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Consolidated Balance Sheet at 31 December

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Notes 
2008 
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2007 
$m 
2006 
$m 
Assets
Non-current assets
   
Property, plant and equipment 7  7,043  8,298  7,453 
Goodwill 8  9,874  9,884  1,097 
Intangible assets 9  12,323  11,467  3,107 
Other investments 10  156  182  119 
Deferred tax assets 3  1,236  1,044  1,220 
    30,632  30,875  12,996 
Current assets
Inventories
11  1,636  2,119  2,250 
Trade and other receivables 12  7,261  6,668  5,561 
Other investments 10  388  177  657 
Income tax receivable   2,581  2,251  1,365 
Cash and cash equivalents 13  4,286  5,867  7,103 
    16,152  17,082  16,936 
Total assets   46,784  47,957  29,932 
Liabilities
Current liabilities
       
Interest bearing loans and borrowings 14  (993) (4,280) (136)
Trade and other payables 17  (7,178) (6,968) (6,295)
Provisions 18  (600) (387) (39)
Income tax payable   (4,549) (3,552) (2,977)
    (13,320) (15,187) (9,447)
Non-current liabilities
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
14  (10,855) (10,876) (1,087)
Deferred tax liabilities 3  (3,126) (4,119) (1,559)
Retirement benefit obligations 23  (2,732) (1,998) (1,842)
Provisions 18  (542) (633) (327)
Other payables 17  (149) (229) (254)
    (17,404) (17,855) (5,069)
Total liabilities   (30,724) (33,042) (14,516)
Net assets   16,060  14,915  15,416 
Equity
Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the Company
Share capital 20  362  364  383 
Share premium account 19  2,046  1,888  1,671 
Capital redemption reserve 19  94  91  71 
Merger reserve 19  433  433  433 
Other reserves 19  1,405  1,378  1,398 
Retained earnings 19  11,572  10,624  11,348 
    15,912  14,778  15,304 
Minority equity interests 19  148  137  112 
Total equity 19  16,060  14,915  15,416 

The Financial Statements comprising the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Recognised Income and Expense, the Accounting Policies, Notes 1 to 27 and the Principal Subsidiaries were approved by the Board of Directors on 29 January 2009 and were signed on its behalf by:

DAVID R BRENNAN
Director

SIMON LOWTH
Director

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