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Annual Report and Accounts 2010

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

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18. Financial liabilities – Borrowings

The Group’s current and non-current borrowings are as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Non-current
7.0% Global Dollar Bonds 2011 (nominal amount $500m) 322
5.5% Global Dollar Bonds 2013 (nominal amount $350m) 236 226
5.7% US Dollar Bonds 2014 (nominal amount $400m) 288 274
7.0% Sterling Bonds 2014 (nominal amount £250m) 256 254
6.0% Sterling Bonds 2015 (nominal amount £300m) 297 297
4.0% US Dollar Notes 2016 (nominal amount $350m) 227
6.25% Global Dollar Bonds 2018 (nominal amount $550m) 389 359
4.625% US Dollar Notes 2018 (nominal amount $300m) 208 191
Finance lease liabilities 7 11
1,908 1,934
Current
Due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans and overdrafts 73 70
7.0% Global Dollar Bonds 2011 (nominal amount $500m) 325
Finance lease liabilities 6 4
404 74
Total borrowings 2,312 2,008

Included in the non-current borrowings above is £12m of accrued interest (2009: £12m). Included in the current borrowings above is £1m of accrued interest (2009: £nil).

The maturity of the Group’s non-current borrowing is as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Between one and two years 4 327
Between two and five years 1,080 760
Over five years 824 847
1,908 1,934

The carrying amounts and market values of borrowings are as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Effective interest rate Carrying value Market value Carrying value Market value
Bank loans and overdrafts n/a 73 73 70 70
7.0% Global Dollar Bonds 2011 7.16% 325 327 322 331
5.5% Global Dollar Bonds 2013 5.76% 236 241 226 232
5.7% US Dollar Bonds 2014 5.88% 288 277 274 266
7.0% Sterling Bonds 2014 7.20% 256 282 254 276
6.0% Sterling Bonds 2015 6.27% 297 329 297 317
4.0% US Dollar Notes 2016 4.26% 227 226
6.25% Global Dollar Bonds 2018 6.46% 389 385 359 360
4.625% US Dollar Notes 2018 4.69% 208 192 191 176
Finance lease liabilities n/a 13 13 15 15
2,312 2,345 2,008 2,043

The market values stated above are based on clean market prices at the year end or, where these are not available, on the quoted market prices of comparable debt issued by other companies. The effective interest rates above relate to the underlying debt instruments.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s borrowings are denominated in the following currencies:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
US dollar 1,759 1,457
Sterling 553 551
Euro
2,312 2,008

The Group has the following undrawn capacity on its committed borrowing facilities as at 31 December:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Floating rate
– expiring within one year
– expiring beyond one year 1,118 1,084
1,118 1,084

In addition to the above facilities, there are a number of short-term facilities that are utilised in the normal course of business.

All of the Group’s borrowings are unsecured. In respect of finance lease obligations, the rights to the leased asset revert to the lessor in the event of default.

The maturity of the Group’s finance lease obligations is as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Finance lease liabilities – minimum lease payments
Not later than one year 6 4
Later than one year and not later than two years 4 5
Later than two years and not later than three years 3 3
Later than three years and not later than four years 3
Later than four years and not later than five years
Later than five years
Future finance charges on finance leases
Present value of finance lease liabilities 13 15

The present value of finance lease liabilities is as follows:

All figures in £ millions 2010 2009
Not later than one year 6 4
Later than one year and not later than five years 7 11
Later than five years
13 15

The carrying amounts of the Group’s lease obligations approximate their fair value.