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REG - Imperial Tobacco Gp - Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">IMT.L</Origin> - Part 2

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Concern 
 
The Group's policy is to ensure that we always have sufficient capital markets
funding and committed bank facilities in place to meet foreseeable peak
borrowing requirements. 
 
In reviewing the Group's committed funding and liquidity positions, the Board
considered various sensitivity analyses when assessing the forecast funding
and headroom requirements of the Group in the context of the maturity profile
of the Group's facilities. The Group plans its financing in a structured and
proactive manner and remains confident that sources of financing will be
available when required. 
 
Based on its review, the Board is of the opinion that the Group as a whole and
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC have adequate resources to meet their operational
needs for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and
conclude that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going
concern basis. 
 
Oliver Tant 
 
Chief Financial Officer 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
The figures and financial information for the year ended 30 September 2015 do
not constitute the statutory financial statements for that year. Those
financial statements have not yet been delivered to the Registrar, nor have
the Auditors yet reported on them. The financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with our accounting policies published in our financial
statements available on our website www.imperial-tobacco.com. 
 
Consolidated Income Statement 
 
 For the Year Ended 30 September £ million unless otherwise indicated  Notes  2015      2014 (Restated)  
 Revenue                                                               3      25,289    26,460           
 Duty and similar items                                                       (12,585)  (12,928)         
 Other cost of sales                                                          (7,533)   (8,351)          
 Cost of sales                                                                (20,118)  (21,279)         
 Gross profit                                                                 5,171     5,181            
 Distribution, advertising and selling costs                                  (1,857)   (1,929)          
 Acquisition costs                                                            (40)      (13)             
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                                         (697)     (644)            
 Restructuring costs                                                   4      (328)     (305)            
 Other expenses                                                               (261)     (271)            
 Administrative and other expenses                                            (1,326)   (1,233)          
 Operating profit                                                      3      1,988     2,019            
 Investment income                                                            948       516              
 Finance costs                                                                (1,209)   (1,059)          
 Net finance costs                                                     5      (261)     (543)            
 Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method         29        49               
 Profit before taxation                                                       1,756     1,525            
 Taxation                                                              6      (33)      (80)             
 Profit for the year                                                          1,723     1,445            
 Attributable to:                                                                                        
 Owners of the parent                                                         1,691     1,422            
 Non-controlling interests                                                    32        23               
 Earnings per ordinary share (pence)                                                                     
 - Basic                                                               8      177.4     148.5            
 - Diluted                                                             8      176.9     148.1            
                                                                                                           
 
 
Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on
adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1. 
 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
 
 For the Year Ended 30 September £ million                                            2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Profit for the year                                                                  1,723  1,445            
 Other comprehensive income                                                                                   
 Exchange movements                                                                   (198)  (581)            
 Items that may be reclassified to profit and loss                                    (198)  (581)            
 Net actuarial (losses)/gains on retirement benefits                                  (28)   45               
 Deferred tax relating to net actuarial losses/(gains) on retirement benefits         5      (1)              
 Items that will not be reclassified to profit and loss                               (23)   44               
 Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax                                  (221)  (537)            
 Total comprehensive income for the year                                              1,502  908              
                                                                                                              
 Attributable to:                                                                                             
 Owners of the parent                                                                 1,489  900              
 Non-controlling interests                                                            13     8                
 Total comprehensive income for the year                                              1,502  908              
 Reconciliation from operating profit to adjusted operating profit                                            
 £ million                                                                     Notes  2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Operating profit                                                                     1,988  2,019            
 Acquisition costs                                                                    40     13               
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                                                 697    644              
 Restructuring costs                                                           4      328    305              
 Adjusted operating profit                                                            3,053  2,981            
 Reconciliation from net finance costs to adjusted net finance costs           
 £ million                                                                     Notes  2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Net finance costs                                                                    (261)  (543)            
 Net fair value and exchange gains on financial instruments                    5      (226)  (12)             
 Post-employment benefits net financing cost                                   5      20     40               
 Adjusted net finance costs                                                           (467)  (515)            
 
 
Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on
adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1. 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
 At 30 September £ million                          Notes  2015      2014 (Restated)  2013 (Restated)  
 Non-current assets                                                                                    
 Intangible assets                                  11     18,690    15,334           16,855           
 Property, plant and equipment                             1,768     1,854            2,069            
 Investments accounted for using the equity method         598       561              546              
 Retirement benefit assets                                 92        44               5                
 Trade and other receivables                               84        69               80               
 Derivative financial instruments                   10     901       605              312              
 Deferred tax assets                                       533       241              153              
                                                           22,666    18,708           20,020           
 Current assets                                                                                        
 Inventories                                               2,842     2,875            3,239            
 Trade and other receivables                               2,454     2,761            2,899            
 Current tax assets                                        56        96               72               
 Cash and cash equivalents                          9      2,042     1,413            1,793            
 Derivative financial instruments                   10     74        38               245              
                                                           7,468     7,183            8,248            
 Total assets                                              30,134    25,891           28,268           
 Current liabilities                                                                                   
 Borrowings                                         9      (1,957)   (429)            (3,236)          
 Derivative financial instruments                   10     (25)      (46)             (219)            
 Trade and other payables                                  (6,795)   (6,957)          (7,303)          
 Current tax liabilities                                   (167)     (128)            (137)            
 Provisions                                         4      (197)     (175)            (89)             
                                                           (9,141)   (7,735)          (10,984)         
 Non-current liabilities                                                                               
 Borrowings                                         9      (12,250)  (9,462)          (7,857)          
 Derivative financial instruments                   10     (735)     (645)            (531)            
 Trade and other payables                                  (13)      (21)             (17)             
 Deferred tax liabilities                                  (1,170)   (1,430)          (1,779)          
 Retirement benefit liabilities                            (909)     (824)            (1,055)          
 Provisions                                         4      (220)     (311)            (406)            
                                                           (15,297)  (12,693)         (11,645)         
 Total liabilities                                         (24,438)  (20,428)         (22,629)         
 Net assets                                                5,696     5,463            5,639            
 Equity                                                                                                
 Share capital                                             104       104              107              
 Share premium and capital redemption                      5,836     5,836            5,833            
 Retained earnings                                         (315)     (756)            (791)            
 Exchange translation reserve                              (298)     (119)            447              
 Equity attributable to owners of the parent               5,327     5,065            5,596            
 Non-controlling interests                                 369       398              43               
 Total equity                                              5,696     5,463            5,639            
 
 
Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on
adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1. 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
 
 For the Year Ended 30 September                                                                                
 £ million                                                                                                      Sharecapital  Sharepremiumand capitalredemption  Retainedearnings  Exchangetranslationreserve  Equityattributableto ownersof theparent  Non-controllinginterests  Totalequity  
 At 1 October 2014 (Restated)                                                                                   104           5,836                              (756)             (119)                       5,065                                    398                       5,463        
 Profit for the year                                                                                            -             -                                  1,691             -                           1,691                                    32                        1,723        
 Other comprehensive income                                                                                     -             -                                  (23)              (179)                       (202)                                    (19)                      (221)        
 Total comprehensive income                                                                                     -             -                                  1,668             (179)                       1,489                                    13                        1,502        
 Transactions with owners                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Cash from employees on maturity/exercise of share schemes                                                      -             -                                  7                 -                           7                                        -                         7            
 Costs of employees' services compensated by share schemes                                                      -             -                                  22                -                           22                                       -                         22           
 Current tax on share-based payments                                                                            -             -                                  3                 -                           3                                        -                         3            
 Dividends paid                                                                                                 -             -                                  (1,259)           -                           (1,259)                                  (42)                      (1,301)      
 At 30 September 2015                                                                                           104           5,836                              (315)             (298)                       5,327                                    369                       5,696        
 Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 At 1 October 2013 (Restated)                                                                                   107           5,833                              (791)             447                         5,596                                    43                        5,639        
 Profit for the year                                                                                            -             -                                  1,422             -                           1,422                                    23                        1,445        
 Other comprehensive income                                                                                     -             -                                  44                (566)                       (522)                                    (15)                      (537)        
 Total comprehensive income                                                                                     -             -                                  1,466             (566)                       900                                      8                         908          
 Transactions with owners                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Cash from employees on maturity/exercise of share schemes                                                      -             -                                  6                 -                           6                                        -                         6            
 Purchase of shares by Employee Share Ownership Trusts                                                          -             -                                  (2)               -                           (2)                                      -                         (2)          
 Costs of employees' services compensated by share schemes                                                      -             -                                  20                -                           20                                       -                         20           
 Current tax on share-based payments                                                                            -             -                                  3                 -                           3                                        -                         3            
 Increase in own shares held as treasury shares                                                                 -             -                                  (341)             -                           (341)                                    -                         (341)        
 Cancellation of own shares held as treasury shares                                                             (3)           3                                  -                 -                           -                                        -                         -            
 Changes in non-controlling interests                                                                           -             -                                  (363)             -                           (363)                                    363                       -            
 Proceeds, net of fees, from the disposal of Logista IPO                                                        -             -                                  395               -                           395                                      -                         395          
 Dividends paid                                                                                                 -             -                                  (1,149)           -                           (1,149)                                  (16)                      (1,165)      
 At 30 September 2014 (Restated)                                                                                104           5,836                              (756)             (119)                       5,065                                    398                       5,463        
 Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1.  
 
 
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 
 
 For Year Ended 30 September £ million                                                                          2015     2014 (Restated)  
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                                     
 Operating profit                                                                                               1,988    2,019            
 Dividends received from investments accounted for under the equity method                                      24       2                
 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment                                                                      940      919              
 (Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                                                     (2)      6                
 Profit on disposal of intellectual property                                                                    (31)     -                
 Loss on disposal of software                                                                                   -        3                
 Post-employment benefits                                                                                       (50)     (156)            
 Costs of employees' services compensated by share schemes                                                      25       22               
 Movement in provisions                                                                                         (67)     17               
 Operating cash flows before movement in working capital                                                        2,827    2,832            
 Decrease in inventories                                                                                        21       121              
 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables                                                             218      (29)             
 Increase in trade and other payables                                                                           89       29               
 Movement in working capital                                                                                    328      121              
 Taxation paid                                                                                                  (408)    (451)            
 Net cash flows generated by operating activities                                                               2,747    2,502            
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                     
 Interest received                                                                                              10       10               
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                                                      (194)    (255)            
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                                                            39       59               
 Proceeds from the sale of intellectual property                                                                31       -                
 Purchase of intangible assets - software                                                                       (44)     (37)             
 Internally generated intellectual property rights                                                              (16)     (4)              
 Purchase of brands and operations                                                                              (4,613)  -                
 Purchase of intangible assets - intellectual property rights                                                   -        (46)             
 Net cash used in investing activities                                                                          (4,787)  (273)            
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                     
 Interest paid                                                                                                  (459)    (543)            
 Cash from employees on maturity/exercise of share schemes                                                      7        6                
 Purchase of shares by Employee Share Ownership Trusts                                                          -        (2)              
 Increase in borrowings                                                                                         4,720    2,303            
 Repayment of borrowings                                                                                        (380)    (3,200)          
 Repayment of loan to joint ventures                                                                            -        52               
 Cash flows relating to derivative financial instruments                                                        139      (121)            
 Purchase of treasury shares                                                                                    -        (341)            
 Proceeds from sale of shares in a subsidiary to non-controlling interests (net of fees)                        -        395              
 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests                                                                    (42)     (16)             
 Dividends paid to owners of the parent                                                                         (1,259)  (1,149)          
 Net cash used in financing activities                                                                          2,726    (2,616)          
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                           686      (387)            
 Cash and cash equivalents at start of year                                                                     1,413    1,793            
 Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents                                                  (57)     7                
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                                       2,042    1,413            
 Results and financial positions for 30 September 2014 have been restated on adoption of IFRS 11 - see note 1.  
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
 
1. Accounting Policies 
 
New Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
 
The following standards became effective for the current reporting period: 
 
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements 
 
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements 
 
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities 
 
Only the application of IFRS 11 had a material effect on the net assets or
results of the Group. The impact on the Group's results and net assets is as
follows: 
 
 Income Statement                                                      Year ended 30 September 2014  
 £ million                                                                                           Previously reported  Adjustment  Restated  
 Revenue                                                                                             26,625               (165)       26,460    
 Duty and similar items                                                                              (12,928)             -           (12,928)  
 Other cost of sales                                                                                 (8,422)              71          (8,351)   
 Cost of sales                                                                                       (21,350)             71          (21,279)  
 Gross profit                                                                                        5,275                (94)        5,181     
 Distribution, advertising and selling costs                                                         (1,946)              17          (1,929)   
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                                                                (644)                -           (644)     
 Other expenses                                                                                      (621)                32          (589)     
 Administrative and other expenses                                                                   (1,265)              32          (1,233)   
 Operating profit                                                                                    2,064                (45)        2,019     
 Investment income                                                                                   517                  (1)         516       
 Finance costs                                                                                       (1,061)              2           (1,059)   
 Net finance costs                                                                                   (544)                1           (543)     
 Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method                                -                    49          49        
 Profit before taxation                                                                              1,520                5           1,525     
 Taxation                                                                                            (69)                 (11)        (80)      
 Profit for the year                                                                                 1,451                (6)         1,445     
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                               
 Owners of the parent                                                                                1,422                -           1,422     
 Non-controlling interests                                                                           29                   (6)         23        
 
 
 Balance Sheet                                      Year ended           Year ended          
                                                    30 September 2014    30 September 2013   
 £ million                                          Previously reported  Adjustment          Restated  Previously reported  Adjustment  Restated  
 Non-current assets                                                                                                                               
 Intangible assets                                  15,859               (525)               15,334    17,382               (527)       16,855    
 Investments accounted for using the equity method  -                    561                 561       -                    546         546       
 Other non-current assets                           2,844                (31)                2,813     2,652                (33)        2,619     
 Current assets                                     7,306                (123)               7,183     8,388                (140)       8,248     
 Total assets                                       26,009               (118)               25,891    28,422               (154)       28,268    
                                                                                                                                                  
 Current liabilities                                (7,813)              78                  (7,735)   (11,082)             98          (10,984)  
 Non-current liabilities                            (12,719)             26                  (12,693)  (11,688)             43          (11,645)  
 Total liabilities                                  (20,532)             104                 (20,428)  (22,770)             141         (22,629)  
 Net assets                                         5,477                (14)                5,463     5,652                (13)        5,639     
                                                                                                                                                  
 Equity                                                                                                                                           
 Share capital                                      104                  -                   104       107                  -           107       
 Share premium and capital redemption               5,836                -                   5,836     5,833                -           5,833     
 Retained earnings                                  (756)                -                   (756)     (791)                -           (791)     
 Exchange translation reserve                       (119)                -                   (119)     447                  -           447       
 Non-controlling interests                          412                  (14)                398       56                   (13)        43        
 Total equity                                       5,477                (14)                5,463     5,652                (13)        5,639     
 
 
2. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements 
 
The Group makes estimates and assumptions regarding the future. Estimates and
judgements are continually evaluated based on historical experience, and other
factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be
reasonable under the circumstances. 
 
In the future, actual experience may deviate from these estimates and
assumptions. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of
causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities within the current financial year are discussed in the financial
statements for the year ended 30 September 2015, which will be available on
our website www.imperial-tobacco.com in due course. 
 
3. Segment Information 
 
Imperial Tobacco comprises two distinct businesses - Tobacco and Logistics. 
The Tobacco business comprises the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco
and tobacco-related products, including sales to (but not by) the Logistics
business. The Logistics business comprises the distribution of tobacco
products for tobacco product manufacturers, including Imperial Tobacco, as
well as a wide range of non-tobacco products and services. The Logistics
business is run on an operationally neutral basis ensuring all customers are
treated equally, and consequently transactions between the Tobacco and
Logistics businesses are undertaken on an arm's length basis reflecting market
prices for comparable goods and services. 
 
The Tobacco business is managed based on the strategic role of groups of
markets rather than their geographic proximity, with divisions focused on
prioritising growth or returns. Returns Markets are typically mature markets
where we have relatively large market shares and our objective is to maximise
returns over the long term by growing profits while actively managing market
share. Growth Markets are mainly large profit or volume pools where we
typically have market shares below 15 per cent and where our total tobacco
approach provides many opportunities for share and profit growth both now and
in the future. Following the 2015 acquisition, the United States of America
has become a significant market and it is considered appropriate to disclose
this separately. 
 
The function of Chief Operating Decision Maker (defined in IFRS 8), which is
to review performance and allocate resources, is performed by the Board and
the Chief Executive, who are regularly provided with information on our
segments. This information is used as the basis of the segment revenue and
profit disclosures provided below. The main profit measure used by the Board
and the Chief Executive is adjusted operating profit. Segment balance sheet
information is not provided to the Board or the Chief Executive.  Our
reportable segments are Returns Markets North, Returns Markets South, Growth
Markets (which includes our Cuban joint ventures and Fontem Ventures), United
States of America and Logistics. 
 
Prevailing market characteristics such as maturity, excise structure and the
breadth of the distribution networks determine the allocation of Returns
Markets between Returns Markets North and Returns Markets South. 
 
The main tobacco business markets in each of the reportable segments are: 
 
-       Returns Markets North - Australia, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands,
Poland, United Kingdom; 
 
-       Returns Markets South - France, Spain and our African markets
including Algeria, Ivory Coast, Morocco; 
 
-       Growth Markets - Iraq, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan; 
 
-       United States of America. 
 
Tobacco 
 
 £ million unless otherwise indicated  2015    2014 (Restated)  
 Revenue                               19,011  19,501           
 Net revenue                           6,251   6,421            
 Operating profit                      1,910   1,925            
 Adjusted operating profit             2,895   2,805            
 Adjusted operating margin %           46.3    43.7             
 
 
Logistics 
 
 £ million unless otherwise indicated  2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Revenue                               7,025  7,774            
 Distribution fees                     749    838              
 Operating profit                      74     84               
 Adjusted operating profit             154    166              
 Adjusted distribution margin %        20.6   19.8             
 
 
Revenue 
 
                        2015     2014(Restated)  
                        Total    External        Total    External  
 £ million              revenue  revenue         revenue  revenue   
 Tobacco                                                            
 Returns Markets North  12,332   12,303          12,939   12,915    
 Returns Markets South  2,245    1,576           2,497    1,753     
 Growth Markets         3,019    2,970           3,192    3,145     
 USA                    1,415    1,415           873      873       
 Total Tobacco          19,011   18,264          19,501   18,686    
 Logistics              7,025    7,025           7,774    7,774     
 Eliminations           (747)    -               (815)    -         
 Total Group            25,289   25,289          26,460   26,460    
 
 
Tobacco net revenue 
 
 £ million              2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Returns Markets North  2,649  2,801            
 Returns Markets South  1,446  1,600            
 Growth Markets         1,449  1,513            
 USA                    707    507              
 Total Tobacco          6,251  6,421            
 
 
Tobacco net revenue excludes revenue from the sale of peripheral and
non-tobacco related products of £175 million (2014: £152 million). 
 
Adjusted operating profit and reconciliation to profit before tax 
 
 £ million                                                             2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Tobacco                                                                                       
 Returns Markets North                                                 1,475  1,511            
 Returns Markets South                                                 636    724              
 Growth Markets                                                        409    334              
 USA                                                                   375    236              
 Total Tobacco                                                         2,895  2,805            
 Logistics                                                             154    166              
 Eliminations                                                          4      10               
 Adjusted operating profit                                             3,053  2,981            
 Acquisition costs - Tobacco                                           (40)   (13)             
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles - Tobacco                        (617)  (562)            
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles - Logistics                      (80)   (82)             
 Restructuring costs - Tobacco                                         (328)  (305)            
 Operating profit                                                      1,988  2,019            
 Net finance costs                                                     (261)  (543)            
 Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method  29     49               
 Profit before tax                                                     1,756  1,525            
 
 
4. Restructuring Costs and Provisions 
 
Restructuring costs 
 
 £ million           2015  2014  
 Employment related  100   149   
 Asset impairments   113   71    
 Other charges       115   85    
                     328   305   
 
 
The charge for the year of £328 million (2014: £305 million) relates mainly to
our Cost Optimisation Programme announced in 2013 (£159 million) and
integration costs relating to the businesses acquired in the year (£139
million). The balance of £30 million relates primarily to the closure of our
UK vending operation and the restructuring of our Chinese operations. 
 
The Cost Optimisation Programme is expected to have a cash implementation cost
of in the region of £600 million and generate savings of £300 million by 2018.
 In 2015 the cash cost of the Programme was £169 million (2014: £81 million)
bringing the cumulative net cash cost of the Programme to £340 million. 
 
The total restructuring cash flow in the year ended 30 September 2015 was £256
million (2014: £120 million). 
 
Restructuring costs are included within administrative and other expenses in
the consolidated income statement. 
 
 Provisions                                                                                                
 £ million                                                           Restructuring  Other  Total           
 At 1 October 2014 (Restated)                                        320            166    486             
 Additional provisions charged to the consolidated income statement  95             22     117             
 Acquisitions (see note 12)                                          -              16     16              
 Unwind of discount on redundancy and other long-term provisions     1              -      1               
 Amounts used                                                        (103)          (34)   (137)           
 Unused amounts reversed                                             (25)           (21)   (46)            
 Exchange movements                                                  (10)           (10)   (20)            
 At 30 September 2015                                                278            139    417             
                                                                                                           
 Analysed as:                                                                                              
 £ million                                                                          2015   2014(Restated)  
 Current                                                                            197    175             
 Non-current                                                                        220    311             
                                                                                    417    486             
                                                                                                               
 
 
5. Net Finance Costs and reconciliation to Adjusted Net Finance Costs 
 
Reconciliation from reported net finance costs to adjusted net finance costs 
 
 £ million                                                        2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Reported net finance costs                                       261    543              
 Fair value gains on derivative financial instruments             691    271              
 Fair value losses on derivative financial instruments            (578)  (358)            
 Exchange gains on financing activities                           113    99               
 Net fair value and exchange gains on financial instruments       226    12               
 Interest income on net defined benefit assets                    138    138              
 Interest cost on net defined benefit liabilities                 (157)  (174)            
 Unwind of discount on redundancy and other long-term provisions  (1)    (4)              
 Post-employment benefits net financing cost                      (20)   (40)             
 Adjusted net finance costs                                       467    515              
 Comprising                                                                               
 Interest on bank deposits                                        (6)    (9)              
 Interest on bank loans and other loans                           473    524              
 Adjusted net finance costs                                       467    515              
 
 
6. Taxation and reconciliation to adjusted tax charge 
 
Analysis of charge in the year 
 
 £ million                                                2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Current tax                                                                      
 UK Corporation tax                                       36     7                
 Overseas taxation                                        449    405              
 Total current tax                                        485    412              
 Deferred tax                                                                     
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences        (452)  (332)            
 Total tax charged to the consolidation income statement  33     80               
 
 
Reconciliation from reported taxation to adjusted taxation 
 
The table below shows the tax impact of the adjustments made to reported
profit before tax in order to arrive at the adjusted measure of earnings
disclosed in note 8. 
 
 £ million                                                           2015  2014 (Restated)  
 Reported taxation                                                   33    80               
 Deferred tax on amortisation of acquired intangibles                149   281              
 Tax on net fair value and exchange losses on financial instruments  (11)  13               
 Tax on post-employment benefits net financing cost                  6     12               
 Tax on restructuring costs                                          91    84               
 Tax on unrecognised losses                                          273   51               
 Adjusted tax charge                                                 541   521              
 
 
Factors affecting the tax charge for the year 
 
The tax on the Group's profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount
that would arise using the average of the enacted UK corporation tax rates for
the year of 20.5 per cent (2014: 22.0 per cent) as follows: 
 
 £ million                                                                 2015   2014 (Restated)  
 Profit before tax                                                         1,756  1,525            
 Tax at the UK corporation tax rate                                        360    335              
 Tax effects of:                                                                                   
 Differences in effective tax rates on overseas earnings                   (66)   (103)            
 Remeasurement of deferred tax balances                                    (310)  (260)            
 Remeasurement of deferred tax balances arising from changes in tax rates  (13)   64               
 Permanent differences                                                     68     61               
 Adjustments in respect of prior years                                     (6)    (17)             
 Total tax charged to the consolidated income statement                    33     80               
 
 
Movement on current tax account 
 
 £ million                                       2015   2014(Restated)  
 At 1 October                                    (32)   (65)            
 Charged to the consolidated income statement    (485)  (412)           
 Charged to equity                               (3)    (3)             
 Cash paid                                       408    451             
 Other movements                                 1      (3)             
 At 30 September                                 (111)  (32)            
 
 
7. Dividends 
 
Distributions to ordinary equity holders 
 
 £ million                                                                        2015   2014   2013   
 Paid interim of 42.8p per share (2014: 38.8p, 2013: 35.2p)                                            
 -       Paid August 2013                                                         -      -      341    
 -       Paid August 2014                                                         -      370    -      
 -       Paid June 2015                                                           204    -      -      
 -       Paid September 2015                                                      204    -      -      
 Interim dividend paid                                                            408    370    341    
 Proposed interim of 49.1p per share (2014: nil, 2013: nil)                                            
 -       To be paid December 2015                                                 468    -      -      
 Interim dividend proposed                                                        468    -      -      
 Proposed Final of 49.1p per share (2014: 89.3p, 2013: 81.2p)                                          
 -       Paid February 2014                                                       -      -      779    
 -       Paid February 2015                                                       -      851    -      
 -       To be paid March 2016                                                    468    -      -      
 Final dividend                                                                   468    851    779    
 Total ordinary share dividends of 141.0p per share (2014: 128.1p, 2013: 116.4p)  1,344  1,221  1,120  
                                                                                                       
 
 
The third interim dividend for the year ended 30 September 2015 of 49.1p per
share amounts to a proposed dividend of £468 million, which will be paid in
December 2015. 
 
The proposed final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2015 of 49.1p per
share amounts to a proposed dividend payment of £468 million in March 2016
based on the number of shares ranking for dividend at 30 September 2015, and
is subject to shareholder approval.  If approved, the total dividend paid in
respect of 2015 will be £1,344 million (2014: £1,221 million).  The dividend
paid during 2015 is £1,259 million (2014: £1,149 million). 
 
8. Earnings Per Share 
 
Basic earnings per share is based on the profit for the year attributable to
the owners of the parent and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue during the year excluding shares held to satisfy the Group's employee
share schemes and shares purchased by the Company and held as treasury shares.
Diluted earnings per share have been calculated by taking into account the
weighted average number of shares that would be issued if rights held under
the employee share schemes were exercised. No instruments have been excluded
from the calculation for any period on the grounds that they are
anti-dilutive. 
 
 £ million                                                                   2015   2014   
 Earnings: basic and diluted - attributable to owners of the Parent Company  1,691  1,422  
                                                                                           
 Millions of shares                                                                        
 Weighted average number of shares:                                                        
 Shares for basic earnings per share                                         953.4  957.4  
 Potentially dilutive share options                                          2.5    2.5    
 Shares for diluted earnings per share                                       955.9  959.9  
                                                                                           
 Pence                                                                                     
 Basic earnings per share                                                    177.4  148.5  
 Diluted earnings per share                                                  176.9  148.1  
 
 
Reconciliation from reported to adjusted earnings and earnings per share 
 
                                                            2015                       2014      
 £ million unless otherwise indicated                       Earnings per share(pence)  Earnings  Earnings per share (pence)  Earnings  
 Reported basic                                             177.4                      1,691     148.5                       1,422     
 Acquisition costs                                          4.2                        40        1.4                         13        
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                       57.5                       548       35.8                        343       
 Net fair value and exchange gainson financial instruments  (22.7)                     (215)     (2.5)                       (25)      
 Post-employment benefits net financing cost                1.5                        14        2.8                         28        
 Restructuring costs                                        24.9                       237       23.1                        221       
 Tax on unrecognised losses                                 (28.6)                     (273)     (5.3)                       (51)      
 Adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests      (1.7)                      (16)      (0.4)                       (4)       
 Adjusted                                                   212.5                      2,026     203.4                       1,947     
 Adjusted diluted                                           211.9                      2,026     202.8                       1,947     
 
 
9. Analysis of Net Debt 
 
The movements in cash and cash equivalents, borrowings, and derivative
financial instruments in the year were as follows: 
 
 £ million                                                      Cash and cashequivalents  Currentborrowings  Non-currentborrowings  Derivativefinancialinstruments  Total     
 At 1 October 2014 (Restated)                                   1,413                     (429)              (9,462)                (48)                            (8,526)   
 Reallocation of current borrowingsfrom non-current borrowings  -                         (1,620)            1,620                  -                               -         
 Cash flow                                                      686                       33                 (4,373)                (139)                           (3,793)   
 Accretion of interest                                          -                         -                  (13)                   14                              1         
 Change in fair values                                          -                         -                  -                      388                             388       
 Exchange movements                                             (57)                      59                 (22)                   -                               (20)      
 At 30 September 2015                                           2,042                     (1,957)            (12,250)               215                             (11,950)  
 
 
Adjusted net debt 
 
Management monitors the Group's borrowing levels using adjusted net debt which
excludes interest accruals, the fair value of derivative financial instruments
providing commercial cash flow hedges. 
 
 £ million                                              2015      2014 (Restated)  
 Reported net debt                                      (11,950)  (8,526)          
 Accrued interest                                       279       280              
 Fair value of derivatives providing commercial hedges  25        134              
 Adjusted net debt                                      (11,646)  (8,112)          
 
 
10. Derivative Financial Instruments 
 
                                                           2015    2014         
 £ million                                                 Assets  Liabilities  Net Fair Value  Assets  Liabilities  Net Fair Value  
 Current derivative financial instruments                                                                                            
 Interest rate swaps                                       55      (20)         35              27      (41)         (14)            
 Forward foreign currency contracts                        13      (5)          8               7       (7)          -               
 Cross currency swaps                                      6       -            6               4       -            4               
 Total current derivatives                                 74      (25)         49              38      (48)         (10)            
 Collateral1                                               -       -            -               -       2            2               
                                                           74      (25)         49              38      (46)         (8)             
                                                                                                                                     
 Non-current derivative financialinstruments                                                                                         
 Interest rate swaps                                       666     (753)        (87)            521     (692)        (171)           
 Cross currency swaps                                      235     (23)         212             84      (53)         31              
 Total non-current derivatives                             901     (776)        125             605     (745)        (140)           
 Collateral1                                               -       41           41              -       100          100             
                                                           901     (735)        166             605     (645)        (40)            
 Total carrying value of derivative financial instruments  975     (760)        215             643     (691)        (48)            
                                                                                                                                     
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