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BT Group plc Annual Report & Form 20-F 171
Additional information
A
Accounting policies 88-95
Acquisitions 23-24, 53-54, 122-125
Acquisitions and disposals 23-24
Additional information 154-164
Alternative performance measures 55-56
Articles of Association 159-161
Associates and joint ventures 47, 113
Audit Committee, Report of the 62
Audit and non audit services 133-134
Audit opinions 84, 85, 86, 140
B
Balance sheet 53-54, 99, 142-143, 148-149
Board composition and role 60-62
Board of Directors and Operating Committee 58-60
BT Global Services 13, 42-43
BT Retail 13, 42-43
BT Wholesale 14, 43-44
Business policies 79-81
Business review 11-35
C
Capital expenditure 53, 102, 103, 148
Capital gains tax 155
Capital resources 52-53
Cash and cash equivalents 92, 98, 109
Cash flow statement, group 98, 148
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements 154
Chairman’s message 6-7
Chief Executive’s statement 8-9
Competition 24-27
Consolidated financial statements 88-138
Corporate governance 58-82
Critical accounting policies 54-55
Cross reference to Form 20-F 165-167
Customers 14-22
D
Deferred taxation 118-119
Derivative financial instruments 92-93, 117, 134-138
Directors’ information 78
Directors’ remuneration, report on 64-77
Directors’ responsibility, statement of 84
Directors, Report of the 10-82
Dividend investment plan 157
Dividend mandate 156
Dividends 47, 91, 106, 141, 156-157, 159
Documents on display 163
E
Earnings per share 12-13, 47, 108
Electronic communication 164
Employee plans 130-133
Environment, protecting the 31-32
Exchange rates 158
F
Financial commitments and contingent liabilities 121-122
Financial data, selected 146-149
Financial instruments and risk management 134-138
Financial review 37-56
Financial risk and capital management 50-53
Financial statements of BT Group plc 141-143
Financial statistics 150-151
Financing 47-49
Foreign currencies 89
Free cash flow 13, 49, 55
G
Geographical information 39, 103
Global Invest Direct 157
Glossary of terms 168-170
Glossary of terms and US equivalents 139
Group results 38-40
I
Income statement, group 96-97
Income statement, group (summarised) 37
Independent auditors, Report of the 85-86, 140
Individual savings accounts (ISAs) 158
Information for shareholders 154-164
Intangible assets 89-90, 110-111
Investments 112
L
Legal proceedings 27-28
Line of business results 40-45
Loans and other borrowings 115-116
M
Material contracts 161
Memorandum and Articles of Association 159-161
Minority interests 119
N
Net debt 56, 109
Nominating Committee, Report of the 63
O
Off-balance sheet arrangements 53
Openreach 14, 21-22, 44-45, 66, 133
Operating Committee 60
Operating costs 39-40, 104
Operating profit 40
Operational statistics 152
Other operating income 39, 89, 104
Other reserves 120
Our relationship with HM Government 27
Our vision 11
Our wider responsibilities 30-33
Outlook 13
Overview 2-9
P
Pensions 35, 54, 67, 72-73
Profit before taxation 47
Property, plant and equipment 90, 111-112
Provisions 91, 117-118
Publications 163-164
Q
Quarterly analysis of revenue and profit 145
R
Reconciliation of movements in equity 119
Regulation and competition 24-27
Related party transactions 121
Resources 28-30
Results announcements 157
Retained earnings 121
Retirement benefit plans 125-129
Return on capital employed 54
Risk factors, group 33-35
S
Segmental analysis 100-103
Selected financial data 146-149
Share and ADS prices 155
Share buy back 52, 158
Share capital 93, 120, 141
Share based payment 91, 130-133, 141
ShareGift 158
Shareholder communication 164
Shareholdings, analysis of 156
Specific items 45-46, 105
Statement of recognised income and expense, group 97
Stock exchange listings 155
Strategy 11-13
Subsidiary undertakings and associate 144
T
Taxation 47, 49-50, 91, 107, 141
Taxation (US Holders) 161-163
Total shareholder return 157
Trade and other payables 92, 117
Trade and other receivables 92, 114-115
U
Unclaimed Assets Register 158
UK GAAP 147-149
US GAAP 147
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