Company balance sheet
As at 31 December 2009

All figures in £ millions	Notes	2009	2008
Assets
Non-current assets
Investments in subsidiaries	2	8,547	6,912
Amounts due from subsidiaries		464	322
Financial assets – Derivative financial instruments	6	112	181
Other financial assets		–	6
		9,123	7,421
Current assets
Amounts due from subsidiaries		2,151	2,953
Current income tax assets		21	30
Cash and cash equivalents (excluding overdrafts)	4	124	57
Financial assets – Derivative financial instruments	6	–	3
Total assets		11,419	10,464
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities – Borrowings	5	(767)	(991)
Financial liabilities – Derivative financial instruments	6	(2)	(15)
Amounts due to subsidiaries		(3,808)	(1,840)
		(4,577)	(2,846)
Current liabilities
Current income tax liabilities		–	(2)
Financial liabilities – Borrowings	5	(419)	(352)
Financial liabilities – Derivative financial instruments	6	(7)	(5)
Amounts due to subsidiaries		(2,535)	(3,333)
Total liabilities		(7,538)	(6,538)
Net assets		3,881	3,926
Equity
Share capital	7	203	202
Share premium	7	2,512	2,505
Treasury shares	8	(47)	(63)
Special reserve		447	447
Retained earnings		766	835
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company		3,881	3,926

These financial statements have been approved for issue by the board of directors on 10 March 2010 and signed on its behalf by

Robin Freestone Chief financial officer