Pearson

Annual Report and Accounts 2010

Notes to the company financial statements

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4. Cash and cash equivalents (excluding overdrafts)

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Cash at bank and in hand 2 2
Short-term bank deposits 942 122
944 124

Short-term bank deposits are invested with banks and earn interest at the prevailing short-term deposit rates.

At the end of 2010 the currency split of cash and cash equivalents was US dollar 86% (2009: 26%), sterling 13% (2009: 72%), euro 0% (2009: 2%) and Hong Kong dollar 1% (2009: 0%).

Cash and cash equivalents have fair values that approximate to their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature.

Cash and cash equivalents include the following for the purpose of the cash flow statement:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Cash and cash equivalents 944 124
Bank overdrafts (534) (419)
410 (295)