Balance sheet of Reuters Group PLC
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| at 31 December | Notes | 1998 £m | 1997 £m | 1996 £m |
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| Fixed asset investment | 34 | 8,640 | – | – |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings | | 1,144 | – | – |
| Other borrowings | | (989) | – | – |
| Proposed dividends | | (155) | – | – |
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| Net assets | | 8,640 | – | – |
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| Capital and reserves: | 35 | | | |
| Called-up share capital | | 354 | – | – |
| Share premium | | 16 | – | – |
| Merger reserve | | 6,788 | – | – |
| Profit and loss account reserve | | 1,482 | – | – |
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| Capital employed | | 8,640 | – | – |
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| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders | | 343 | – | – |
This balance sheet was approved by the directors on 12 February 1999.
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| Peter Job, Chief Executive | | Rob Rowley, Finance Director |
Advantage has been taken of the provisions of section 230(3) of the Companies Act 1985 not to produce a separate profit and loss account for Reuters Group PLC.
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