Virgin Media 2008 Annual Report Download - page 136

VIRGIN MEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note 12—Employee Benefit Plans (Continued)
The following table presents the amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic
benefit cost (in millions):
Year ended
December 31,
2008 2007
Net actuarial loss ....................................... £44.0 £0.2
Net prior year service cost ................................. 0.1 —
Net transition obligation .................................. — —
Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income ...... £44.1 £0.2
None of these amounts are expected to be recognized in the net periodic benefit cost in 2009.
The following table presents information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation
in excess of plan assets (in millions):
December 31,
2008 2007
Accumulated benefit obligation ............................ £301.4 £—
Fair value of plan assets .................................. 273.9 —
The following table presents information for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in
excess of plan assets (in millions):
December 31,
2008 2007
Projected benefit obligation ............................. £307.8 £323.9
Fair value of plan assets ................................ 273.9 318.6
The components of net periodic benefit costs were as follows (in millions):
Year ended December 31,
2008 2007 2006
Service cost ................................... £ 1.4 £ 2.4 £ 2.5
Interest cost .................................. 18.3 16.7 15.8
Expected return on plan assets ..................... (21.5) (19.0) (16.6)
Recognized actuarial loss ......................... — — 1.1
Plan settlements ............................... — 0.2 1.0
Total net periodic benefit cost ..................... £ (1.8) £ 0.3 £ 3.8
As a result of the sale of our Broadcast operations on January 31, 2005, we have retained the
earned pension and other post-retirement benefits liabilities related to certain employees of the
Broadcast operations. Accordingly, the information disclosed in the tables above includes amounts
relating to liabilities of these employees.
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