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REG - Pennon Group PLC - Pennon Group Half Year Results 2017/18 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">PNN.L</Origin> - Part 8

- Part 8: For the preceding part double click  ID:nRSc7900Xg 

                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Unaudited                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Half year ended              Year ended                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     30 September 2017            31 March 2017                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Book value                   Fair value                   Book value          Fair value                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     £m                           £m                           £m                  £m                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                     Non-current borrowings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                     :                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     Bank and other loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1,548.4                      1,737.7                      1,439.3             1,645.3                                                         
                                                                     Other non-current      307.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    265.1                        323.4                        282.3                                                                       
                                                                     borrowings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     Finance lease          1,446.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,287.0                      1,353.8                      1,217.3                                                                     
                                                                     obligations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     Total non-current      3,302.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3,289.8                      3,116.5                      3,144.9                                                                     
                                                                     borrowings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                     Other non-current      295.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    317.3                        308.0                        377.7                                                                       
                                                                     assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     Valuation hierarchy of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     carried at fair value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     The Group uses the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     following hierarchy for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     determining the fair                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     value of financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     instruments by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                     valuation technique:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     ·              quoted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     prices (unadjusted) in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     active markets for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     identical assets or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                     liabilities (level 1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     ·              inputs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     other than quoted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                     prices included within                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     level 1 that are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                     observable for the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     asset or liability,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                     either directly (that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     is, as prices) or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                     indirectly (that is,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     derived from prices)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     (level 2).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     The fair value of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                     financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     not traded in an active                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     market (level 2, for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     example over-the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                     -counter derivatives)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     is determined by using                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     valuation techniques. A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     variety of methods and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     assumptions are used                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     based on market                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                     conditions existing at                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     each balance sheet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     date. Quoted market                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                     prices or dealer quotes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     for similar instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     are used for long term                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     debt. Other techniques,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     such as estimated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                     discounted cash flows,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     are used to determine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     fair value for the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                     remaining financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                     instruments. The fair                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     value of interest rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     swaps is calculated as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     the present value of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     the estimated future                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                     cash flows.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     The Group's financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                     instruments are valued                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     principally using level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     2 measures:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Unaudited                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Half year ended30 September  Year ended31 March                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2017                         2017                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  £m                           £m                                                                          
                                                                                            Level 2 inputs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                            Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                            Derivatives used for hedging                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          15.7                         9.0                                                                         
                                                                                            Derivatives deemed held for trading                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   64.1                         78.7                                                                        
                                                                                            Total assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          79.8                         87.7                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                            Liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                            Derivatives used for hedging                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          27.8                         40.0                                                                        
                                                                                            Derivatives deemed held for trading                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1.3                          2.5                                                                         
                                                                                            Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     29.1                         42.5                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     PENNON GROUP PLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     Notes to the condensed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                     half year financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                     information (continued)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     16.                    Retirement benefit obligations Defined benefit schemesThe principal actuarial assumptions were: the rate used to discount schemes' liabilities and expected return on scheme assets of 2.70% (March 2017 2.55%) and the inflation assumption of 3.2% (March 2017 3.2%).                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Unaudited                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Half year ended              Year ended                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     30 September 2017            31 March 2017                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Present value of obligation  Fair value of plan assets    Total               Present value of obligation  Fair value of plan assets  Total           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     £m                           £m                           £m                  £m                           £m                         £m              
                                                                                            At 1 April                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (971.4)                      903.4                        (68.0)              (833.6)                      792.7                      (40.9)          
                                                                                            Amounts recognised in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     income statement             (19.1)                       11.4                (7.7)                        (40.9)                     26.2    (14.7)    
                                                                                            Remeasurements through                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     other comprehensive                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     income                       27.8                         (12.5)              15.3                         (129.6)                    106.0   (23.6)    
                                                                                            Contributions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            15.7                         (11.2)                       4.5                 32.7                         (21.5)                     11.2            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (947.0)                      891.1                        (55.9)              (971.4)                      903.4                      (68.0)          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                     17.                    Capital expenditure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                            Unaudited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                            Half year ended 30 September                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Year ended 31 March                                                           
                                                                                            2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2017                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     £m                           £m                                                                            
                                                                                            Property, plant and equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                            Additions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                201.0                        377.5                                                                         
                                                                                            Net book value of disposals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              0.7                          13.3                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                            Capital commitments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                            Contracted but not provided                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              420.1                        401.1                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                     18.                    Trade and other payables & other non-current liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                            Unaudited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                            Half year ended 30 September                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Year ended 31 March                                       
                                                                                            2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2017                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     £m                           £m                                               
                                                                                            Trade and other payables - current                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                            Trade payables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           111.3                        107.4                                            
                                                                                            Amounts owed to joint ventures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           4.5                          4.2                                              
                                                                                            Other tax and social security                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            45.7                         50.6                                             
                                                                                            Accruals and other payables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              196.7                        124.3                                            
                                                                                            Distributions due to perpetual capital security holders                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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