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REG - Johnson Matthey PLC - Half-year Report <Origin Href="QuoteRef">JMAT.L</Origin> - Part 2

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   30.9.15                31.3.16      
                                                                                                Notes             £ million                    £ million              £ million    
                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Revenue                                                                               2               5,624.9                      5,755.1                10,713.9              
 Cost of sales                                                                                         (5,228.9)                    (5,351.6)              (9,947.1)             
 Gross profit                                                                                          396.0                        403.5                  766.8                 
 Operating expenses                                                                                    (159.9)                      (178.5)                (316.0)               
 Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                                           -                            130.9                  130.0                 
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                                                  5               (9.6)                        (9.0)                  (20.9)                
 Major impairment and restructuring charges                                                            -                            -                      (141.0)               
 Operating profit                                                                                      226.5                        346.9                  418.9                 
 Finance costs                                                                                         (18.9)                       (20.3)                 (40.2)                
 Finance income                                                                                        2.5                          3.5                    7.6                   
 Share of (loss) / profit of joint venture and associate                                               (0.1)                        0.1                    -                     
 Profit before tax                                                                                     210.0                        330.2                  386.3                 
 Income tax expense                                                                                    (32.9)                       (50.9)                 (60.6)                
 Profit for the period                                                                                 177.1                        279.3                  325.7                 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                                                                
 Owners of the parent company                                                                          177.7                        280.0                  333.1                 
 Non-controlling interests                                                                             (0.6)                        (0.7)                  (7.4)                 
                                                                                                                  177.1                        279.3                  325.7        
                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                  pence                        pence                  pence        
                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Earnings per ordinary share attributable to the equity holders of the parent company                                                          
                                                                                       Basic                      92.7                         137.9                  166.2        
                                                                                       Diluted                    92.6                         137.8                  165.9        
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Total Comprehensive Income 
 
for the six months ended 30th September 2016 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   Six months ended         Year ended         
                                                                                                                                                   30.9.16                  30.9.15            31.3.16      
                                                                                                                                    Notes          £ million                £ million          £ million    
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Profit for the period                                                                                                                     177.1                     279.3              325.7             
 Other comprehensive income:                                                                                                                                                                              
 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                 Remeasurements of post-employment benefits assets and liabilities  10             (243.0)                  74.0               180.1        
                                                                 Tax on above items taken directly to or transferred from equity                   38.0                     (19.0)             (39.1)       
                                                                                                                                                   (205.0)                  55.0               141.0        
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                                                                                                                                           
                                                                 Currency translation differences                                                  136.1                    (39.1)             24.1         
                                                                 Cash flow hedges                                                                  (7.6)                    6.7                5.6          
                                                                 Fair value (loss) / gain on net investment hedges                                 (19.7)                   4.7                (1.2)        
                                                                 Fair value gain / (loss) on available-for-sale investments                        7.0                      (3.9)              (5.5)        
                                                                 Tax on above items taken directly to or transferred from equity                   1.2                      (3.0)              (4.7)        
                                                                                                                                                   117.0                    (34.6)             18.3         
 Other comprehensive (expense) / income for the period                                                                                     (88.0)                    20.4               159.3             
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                                                                                 89.1                      299.7              485.0             
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Owners of the parent company                                                                                                              89.7                      300.4              492.8             
 Non-controlling interests                                                                                                                 (0.6)                     (0.7)              (7.8)             
                                                                                                                                                   89.1                     299.7              485.0        
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
as at 30th September 2016 
 
                                                                                  
                                                                     30.9.16      30.9.15      31.3.16      
                                                            Notes    £ million    £ million    £ million    
                                                                                                            
 Assets                                                                                                     
 Non-current assets                                                                                         
 Property, plant and equipment                                       1,153.4      1,075.9      1,086.3      
 Goodwill                                                            600.5        553.6        570.0        
 Other intangible assets                                             279.0        202.7        225.0        
 Deferred income tax assets                                          47.7         22.6         22.2         
 Investments and other receivables                                   106.9        94.1         92.3         
 Interest rate swaps                                        7        17.3         17.2         11.1         
 Post-employment benefits net assets                        10       10.0         6.2          109.1        
 Total non-current assets                                            2,214.8      1,972.3      2,116.0      
                                                                                                            
 Current assets                                                                                             
 Inventories                                                         855.0        639.4        653.7        
 Current income tax assets                                           47.4         26.3         21.9         
 Trade and other receivables                                         1,039.3      967.4        948.0        
 Cash and cash equivalents ─ cash and deposits              7        171.2        481.2        304.5        
 Interest rate swaps                                        7        2.5          -            4.6          
 Other financial assets                                              10.7         13.6         8.5          
 Total current assets                                                2,126.1      2,127.9      1,941.2      
 Total assets                                                        4,340.9      4,100.2      4,057.2      
                                                                                                            
 Liabilities                                                                                                
 Current liabilities                                                                                        
 Trade and other payables                                            (868.2)      (761.9)      (812.3)      
 Current income tax liabilities                                      (144.5)      (113.7)      (115.0)      
 Cash and cash equivalents ─ bank overdrafts                7        (19.0)       (17.3)       (20.7)       
 Other borrowings, finance leases and related swaps         7        (150.5)      (29.3)       (138.5)      
 Other financial liabilities                                         (24.8)       (10.9)       (17.9)       
 Provisions                                                          (28.5)       (23.6)       (41.3)       
 Total current liabilities                                           (1,235.5)    (956.7)      (1,145.7)    
                                                                                                            
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                    
 Borrowings, finance leases and related swaps               7        (918.3)      (893.0)      (835.9)      
 Deferred income tax liabilities                                     (93.8)       (96.9)       (99.4)       
 Employee benefits obligations                              10       (243.2)      (125.3)      (115.1)      
 Provisions                                                          (19.2)       (26.0)       (20.6)       
 Other payables                                                      (5.9)        (5.8)        (5.9)        
 Total non-current liabilities                                       (1,280.4)    (1,147.0)    (1,076.9)    
 Total liabilities                                                   (2,515.9)    (2,103.7)    (2,222.6)    
 Net assets                                                          1,825.0      1,996.5      1,834.6      
                                                                                                            
 Equity                                                                                                     
 Share capital                                                       220.7        220.7        220.7        
 Share premium account                                               148.3        148.3        148.3        
 Shares held in employee share ownership trust (ESOT)                (55.5)       (54.9)       (54.9)       
 Other reserves                                                      114.7        (55.6)       (2.3)        
 Retained earnings                                                   1,416.0      1,749.3      1,541.3      
 Total equity attributable to owners of the parent company           1,844.2      2,007.8      1,853.1      
 Non-controlling interests                                           (19.2)       (11.3)       (18.5)       
 Total equity                                                        1,825.0      1,996.5      1,834.6      
                                                                                                            
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 
 
for the six months ended 30th September 2016 
 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                 Six months ended    Year ended    
                                                                                 30.9.16             30.9.15       31.3.16      
                                                                        Notes    £ million           £ million     £ million    
                                                                                                                                
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                           
 Profit before tax                                                               210.0               330.2         386.3        
 Adjustments for:                                                                                                               
  Share of profit of joint venture                                               0.1                 (0.1)         -            
  Profit on sale of continuing activities                                        -                   (130.9)       (130.0)      
  Depreciation, amortisation, impairment losses and (profit) / loss on                                                          
   sale of non-current assets and investments                                    84.4                77.1          252.0        
  Share-based payments                                                           7.1                 1.2           (2.8)        
  Changes in working capital and provisions                                      (158.6)             294.0         390.2        
  Changes in fair value of financial instruments                                 (2.5)               (7.6)         4.0          
  Net finance costs                                                              16.4                16.8          32.6         
 Income tax paid                                                                 (33.0)              (35.5)        (65.8)       
 Net cash inflow from operating activities                                       123.9               545.2         866.5        
                                                                                                                                
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                           
 Dividends received from joint venture                                           -                   -             0.3          
 Interest received                                                               1.5                 2.2           5.2          
 Purchases of non-current assets and investments                                 (108.1)             (103.1)       (253.5)      
 Proceeds from sale of non-current assets and investments                        0.2                 0.2           4.0          
 Purchase of interest in associate                                               -                   (16.2)        (16.2)       
 Purchases of businesses                                                         (19.5)              (15.5)        (16.6)       
 Net proceeds from sale of businesses                                            -                   251.1         244.6        
 Net cash (outflow) / inflow from investing activities                           (125.9)             118.7         (32.2)       
                                                                                                                                
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                           
 Net cost of ESOT transactions in own shares                                     (6.0)               (3.1)         (3.1)        
 Repayment of borrowings and finance leases                                      (5.8)               (83.0)        (77.2)       
 Dividends paid to owners of the parent company                         6        (99.7)              (100.5)       (444.6)      
 Settlement of currency swaps for net investment hedging                         (6.2)               (0.1)         (4.8)        
 Interest paid                                                                   (19.9)              (17.3)        (33.9)       
 Net cash outflow from financing activities                                      (137.6)             (204.0)       (563.6)      
                                                                                                                                
 (Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents in period                    (139.6)             459.9         270.7        
 Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents                               8.0                 0.1           9.2          
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                283.8               3.9           3.9          
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                             7        152.2               463.9         283.8        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
 Reconciliation to net debt                                                                                                     
 (Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents in period                    (139.6)             459.9         270.7        
 Repayment of borrowings and finance leases                                      5.8                 83.0          77.2         
 Change in net debt resulting from cash flows                                    (133.8)             542.9         347.9        
 Borrowings acquired with subsidiaries                                           (4.6)               -             -            
 Exchange differences on net debt                                                (83.5)              10.3          (28.4)       
 Movement in net debt in period                                                  (221.9)             553.2         319.5        
 Net debt at beginning of period                                                 (674.9)             (994.4)       (994.4)      
 Net debt at end of period                                              7        (896.8)             (441.2)       (674.9)      
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
 
for the six months ended 30th September 2016 
 
                                                                                                                            
                                                         Share        Shares                    Non-                      
                                            Share        premium      held in      Other        Retained     controlling    Total        
                                            capital      account      ESOT         reserves     earnings     interests      equity       
                                            £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million      £ million    
                                                                                                                                         
 At 1st April 2015                          220.7        148.3        (54.7)       (21.0)       1,517.3      (10.5)         1,800.1      
 Total comprehensive income for the period  -            -            -            (34.6)       335.0        (0.7)          299.7        
 Dividends paid (note 6)                    -            -            -            -            (100.5)      (0.1)          (100.6)      
 Purchase of shares by ESOT                 -            -            (3.2)        -            -            -              (3.2)        
 Share-based payments                       -            -            -            -            5.0          -              5.0          
 Cost of shares transferred to employees    -            -            3.0          -            (6.6)        -              (3.6)        
 Tax on share-based payments                -            -            -            -            (0.9)        -              (0.9)        
 At 30th September 2015                     220.7        148.3        (54.9)       (55.6)       1,749.3      (11.3)         1,996.5      
 Total comprehensive income for the period  -            -            -            53.3         139.1        (7.1)          185.3        
 Dividends paid (note 6)                    -            -            -            -            (344.1)      (0.1)          (344.2)      
 Purchase of shares by ESOT                 -            -            (0.1)        -            -            -              (0.1)        
 Share-based payments                       -            -            -            -            (0.7)        -              (0.7)        
 Cost of shares transferred to employees    -            -            0.1          -            (3.5)        -              (3.4)        
 Tax on share-based payments                -            -            -            -            1.2          -              1.2          
 At 31st March 2016                         220.7        148.3        (54.9)       (2.3)        1,541.3      (18.5)         1,834.6      
 Total comprehensive income for the period  -            -            -            117.0        (27.3)       (0.6)          89.1         
 Dividends paid (note 6)                    -            -            -            -            (99.7)       (0.1)          (99.8)       
 Purchase of shares by ESOT                 -            -            (6.1)        -            -            -              (6.1)        
 Share-based payments                       -            -            -            -            10.5         -              10.5         
 Cost of shares transferred to employees    -            -            5.5          -            (8.8)        -              (3.3)        
 At 30th September 2016                     220.7        148.3        (55.5)       114.7        1,416.0      (19.2)         1,825.0      
                                                                                                                                         
 
 
Notes on the Accounts 
 
for the six months ended 30th September 2016 
 
                            
 1  Basis of preparation    
                            
 
 
The half-yearly accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 16th November 2016, and are unaudited but have been
reviewed by the auditors. These condensed consolidated accounts do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of
section 435 of the Companies Act 2006, but have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34
─ 'Interim Financial Reporting' and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. The
accounting policies applied are set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2016. None of the
amendments to standards and interpretations which the group has adopted during the period has had a material effect on the
reported results or financial position of the group. Information in respect of the year ended 31st March 2016 is derived
from the company's statutory accounts for that year which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's
report on those statutory accounts was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew
attention by way of emphasis without qualifying its report and did not contain any statement under sections 498(2) or
498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
                                                                                                                                           
 2  Segmental information by business segment       
                                                                                                                                           
                                                    Emission                    Precious                                                   
                                                    Control       Process       Metal      Fine       New                                  
                                                    Technologies  Technologies  Products   Chemicals  Businesses  Eliminations  Total      
                                                    £ million     £ million     £ million  £ million  £ million   £ million     £ million  
                                                                                                                                           
    Six months ended 30th September 2016                                                                                                   
    Revenue from external customers                 1,763.7       240.1         3,386.0    145.4      89.7        -             5,624.9    
    Inter-segment revenue                           85.6          31.1          764.1      2.8        0.9         (884.5)       -          
    Total revenue                                   1,849.3       271.2         4,150.1    148.2      90.6        (884.5)       5,624.9    
                                                                                                                                           
    External sales excluding precious metals        1,053.9       233.7         170.5      130.8      87.1        -             1,676.0    
    Inter-segment sales                             0.1           31.3          18.7       1.8        0.7         (52.6)        -          
    Sales excluding precious metals                 1,054.0       265.0         189.2      132.6      87.8        (52.6)        1,676.0    
                                                                                                                                           
    Segmental underlying operating profit / (loss)  151.9         39.3          40.9       26.9       (8.5)       -             250.5      
    Unallocated corporate expenses                                                                                              (14.4)     
    Underlying operating profit (note 4)                                                                                        236.1      
                                                                                                                                           
    Segmental net assets                            1,015.4       804.5         447.7      522.9      158.4       -             2,948.9    
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
    Six months ended 30th September 2015                                                                                                   
    Revenue from external customers                 1,656.4       283.1         3,574.1    168.3      73.2        -             5,755.1    
    Inter-segment revenue                           113.9         5.9           644.0      4.2        0.7         (768.7)       -          
    Total revenue                                   1,770.3       289.0         4,218.1    172.5      73.9        (768.7)       5,755.1    
                                                                                                                                           
    External sales excluding precious metals        938.7         277.3         157.7      155.0      71.4        -             1,600.1    
    Inter-segment sales                             0.2           5.8           18.9       2.8        0.7         (28.4)        -          
    Sales excluding precious metals                 938.9         283.1         176.6      157.8      72.1        (28.4)        1,600.1    
                                                                                                                                           
    Segmental underlying operating profit / (loss)  136.0         35.9          36.1       40.6       (9.9)       -             238.7      
    Unallocated corporate expenses                                                                                              (13.7)     
    Underlying operating profit                                                                                                 225.0      
                                                                                                                                           
    Segmental net assets                            932.2         768.6         312.7      421.1      152.3       -             2,586.9    
 
 
Sales excluding precious metals for the six months ended 30th September 2015 have been adjusted to include certain non pass
through precious metals. 
 
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                            
                                                   Emission                      Precious                                                   
                                                   Control        Process        Metal      Fine       New                                  
                                                   Technologies‌  Technologies‌  Products   Chemicals  Businesses  Eliminations  Total      
                                                   £ million      £ million      £ million  £ million  £ million   £ million     £ million  
                                                                                                                                            
   Year ended 31st March 2016                                                                                                               
   Revenue from external customers                 3,262.8        519.4          6,454.1    318.5      159.1       -             10,713.9   
   Inter-segment revenue                           221.0          31.3           1,213.3    6.4        1.6         (1,473.6)     -          
   Total revenue                                   3,483.8        550.7          7,667.4    324.9      160.7       (1,473.6)     10,713.9   
                                                                                                                                            
   External sales excluding precious metals        1,912.7        510.0          307.9      291.4      155.0       -             3,177.0    
   Inter-segment sales                             0.4            31.2           34.6       4.8        1.5         (72.5)        -          
   Sales excluding precious metals                 1,913.1        541.2          342.5      296.2      156.5       (72.5)        3,177.0    
                                                                                                                                            
   Segmental underlying operating profit / (loss)  272.2          73.6           66.3       82.3       (17.9)      -             476.5      
   Unallocated corporate expenses                                                                                                (25.7)     
   Underlying operating profit                                                                                                   450.8      
                                                                                                                                            
   Segmental net assets                            903.2          756.2          313.5      457.3      100.8       -             2,531.0    
 
 
                                                                                                                                                   
 3  Effect of exchange rate changes on translation of foreign subsidiariesʼ sales excluding precious                    
    metals and operating profits                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                      Six months ended    Year ended    
    Average exchange rates used for translation of results of foreign operations                      30.9.16             30.9.15       31.3.16    
                                                                                                                                                   
    US dollar / £                                                                                     1.374               1.543         1.510      
    Euro / £                                                                                          1.223               1.389         1.367      
    Chinese renminbi / £                                                                              9.06                9.64          9.60       
 
 
The main impact of exchange rate movements on the group's sales and operating profit comes from the translation of foreign
subsidiaries' results into sterling. 
 
                                                                        Six months    Six months ended 30.9.15    Change at       
                                                                        ended         At last                     At this         this year's    
                                                                        30.9.16       year's rates                year's rates    rates          
                                                                        £ million     £ million                   £ million       %              
                                                                                                                                                 
    Sales excluding precious metals                                                                                                              
    Emission Control Technologies                                       1,054.0       938.9                       1,021.6         +3             
    Process Technologies                                                265.0         283.1                       302.8           -12            
    Precious Metal Products                                             189.2         176.6                       192.7           -2             
    Fine Chemicals                                                      132.6         157.8                       170.4           -22            
    New Businesses                                                      87.8          72.1                        77.8            +13            
    Elimination of inter-segment sales                                  (52.6)        (28.4)                      (30.3)                         
    Sales excluding precious metals                                     1,676.0       1,600.1                     1,735.0         -3             
                                                                                                                                                 
    Underlying operating profit                                                                                                                  
    Emission Control Technologies                                       151.9         136.0                       152.3           -              
    Process Technologies                                                39.3          35.9                        39.6            -1             
    Precious Metal Products                                             40.9          36.1                        39.4            +4             
    Fine Chemicals                                                      26.9          40.6                        44.4            -39            
    New Businesses                                                      (8.5)         (9.9)                       (9.6)           +11            
    Unallocated corporate expenses                                      (14.4)        (13.7)                      (13.8)                         
    Underlying operating profit                                         236.1         225.0                       252.3           -6             
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
 4  Underlying profit reconciliation                                                                                                           
                                                                        30.9.16       30.9.15                     31.3.16                      
                                                                        £ million     £ million                   £ million                    
                                                                                                                                               
    Underlying operating profit                                         236.1         225.0                       450.8                        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                         -             130.9                       130.0                        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 5)                       (9.6)         (9.0)                       (20.9)                       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                          -             -                           (141.0)                      
    Operating profit                                                    226.5         346.9                       418.9                        
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
    Underlying profit before tax                                        219.6         208.3                       418.2                        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                         -             130.9                       130.0                        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 5)                       (9.6)         (9.0)                       (20.9)                       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                          -             -                           (141.0)                      
    Profit before tax                                                   210.0         330.2                       386.3                        
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
    Tax on underlying profit before tax                                 (35.3)        (33.7)                      (67.4)                       
    Tax on profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                  -             (19.4)                      (15.5)                       
    Tax on amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 5)                2.4           2.2                         4.9                          
    Tax on major impairment and restructuring charges                   -             -                           17.4                         
    Income tax expense                                                  (32.9)        (50.9)                      (60.6)                       
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
    Underlying profit for the period                                    184.9         175.3                       358.2                        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                         -             130.9                       130.0                        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 5)                       (9.6)         (9.0)                       (20.9)                       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                          -             -                           (141.0)                      
    Tax thereon                                                         2.4           (17.2)                      6.8                          
    Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent company  177.7         280.0                       333.1                        
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                        million       million                     million                      
                                                                                                                                               
    Weighted average number of shares in issue                          191.8         203.1                       200.5                        
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                        pence         pence                       pence                        
                                                                                                                                               
    Underlying earnings per share                                       96.4          86.3                        178.7                        
                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
                                            
 5  Amortisation of acquired intangibles    
                                            
 
 
The amortisation of intangible assets which arise on the acquisition of businesses, together with any subsequent impairment
of these intangible assets, is shown separately on the face of the income statement. It is excluded from underlying
operating profit. 
 
                   
 6  Dividends    
                   
 
 
An interim dividend of 20.5 pence per ordinary share has been proposed by the board which will be paid on 7th February 2017
to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 25th November 2016. The estimated amount to be paid is £39.3
million and has not been recognised in these accounts. 
 
                                                                  Six months ended    Year ended    
                                                                  30.9.16             30.9.15       31.3.16      
                                                                  £ million           £ million     £ million    
                                                                                                                 
   2014/15 final ordinary dividend paid ─ 49.5 pence per share    -                   100.5         100.5        
   Special dividend paid - 150.0 pence per share                  -                   -             304.5        
   2015/16 interim ordinary dividend paid ─ 19.5 pence per share  -                   -             39.6         
   2015/16 final ordinary dividend paid ─ 52.0 pence per share    99.7                -             -            
   Total dividends                                                99.7                100.5         444.6        
 
 
                                                                                                       
 7  Net debt                                                                                           
                                                                30.9.16      30.9.15      31.3.16      
                                                                £ million    £ million    £ million    
                                                                                                       
    Cash and deposits                                           171.2        481.2        304.5        
    Bank overdrafts                                             (19.0)       (17.3)       (20.7)       
    Cash and cash equivalents                                   152.2        463.9        283.8        
    Other current borrowings, finance leases and related swaps  (150.5)      (29.3)       (138.5)      
    Current interest rate swaps                                 2.5          -            4.6          
    Non-current borrowings, finance leases and related swaps    (918.3)      (893.0)      (835.9)      
    Non-current interest rate swaps                             17.3         17.2         11.1         
    Net debt                                                    (896.8)      (441.2)      (674.9)      
 
 
                                       
 8  Precious metal operating leases    
                                       
 
 
The group leases, rather than purchases, precious metals to fund temporary peaks in metal requirements provided market
conditions allow. These leases are from banks for specified periods (typically a few months) and for which the group pays a
fee. These arrangements are classified as operating leases. The group holds sufficient precious metal inventories to meet
all the obligations under these lease arrangements as they fall due. At 30th September 2016 precious metal leases were
£79.8 million (30th September 2015 £55.4 million, 31st March 2016 £70.3 million). 
 
                                         
 9  Transactions with related parties    
                                         
 
 
There have been no material changes in related party relationships in the six months ended 30th September 2016 and no other
related party transactions have taken place which have materially affected the financial position or performance of the
group during that period. 
 
                                 
 10  Post-employment benefits    
                                 
 
 
The group has updated the valuation of its main post-employment benefit plans, which are its UK and US pension plans and US
post-retirement medical benefits plan, at 30th September 2016. 
 
     Movements in the net post-employment benefits assets and liabilities were:                                                  
                                                                                                      UK post-                            US post-                                           
                                                                                                      retirement                          retirement                                         
                                                                                 UK                   medical        US                   medical                                            
                                                                                 pension              benefits       pensions             benefits       Other                Total          
                                                                                 £ million            £ million      £ million            £ million      £ million            £ million      
                                                                                                                                                                                             
     At 1st April 2016                                                           100.8                (10.5)         (21.4)               (41.9)         (29.6)               (2.6)          
     Current service cost                                                        (14.8)               -              (5.0)                (0.5)          (1.1)                (21.4)         
     Net interest                                                                1.8                  (0.2)          (0.6)                (0.9)          (0.3)                (0.2)          
     Past service (cost) / credit                                                -                    -              -                    15.6           -                    15.6           
     Remeasurements                                                              (253.8)              -              9.9                  0.9            -                    (243.0)        
     Company contributions                                                       25.0                 -              4.4                  -              1.0                  30.4           
     Exchange adjustments                                                        -                    -              (1.9)                (3.6)          (2.7)                (8.2)          
     At 30th September 2016                                                      (141.0)              (10.7)         (14.6)               (30.4)         (32.7)               (229.4)        
                                                                                                                                                                                             
     These are included in the balance sheet as:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                 30.9.16              30.9.16        30.9.15              30.9.15        31.3.16              31.3.16        
                                                                                 Post-                               Post-                               Post-                               
                                                                                 employment           Employee       employment           Employee       employment           Employee       
                                                                                 benefits             benefits       benefits             benefits       benefits             benefits       
                                                                                 net assets           obligations    net assets           obligations    net assets           obligations    
                                                                                 £ million            £ million      £ million            £ million      £ million            £ million      
                                                                                                                                                                                             
     UK pension plan                                                             -                    (141.0)        -                    (5.4)          100.8                -              
     UK post-retirement medical benefits plan                                    -                    (10.7)         -                    (11.2)         -                    (10.5)         
     US pension plans                                                            0.7                  (15.3)         -                    (21.2)         -                    (21.4)         
     US post-retirement medical benefits plan                                    7.4                  (37.8)         5.2                  (50.3)         6.7                  (48.6)         
     Other plans                                                                 1.9                  (34.6)         1.0                  (34.2)         1.6                  (31.2)         
     Total post-employment plans                                                 10.0                 (239.4)        6.2                  (122.3)        109.1                (111.7)        
     Other long term employee benefits                                                                (3.8)                               (3.0)                               (3.4)          
     Total long term employee benefits obligations                                           (243.2)                             (125.3)                             (115.1)               
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         
 11  Financial Instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
Fair values are measured using a hierarchy where the inputs are: 
 
•     Level 1 ─  quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 
 
•     Level 2 ─  not level 1 but are observable for that asset or liability either directly or indirectly. The fair values
are estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows using appropriate market sourced data at the balance sheet
date. 
 
•     Level 3 ─  not based on observable market data (unobservable). 
 
   Financial instruments measured at fair value are:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                               
       

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