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Financial statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

25. Borrowings

Group

Company

2010
£m

2009
£m

2010
£m

2009
£m

Current

Bank overdrafts

11.0

75.8

0.9

-

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

84.1

67.8

41.9

40.9

Amounts owed to subsidiary undertaking

-

-

5.0

-

95.1

143.6

47.8

40.9

Obligations under finance leases

8.8

6.4

-

-

Total current borrowings

103.9

150.0

47.8

40.9

Non-current

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

336.7

271.3

167.6

163.6

Obligations under finance leases

40.9

25.8

-

-

Total non-current borrowings

377.6

297.1

167.6

163.6

Total borrowings

481.5

447.1

215.4

204.5

The Directors consider that the carrying amounts of current borrowings approximate to their fair value.

The fair value of the non-current borrowings were:

2010

2009

Book
value
£m

Fair
value
£m

Book
value
£m

Fair
value
£m

Group

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

336.7

343.8

271.3

276.1

Obligations under finance leases

40.9

40.9

25.8

25.8

377.6

384.7

297.1

301.9

Company

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

167.6

180.0

163.6

166.3

Where market values are not available, fair values of borrowings have been calculated by discounting expected future cash flows at prevailing interest rates.

The maturity of non-current borrowings was:

Group

Company

2010
£m

2009
£m

2010
£m

2009
£m

Between one and two years

92.3

73.9

41.9

40.9

Between two and five years

270.0

219.3

125.7

122.7

Over five years

15.3

3.9

-

-

377.6

297.1

167.6

163.6

The weighted average maturity of non-current borrowings was 3.7 years (2009 3.6 years).

Finance lease liabilities - minimum lease payments:

Group

Company

2010

£m

2009

£m

2010

£m

2009

£m

Within one year

9.8

7.6

-

-

Between two and five years

27.7

23.8

-

-

After five years

15.6

4.0

-

-

53.1

35.4

-

-

Less: future finance charges

(3.4)

(3.2)

-

-

49.7

32.2

-

-

The effective interest rates at the balance sheet date and the exposure to interest rate changes and the repricing dates were:

Effective
rate
%

6 months
or less
£m

1- 5 years
£m

Total
£m

Group

31 March 2010

Bank overdrafts

1.5

11.0

-

11.0

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

4.6

196.6

224.2

420.8

Finance leases

2.6

49.7

-

49.7

257.3

224.2

481.5

31 March 2009

Bank overdrafts

1.5

75.8

-

75.8

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

5.2

158.1

181.0

339.1

Finance leases

4.4

32.2

-

32.2

266.1

181.0

447.1

Company

31 March 2010

Bank overdrafts

1.5

0.9

-

0.9

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

3.9

104.8

104.7

209.5

Amounts owed to subsidiary undertaking

3.3

5.0

-

5.0

110.7

104.7

215.4

31 March 2009

Amounts owed to parent undertaking

5.0

20.5

184.0

204.5