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VIRGIN MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note 7—Investments
Through our wholly owned subsidiary Flextech Broadband Limited, we own a 50% equity
investment in the UKTV joint venture companies and a 49.9% equity investment in the Setanta Sports
News channel. These investments are accounted for under the equity method at December 31, 2008.
The UKTV joint venture companies operate a portfolio of channels under the UKTV brand. This
equity investment was acquired as part of the acquisition of Telewest on March 3, 2006. In accordance
with the joint venture agreements between Flextech Broadband Limited and BBC Worldwide, we are
required to recognize 100% of any losses for those companies which represent UKTV. The Setanta
Sports News channel was incorporated on November 29, 2007 and we have recognized our proportion
of the losses from that date.
Investments consist of (in millions):
December 31,
2008 2007
Loans and redeemable preference shares ..................... 137.7 145.6
Share of net assets ..................................... 215.8 223.1
353.5 368.7
Note 8—Long Term Debt
Long term debt consists of (in millions):
December 31,
2008 2007
8.75% U.S. Dollar senior loan notes due 2014 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC . £ 290.7 £ 214.2
9.75% Sterling senior loan notes due 2014 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC .... 375.0 375.0
8.75% Euro senior loan notes due 2014 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC ...... 214.2 165.6
9.125% U.S. Dollar senior notes due 2016 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC .... 376.2 277.2
6.50% U.S. Dollar loan notes due 2016 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC ...... 164.1 —
6.50% U.S. Dollar loan notes due 2016 due to Virgin Media (UK) Group Inc . . . 507.0 —
Floating rate senior loan notes due 2012 due to Virgin Media Finance PLC ..... 68.4 50.4
Senior credit facility ............................................. 4,189.4 4,804.8
Other loan notes due to affiliates .................................... 472.5 284.7
Capital leases .................................................. 174.6 116.9
Other ........................................................ 4.1 4.8
6,836.2 6,293.6
Less: current portion ............................................. (40.5) (29.1)
£6,795.7 £6,264.5
The effective interest rate on the senior credit facility was 7.3% and 7.8% as at December 31, 2008
and 2007, respectively. The effective interest rate on the floating rate loan notes was 9.8% and 10.2%
as at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The terms of the senior notes and senior credit facility as at December 31, 2008 are summarized
below.
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