Notes to the Financial Statements (Group)
27 Statutory and other information
| 2009 $m |
2008 $m |
2007 $m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees payable to KPMG Audit Plc and its associates: | |||
| Group audit fee | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Fees payable to KPMG Audit Plc and its associates for other services: | |||
| The audit of subsidiaries pursuant to legislation | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Other services pursuant to legislation | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Taxation | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| All other services | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Fees payable to KPMG Audit Plc in respect of the Group's pension schemes: | |||
| The audit of subsidiaries' pension schemes | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 14.1 | 16.8 | 15.7 |
Other services pursuant to legislation includes fees of $2.3m (2008: $2.5m; 2007: $2.7m) in respect of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Taxation services consist of tax compliance services and, to a lesser extent, tax advice.
All other services includes assurance services in relation to third party compliance with manufacturing and distribution agreements and advisory services supporting management in their development of competency and development frameworks for staff.
Related party transactions
The Group had no material related party transactions which might reasonably be expected to influence decisions made by the users of these Financial Statements.
Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel are defined for the purpose of disclosure under IAS 24 'Related Party Disclosures' as the Board of Directors and the SET.
| 2009 $000 |
2008 $000 |
2007 $000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term employee benefits | 20,784 | 21,973 | 31,525 |
| Post-employment benefits | 2,080 | 2,290 | 2,072 |
| Termination benefits | 3,639 | - | - |
| Share-based payments | 12,547 | 13,210 | 11,515 |
| 39,050 | 37,473 | 45,112 |
Short-term employee benefits in 2007 include one-off employee costs of $11m in relation to the acquisition of MedImmune.
Total remuneration is included within employee costs (see Note 24).
Subsequent events
There were no material subsequent events.
