.3 189.8
Capital redemption reserve 33 0.2 0.2
Own shares 33 (16.3) (16.7)
Other reserves 34 30.7 7.9
Retained earnings 33 219.6 153.3
Total shareholders' equity 437.2 342.2
Minority interest in equity 3.9 3.3
Total equity 441.1 345.5
*Adjusted for Alsa fair value movements as required by IFRS 3.

S R Bowker CBE Chief Executive
A C Walker Finance Director
28 February 2008
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