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REG-FirstGroup PLC: Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">FGP.L</Origin> - Part 3

- Part 3: For the preceding part double click  ID:nPRr16553b 

                                   7.9                                 165.7                           29.3      202.9 
 At 31 March 2017                                             100.1                               1,789.6                          603.1    2,492.8 
                                                                                                                                                    
 Carrying amount                                                                                                                                    
 At 31 March 2017                                             422.0                               1,679.7                          174.8    2,276.5 
 At 31 March 2016                                             400.8                               1,569.1                          172.3    2,142.2 

11 Inventories

                               2017    2016 £m 
                                  £m           
 Spare parts and consumables    64.5      61.4 

12 Trade and other receivables

 Amounts due within one year          2017    2016 £m 
                                         £m           
 Trade receivables                    457.3     381.2 
 Provision for doubtful receivables   (4.2)     (4.3) 
 Other receivables                     74.6      72.7 
 Prepayments                           79.0      88.2 
 Accrued income                       184.2     156.6 
                                      790.9     694.4 

13 Trade and other payables

 Amounts falling due within one year     2017    2016 £m 
                                            £m           
 Trade payables                          255.6     242.6 
 Other payables                          217.6     239.6 
 Accruals                                607.3     554.3 
 Deferred income                          49.7      39.4 
 Season ticket deferred income            25.1      26.0 
                                       1,155.3   1,101.9 

14 Borrowings

                                                     2017    2016 £m 
                                                        £m           
 On demand or within 1 year                                          
 Finance leases (note 15)                             65.3      73.9 
 Senior unsecured loan notes                          80.0      35.4 
 Bond 8.125% (repayable 2018) (1)                     12.9      12.9 
 Bond 6.125% (repayable 2019) (1)                      3.0       3.0 
 Bond 8.75% (repayable 2021) (1)                      30.2      30.2 
 Bond 5.25% (repayable 2022) (1)                       5.8       5.8 
 Bond 6.875% (repayable 2024) (1)                      7.2       7.2 
 Total current liabilities                           204.4     168.4 
 Within 1 – 2 years                                                  
 Finance leases (note 15)                             53.5      58.3 
 Loan notes (note 16)                                  9.5       9.7 
 Senior unsecured loan notes                             –      70.5 
 Bond 8.125% (repayable 2018)                        298.8         – 
 Bond 6.125% (repayable 2019)                        270.0         – 
                                                     631.8     138.5 
 Within 2 – 5 years                                                  
 Finance leases (note 15)                             64.8     106.1 
 Bond 8.125% (repayable 2018)                            –     298.3 
 Bond 6.125% (repayable 2019)                            –     279.0 
 Bond 8.75% (repayable 2021)                         369.0         – 
                                                     433.8     683.4 
 Over 5 years                                                        
 Finance leases (note 15)                              0.1         – 
 Bond 8.75% (repayable 2021)                             –     370.1 
 Bond 5.25% (repayable 2022)                         321.1     320.5 
 Bond 6.875% (repayable 2024)                        199.6     199.6 
                                                     520.8     890.2 
                                                                     
 Total non-current liabilities at amortised cost   1,586.4   1,712.1 

(1)    Relates to accrued interest.

15 HP contracts and finance leases

The Group had the following obligations under HP contracts and finance leases
as at the balance sheet dates:

                                                                                               2017                                                 2016 
                                                               Minimum   Present value of payments    Minimum payments £m   Present value of payments £m 
                                                              payments                           £m                                                      
                                                                     £m                                                                                  
 Due in less than one year                                         66.9                        65.3                  75.9                           73.9 
 Due in more than one year but not more than two years             56.4                        53.5                  61.5                           58.3 
 Due in more than two years but not more than five years           70.2                        64.8                 116.8                          106.1 
 Due in more than five years                                        0.1                         0.1                     –                              – 
                                                                  193.6                       183.7                 254.2                          238.3 
 Less future financing charges                                    (9.9)                           –                (15.9)                              – 
                                                                  183.7                       183.7                 238.3                          238.3 

16 Loan notes

The Group had the following loan notes issued as at the balance sheet dates:

                                                         2017    2016 £m 
                                                            £m           
 Due in more than one year but not more than two years     9.5       9.7 

17 Derivative financial instruments

                                                                                     2017    2016 £m 
                                                                                        £m           
 Total derivatives                                                                                   
 Total non-current assets                                                             48.6      41.5 
 Total current assets                                                                  1.7      16.7 
 Total assets                                                                         50.3      58.2 
 Total current liabilities                                                            29.5      68.1 
 Total non-current liabilities                                                         8.6      35.5 
 Total liabilities                                                                    38.1     103.6 
                                                                                                     
 Derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments carried at fair value                   
 Non-current assets                                                                                  
 Coupon swaps (fair value hedge)                                                      48.6      41.3 
 Fuel derivatives (cash flow hedge)                                                      –       0.2 
                                                                                      48.6      41.5 
 Current assets                                                                                      
 Coupon swaps (fair value hedge)                                                         –      16.4 
 Fuel derivatives (cash flow hedge)                                                    0.6       0.3 
 Currency forwards (cash flow hedge)                                                   0.7         – 
                                                                                       1.3      16.7 
 Current liabilities                                                                                 
 Fuel derivatives (cash flow hedge)                                                   29.4      66.9 
 Currency forwards (cash flow hedge)                                                   0.1         – 
                                                                                      29.5      66.9 
 Non-current liabilities                                                                             
 Fuel derivatives (cash flow hedge)                                                    8.6      35.5 
                                                                                       8.6      35.5 
 Derivatives classified as held for trading                                                          
 Current assets                                                                                      
 Currency forwards                                                                     0.4         – 
 Current liabilities                                                                                 
 Interest rate swaps                                                                     –       1.2 

18 Deferred tax

The major deferred tax liabilities/(assets) recognised by the Group and
movements thereon during the current and prior reporting periods are as
follows:

                                                  Accelerated tax depreciation £m   Retirement benefit schemes £m   Other temporary differences £m   Tax losses £m   Total £m 
 At 1 April 2015                                                            162.7                          (67.4)                             80.6         (195.7)     (19.8) 
 (Credit)/charge to income statement                                          4.7                             8.1                           (10.7)           (6.1)      (4.0) 
 Credit to other comprehensive income                                           –                          (16.1)                            (0.6)               –     (16.7) 
 Foreign exchange and other movements                                         6.8                           (2.9)                              1.4          (10.5)      (5.2) 
 At 31 March 2016                                                           174.2                          (78.3)                             70.7         (212.3)     (45.7) 
 Charge/(credit) to income statement                                         22.6                             8.5                           (19.2)            28.9       40.8 
 Charge/(credit) to other comprehensive income                                  –                           (7.3)                             19.0               –       11.7 
 Foreign exchange and other movements                                        21.2                           (8.8)                             11.7          (32.4)      (8.3) 
 At 31 March 2017                                                           218.0                          (85.9)                             82.2         (215.8)      (1.5) 

Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities have been offset. The following is
the analysis of the deferred tax balances for financial reporting purposes:

                             2017    2016 £m 
                                £m           
 Deferred tax assets        (25.8)    (62.7) 
 Deferred tax liabilities     24.3      17.0 
                             (1.5)    (45.7) 

No deferred tax has been recognised on deductible temporary differences of
£62.1m (2016: £51.3m) and tax losses of £141.1m (2016: £113.3m). The
earliest period in which some of the assets will expire is year ended 31 March
2027.

No deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of £2.4m (2016: £2.3m)
of capital losses.

19 Provisions

                                                                                       2017     2016 £m 
                                                                                          £m            
 Insurance claims                                                                      236.1      219.9 
 Legal and other                                                                        45.7       39.6 
 Pensions                                                                                2.4        2.8 
 Non-current liabilities                                                               284.2      262.3 
                                                                                                        
                                      Insurance claims £m   Legal and other £m   Pensions £m   Total £m 
 At 1 April 2016                                    363.8                 44.0           2.8      410.6 
 Charged to the income statement                    162.5                 13.4             –      175.9 
 Transfer from accruals                                 –                  7.5             –        7.5 
 Utilised in the year                             (194.3)                (7.9)         (0.4)    (202.6) 
 Notional interest                                   17.5                    –             –       17.5 
 Foreign exchange movements                          41.5                  3.4             –       44.9 
 At 31 March 2017                                   391.0                 60.4           2.4      453.8 
                                                                                                        
 Current liabilities                                154.9                 14.7             –      169.6 
 Non-current liabilities                            236.1                 45.7           2.4      284.2 
 At 31 March 2017                                   391.0                 60.4           2.4      453.8 
                                                                                                        
 Current liabilities                                143.9                  4.4             –      148.3 
 Non-current liabilities                            219.9                 39.6           2.8      262.3 
 At 31 March 2016                                   363.8                 44.0           2.8      410.6 

20 Called up share capital

                                                        2017    2016 £m 
                                                           £m           
 Allotted, called up and fully paid                                     
 1,207.7m (2016: 1,204.9m) ordinary shares of 5p each    60.4      60.2 

The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carries no right to fixed
income.

During the year 2.8m shares were issued principally to satisfy SAYE exercises.

21 Net cash from operating activities

                                                                           2017    2016 £m 
                                                                              £m           
 Operating profit                                                          283.6     246.3 
 Adjustments for:                                                                          
 Depreciation charges                                                      352.9     325.7 
 Capital grant amortisation                                                (5.3)    (10.5) 
 Amortisation charges                                                       60.2      51.9 
 Impairment charges                                                          4.5         – 
 Share-based payments                                                        8.2       6.4 
 Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment                      (18.9)         – 
 Operating cash flows before working capital and pensions                  685.2     619.8 
 Decrease in inventories                                                     1.3      10.0 
 (Increase)/decrease in receivables                                       (36.7)      29.3 
 Increase/(decrease) in payables                                            56.3    (73.6) 
 Decrease in provisions                                                   (30.6)    (18.6) 
 Defined benefit pension payments in excess of income statement charge    (37.6)    (33.6) 
 Cash generated by operations                                              637.9     533.3 
 Tax paid                                                                 (10.2)     (7.0) 
 Interest paid                                                           (100.9)   (107.9) 
 Interest element of HP contracts and finance leases                       (6.4)     (8.9) 
 Net cash from operating activities                                        520.4     409.5 

Responsibility Statement of the Directors on the Annual Report

The responsibility statement below has been prepared in connection with the
Group’s full annual report for the year ending 31 March 2017. Certain parts
thereof are not included within the announcement.

We confirm to the best of our knowledge:
*
the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the relevant financial
reporting framework, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings
included in the consolidation taken as a whole
*
the Management Report, which is incorporated into the Directors’ Report,
includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and
the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation
taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties that they face.

The Directors consider that the annual report and financial statements, taken
as a whole, are fair, balanced and understandable and provide information
necessary for the shareholders to assess the Company’s and the Group’s
position and performance, business model and strategy.

This responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors and is
signed on its behalf by:

Tim O’Toole            Matthew Gregory
Chief Executive       Chief Financial Officer
1 June 2017                  1 June 2017



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