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Balance sheets

at 21 March 2009 and 22 March 2008

  Note Group
2009
£m
Group
2008
£m
Company
2009
£m
Company
restated
2008
£m
Non-current assets          
Property, plant and equipment 11 7,821 7,424 42 109
Intangible assets 12 160 165 -
Investments in subsidiaries 13 - 7,262 7,169
Investments in joint ventures 14 288 148 91 91
Available-for-sale financial assets 15 97 106 7
Other receivables 17 45 55 1,050 976
Derivative financial instruments 30 31 31
Deferred income tax asset 21 - 1 1
Retirement benefit asset 31 - 495 -
    8,442 8,393 8,484 8,346
Current assets          
Inventories 16 689 681 -
Trade and other receivables 17 195 206 380 359
Derivative financial instruments 30 59 4 37
Cash and cash equivalents 27 627 719 460 324
    1,570 1,610 877 683
Non-current assets held for sale 18 21 112 -
    1,591 1,722 877 683
Total assets   10,033 10,115 9,361 9,029
Current liabilities          
Trade and other payables 19 (2,488) (2,280) (3,489) (3,334)
Borrowings 20 (154) (165) (43) (88)
Derivative financial instruments 30 (56) (6) (49) (6)
Taxes payable   (202) (191) 111 21
Provisions 22 (19) (10) (1) (2)
    (2,919) (2,652) (3,471) (3,409)
Net current liabilities   (1,328) (930) (2,594) (2,726)
Non-current liabilities          
Other payables 19 (92) (89) (2,037) (1,803)
Borrowings 20 (2,177) (2,037) -
Derivative financial instruments 30 (8) (18) - (18)
Deferred income tax liability 21 (95) (321) -
Provisions 22 (57) (63) (27) (27)
Retirement benefit obligations 31 (309) -
    (2,738) (2,528) (2,064) (1,848)
Net assets   4,376 4,935 3,826 3,772

Equity
         
Called up share capital 23 501 499 501 499
Share premium account 23 909 896 909 896
Capital redemption reserve 24 680 680 680 680
Other reserves 24 (191) 494 (1)
Retained earnings 25 2,477 2,366 1,737 1,697
Total equity 26 4,376 4,935 3,826 3,772

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 12 May 2009, and are signed on its behalf by:

Justin King Chief Executive
Darren Shapland Chief Financial Officer