IFRS Report - Part 1

British Airways PLC 04 July 2005 AIRLINE REPORTS UNDER IFRS British Airways today (July 4) releases financial information prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the year ended March 31, 2005 and explains the impact of the adoption of IFRS on these results. Under IFRS, the airline's operating profit for the year ended March 31, 2005 increased from £540 million under UK GAAP to £556 million and profit before tax increased from £415 million to £513 million. British Airways' chief financial officer, John Rishton, said: 'The impacts of new accounting rules on our income statement are minor. However, there will be a significant impact on our balance sheet. 'Net assets under IFRS, at March 31, 2005 are reduced by £1.3 billion to £1.4 billion, mainly due to moving the pension deficit on to the balance sheet. It was previously fully disclosed as a Note to the Report and Accounts.' The adoption of IFRS represents an accounting change only, and does not affect the underlying operation of the business or the airline's cash flows for 2004/ 05. ends Notes to editors: • For all periods up to and including March 2005, British Airways has previously prepared its Group financial statements under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP). • In accordance with EU regulations, the Group is required to adopt IFRS from 1 April 2005 and prepare its Group financial statements on an IFRS basis. • The Group's first Report and Accounts prepared under IFRS accounting policies will be for the period ending March 31, 2006 and the first quarterly summary financial statements will be released for the period ending June 30, 2005. • As allowed under IFRS 1 'First time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards' standards IAS 32 and 39 on Financial Instruments will be adopted from 1 April 2005. • The full detail of all the changes is available at bashares.com. Release of financial information for 2004/05 under International Financial Reporting Standards Contents 1. Introduction 2. Summary impact 3. Presentation 4. Review of main changes 5. International Financial Reporting Standards consolidated financial information - Income statement for the year ended March 31, 2005 - Balance sheet as at April 1, 2004 (opening balance sheet) - Balance sheet as at March 31, 2005 (closing balance sheet) Appendices 1. Basis of preparation 2. Accounting policies 3. Quarterly reconciliations of income and equity 4. Ernst & Young audit report 1 Introduction British Airways plc currently prepares its consolidated financial statements under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP). Following Regulation No. 1606/2002 passed by the European Parliament in 2002, all listed EU companies are required to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005. The Group's first Report and Accounts prepared under IFRS accounting policies will be for the period ending March 31, 2006 and the first quarterly summary financial statements will be released for the period ending June 30, 2005. The purpose of this document is to explain the accounting policy changes arising from the adoption of IFRS and their impact on the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2005. The financial information presented in this document has been prepared on the basis of those International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and Standard Interpretations Committee (SIC) interpretations that are expected to be applicable to 2005/06 financial reporting. These are subject to ongoing review and endorsement by the European Commission, whilst the application of the standards continues to be subject to interpretation by IFRIC as well as emerging industry consensus. As a consequence, further adjustments to the accounting policies and treatments may need to be made in the first complete set of IFRS financial statements for 2005/06. 2 Summary Impact £m 2004/05 UK GAAP IFRS Variance H/(L) % Turnover 7,813 7,772 (41) (0.5) Operating profit 540 556 16 3.0 Operating margin (pts) 6.9 7.2 0.3 Profit before tax 415 513 98 23.6 Earnings per share 23.4p 35.2p 11.8 Net assets * 2,684 1,397 (1,287) (48.0) Reserves ** 2,220 940 (1,280) (57.7) Gearing 52.1% 67.7% 15.6pts * at 31/03/05 ** Under IFRS, there are no distributable reserves as £1,043m of the reserves balance relates to share premium and revaluation reserves. The adoption of IFRS represents an accounting change only, and does not affect the ongoing operations, or cash flows of the Group for 2004/05. There are some items that might impact the timing of tax cash flows in the future. 3 Presentation Section 5 of this report, and Appendix 3, contain reconciliations to assist in understanding the nature and value of the differences between UK GAAP and IFRS. Section 5 presents the balance sheets on transition at April 1, 2004 and at March 31, 2005 together with the income statement for the year to March 31, 2005, and Appendix 3 also contains quarterly reconciliations. The financial information is in IFRS format, and reflects a number of differences in presentation between UK GAAP and IFRS including; • The disclosure of realised currency differences separately in the income statement; • The disclosure of certain assets and liabilities on a gross as opposed to a net basis. As allowed under IFRS 1, IAS 32 and IAS 39 will be adopted from April 1, 2005 and as a consequence certain presentational changes will be made to the financial statements. The Group's perpetual preferred securities currently shown as a non-equity minority interest will be treated as equity under IAS 32. From 2005/06, the ineffective portion of gains and losses on fuel derivative hedges will be disclosed separately in the income statement and operating margin will be calculated excluding such gains and losses. The IFRS cash flow statement will explain the change in cash and cash equivalents rather than purely cash as under UK GAAP. Cash and cash equivalents under IFRS comprise cash and short-term liquid investments. In addition, the format of the cash flow statement will change, with cash flows being categorised as operating, investing, or funding. 4 Review of main changes This section describes the most significant changes arising from transition to IFRS, with reference to the financial information in Section 5. IAS 19 - Employee Benefits (a) Post employment benefits Under UK GAAP we apply the measurement and recognition requirements of SSAP 24 to accounting for pensions and post-retirement benefits in our financial statements, whilst providing disclosures under FRS 17. IAS 19 takes a balance sheet approach to accounting for defined benefit schemes, similar to FRS 17. Therefore, on transition, the deficit, similar to that previously disclosed under FRS 17, has been recognised in the balance sheet. At April 1, 2004, this results in a total reduction in net assets of £1.2 billion. This represents a pre-tax net deficit of £1.7 billion partially offset by the associated deferred tax asset of £0.5 billion. Going forward we are electing to apply the 'corridor' treatment under IAS 19. The impact will be that actuarial gains and losses are only recognised to the extent that they exceed 10 per cent of the greater of the scheme assets or liabilities, and in that case are spread over the remaining average service lives of employees. Therefore, the net actuarial losses on the pension schemes for 2004/05 of £0.3 billion (after tax) has not been recognised. The impact on pre-tax income for 2004/05 from the adoption of IAS 19 is an increase of £16 million, representing a reduction of £45 million in operating costs, partially offset by an increase of £29 million in financing charges. Other Employee Benefits Under UK GAAP, no provision is currently made for annual leave accrued. Under IAS 19, the expected cost of compensated short-term absences should be recognised at the time the related service is provided. As a result, on transition to IFRS a provision of £9 million has been recognised net of deferred tax. The impact on pre-tax income for 2004/05 is a reduction of £1 million. IAS 18 - Revenue Recognition (b) The Group receives revenue from the sale of mileage credits to third parties, including BA Miles that are managed through the Executive Club frequent flyer programme and Airmiles that are managed through the wholly owned subsidiary Airmiles Travel Promotions Limited. Under UK GAAP, revenue from the sale of miles is recognised on issue of the mile, with a provision made under FRS 12 for the incremental cost of providing the service on redemption of the mile. IAS 18 is more prescriptive about the point at which revenue is recognised. Under IAS 18, the fair value of the miles sold is deferred and recognised on redemption of the mileage credit. The cost of providing free redemption services is recognised when the miles are redeemed. On transition this will result in a reduction in net assets of £167 million. The impact on pre-tax income for 2004/05 is a reduction of £31 million, reflecting £41 million of revenue deferred, partially offset by a £10 million reduction in cost no longer provided. IAS 16 - Property Plant and Equipment (c) IAS 16 is focused on the balance sheet cost in prescribing the level at which parts should be determined; in particular it requires that each part of property, plant and equipment that has a cost that is significant in relation to the overall cost of the item should be depreciated separately. Under UK GAAP, the emphasis is on the income statement depreciation charge in determining the asset components. Under UK GAAP, the cost of major engine overhaul is expensed to the income statement. Under IAS 16, major engine overhaul will be treated as a separate asset component with the cost capitalised and depreciated over the period to the next major overhaul. On transition this will result in a reduction in net assets of £27 million. The reduction results from the years preceding transition to IFRS which saw a lower level of engine overhaul expense required to be capitalised than would occur during a normal engine overhaul cycle. The pre-tax impact on the income statement for 2004/05 is a credit of £28 million reflecting a reduction in engineering costs of £70 million partially offset by an increase in depreciation costs. IFRS 2 - Share-Based Payments (d) Under UK GAAP, the Group was either exempt from recognising the cost of providing share options to employees or the cost was measured at zero in the income statement. IFRS 2 requires a charge to be made to the income statement. The expense is calculated as the fair value of the award on the date of grant and is recognised over the vesting period of the scheme. A binomial lattice model has been used to calculate the fair value of options on their grant date. The Group has applied the provisions of IFRS 2 only to awards made after November 7, 2002, an option allowed on transition by IFRS 1. In 2004/05 application of IFRS 2 results in a pre-tax charge to the income statement of £8 million. IAS 21 - Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (e) Under UK GAAP, certain US Dollar-denominated assets and liabilities are treated as a foreign operation ('Branch') with US Dollar as its functional currency. Exchange movements are therefore taken to reserves rather than through the income statement. IAS 21 provides additional criteria to allow the functional currency of a foreign operation to be determined. If the functional currency is deemed to be the same as for the parent, then exchange movements on retranslation of monetary items are taken through the income statement. As a result, in the 2004/05 financial statements, the exchange movements on retranslation of US Dollar liabilities previously taken in the Branch are taken through the income statement resulting in a charge of £7 million to operating expenditure (relating to working capital balances) and a credit of £23 million to financing costs (debt retranslation). In addition, the unwinding of cumulative exchange differences on Branch assets, previously taken to reserves, results in an increase in net assets of £152 million and an increase in depreciation costs of £13 million at transition. On the basis that the debt will be designated as a hedge of future revenue as allowed by IAS 39, from April 1, 2005, to the extent that the hedge is effective, the debt retranslation relating to aircraft will be taken to reserves rather than to the income statement. IFRS 3 - Goodwill arising on Business Combinations (f) Under UK GAAP, goodwill arising on the acquisition of businesses is amortised over a period not exceeding 20 years. The provisions of IFRS 3 - 'Business Combinations' have been applied prospectively from April 1, 1999. IFRS 3 prohibits the amortisation of goodwill, requiring instead that an annual test for impairment is carried out. As a result, amortisation charges reduce by £4 million in 2004/05. IFRS 3 requires that an intangible asset acquired under a business combination should be recognised separately from goodwill if it is probable that future economic benefits will flow from the asset and its cost can be measured reliably. As a result £22 million of landing rights acquired with businesses since April 1, 1999 and previously classified as goodwill have been reclassified on transition. IAS 38 - Intangible Assets (f) IAS 38 results in £12 million of IT software that is distinct from any associated hardware being reclassified from tangible assets to intangible assets on transition. IFRS 5 - Assets Held for Resale (g) Under IFRS 5, an asset should be measured at market value and reclassified as an asset held for sale once a decision is made for the asset to be sold and it is made available for sale. This results in a loss of £3 million being recognised in the transition balance sheet rather than Quarter 1 of 2004/05. IAS 28 - Associates (h) The results of the Group's associated undertakings, consolidated using the equity method, should be included under the same accounting policies as those applied by the Group. As a result the carrying value of the associated undertakings has been reduced by £58 million in the transition balance sheet, principally in respect of deferral of frequent flyer revenue and accrual for employee benefit obligations. The impact on the 2004/05 income statement is not material. In future periods, the results of associated undertakings will be presented on a post-tax basis and as result the pre-tax results for 2004/05 will reduce by £14 million offset by an equivalent reduction in the tax charge for the year. IFRS 1 - Impact on disposal of Qantas (i) Under UK GAAP, the reported loss on disposal of our share of Qantas was £11 million. IFRS impacts both the valuation of the net assets of Qantas prior to disposal and the basis on which any gain or loss on disposal is calculated. Under IFRS, the disposal of Qantas results in a £97 million improvement in the income statement for 2004/05, reflecting a £59 million decrease in the net assets of Qantas (see (h) above), and the reversal of the requirement to write back goodwill previously written off to reserves of £59 million, partially offset by the write off of exchange gains arising on the investment since April 1, 2004 of £21 million. IAS 12 - Income Taxes (j) Under UK GAAP, deferred tax was provided on timing differences that had originated, but had not reversed, before the balance sheet date. Under IAS 12, deferred tax is provided on temporary differences based upon the future recovery or settlement of assets and liabilities recognised in the balance sheet. As a result of implementing IAS 12, an additional deferred tax liability of £94 million has been provided on transition. The impact on the tax charge for 2004/ 05 from the adoption of IAS 12 is a credit of £14 million. In addition, deferred tax has been provided on other IFRS accounting policy changes resulting in an additional deferred tax asset of £505 million relating to pensions and £9 million relating to other adjustments. IAS 39 - Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement Under UK GAAP, British Airways deferred gains or losses on hedges of revenues or operating payments, recognising them in the income statement only when they crystallised. As allowed under IFRS 1, IAS 32 and IAS 39 will be adopted from April 1, 2005. Under IFRS, the fair value of derivatives will be measured and any adjustments to fair value accounted for on the balance sheet. We expect to meet the IAS 39 criteria for adopting hedge accounting which will result in the effective element of the cumulative movement in value of most derivatives being taken to reserves and the ineffective element to income statement, resulting in some volatility. Certain financial assets and financial liabilities, including certain trade investments, will also be measured at fair value with changes taken to the income statement. The adoption of IAS 39 will result in a pre-tax increase in net assets of £273 million at April 1, 2005. 5 Consolidated Financial Information - Opening Balance Sheet Balance Sheet at 01/04/04 IAS 19 IAS 18 IAS 16 IFRS 2 IAS 21 IFRS 3 IFRS 5 IAS 28 IFRS 1 IAS 12 Other (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) £M UK IFRS NON-CURRENT ASSETS GAAP PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT - Fleet 7,104 - - (34) - 197 - (53) - - - - 7,214 - Property 1,042 - - - - 38 - - - - - - 1,080 - Equipment 491 - - - - - (12) - - - - - 479 8,637 - - (34) - 235 (12) (53) - - - - 8,773 INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill 93 - - - - - (22) - - - - - 71 - Landing Rights 75 - - - - - 22 - - - - - 97 - Other - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12 168 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 180 Investment in associates 501 - - - - - - - (58) - - - 443 Long term investments (trade 30 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 investments) Employee benefit assets - 134 - - - - - - - - - - 134 Deferred tax receivable - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other financial assets - - - - - - - - - - - 22 22 - TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 9,336 134 - (34) - 235 - (53) (58) - - 22 9,582 ASSETS HELD FOR SALE - - - - - - - 49 - - - - 49 CURRENT ASSETS AND RECEIVABLES - Expendable spares and other 76 - - - - - - - - - - - 76 inventories - Trade receivables and other 2,625 - - - - - - - - - - (985) 1,640 debtors - Cash and cash equivalents 64 - - - - - - - - - - 963 1,027 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS AND 2,765 - - - - - - - - - - (22) 2,743 RECEIVABLES TOTAL ASSETS 12,101 134 - (34) - 235 - (4) (58) - - - 12,374 SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS, MINORITY INTERESTS & LIABILITIES SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Issued share capital 271 - - - - - - - - - - - 271 - Treasury shares (31) - - - - - - - - - - - (31) - Other reserves 1,947 (1,187) (167) (27) - 152 (6) (3) (58) - (94) - 557 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,187 (1,187) (167) (27) - 152 (6) (3) (58) - (94) - 797 Equity minority interest 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Non-equity minority interest 200 - - - - - - - - - - - 200 MINORITY INTERESTS 210 - - - - - - - - - - 210 PROVISIONS - Employee benefit - 1,901 - - - - - - - - - - 1,901 obligations - Provisions for deferred tax 1,137 (508) (72) (10) - 71 6 (1) - - 94 - 717 - Other provisions 85 (45) - - - - - - - - - - 40 1,222 1,348 (72) (10) - 71 6 (1) - - 94 - 2,658 LONG TERM LIABILITIES - Interest bearing long term 5,034 - - - - - - - - - - - 5,034 borrowings - Convertible long term 112 - - - - - - - - - - - 112 borrowings - Other long term liabilities 340 (9) - - - 12 - - - - - - 343 5,486 (9) - - - 12 - - - - - - 5,489 CURRENT LIABILITIES - Current portion of long 682 - - - - - - - - - - - 682 term borrowings - Trade and other payables 2,308 (18) 239 3 - - - - - - - - 2,532 - Current tax payable 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - Convertible long term - - - - - - - - - - - - borrowings 2,996 (18) 239 3 - - - - - - - - 3,220 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS, 12,101 134 - (34) - 235 - (4) (58) - - - 12,374 MINORITY INTERESTS & LIABILITIES Memo - Net Assets 2,397 1,007 Income Statement 2004/05 Income Statement £m IAS 19 IAS 18 IAS 16 IFRS 2 IAS 21 IFRS 3 IFRS 5 IAS 28 IFRS 1 IAS 12 UK GAAP (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) IFRS TOTAL TRAFFIC REVENUE - Passenger 6,500 - - - - - - - - - - 6,500 - Cargo 482 - - - - - - - - - - 482 OTHER REVENUE 831 - (41) - - - - - - - - 790 TOTAL TURNOVER 7,813 - (41) - - - - - - - - 7,772 Employee costs 2,273 (46) - - 8 - - - - - - 2,235 Depreciation and amortisation 687 - - 43 - 13 (4) - - - - 739 Aircraft Leasing 106 - - - - - - - - - - 106 Fuel Cost 1,128 - - - - - - - - - - 1,128 Fuel Derivatives Gains/Losses - Engineering and other aircraft 502 - - (70) - - - - - - - 432 costs Landing Fees and en route 556 - - - - - - - - - - 556 charges Handling charges, catering and 930 - (12) - - - - - - - - 918 other operating costs Selling costs 488 - 2 - - - - - - - - 490 Currency differences - 2 - - - 13 - - - - - 15 Accommodation and ground 603 - - - - (6) - - - - - 597 equipment TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE 7,273 (44) (10) (27) 8 20 (4) - - - - 7,216 Interest expense (267) - - - - - - - 8 - - (259) Interest income 77 - - - - - - - - - - 77 Other financing income and 14 (29) - - - - - - - - - (15) charges Retranslation credits and 33 - - - - 23 - - - - - 56 charges on borrowings Share of Profit of Associates 41 - - - - - 1 - (18) - - 24 Profit or Loss on Disposal (26) - - 1 - - - 3 (4) 97 - 71 Income and charges relating to 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3 fixed asset investments PROFIT BEFORE TAX 415 15 (31) 28 (8) 3 5 3 (14) 97 - 513 Taxation (149) (5) 9 (9) 2 4 - (1) 14 - 14 (121) PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 266 10 (22) 19 (6) 7 5 2 - 97 14 392 Attributable to shareholders 251 10 (22) 19 (6) 7 5 2 - 97 14 377 Attributable to minority 15 - - - - - - - - - - 15 interests Memo OPERATING PROFIT 540 44 (31) 27 (8) (20) 4 - - - - 556 Operating Margin 6.9% 7.2% EPS (basic) 23.4 35.2 EPS (diluted) 23.0 34.1 Closing Balance Sheet Balance Sheet at 31/03/05 IAS 19 IAS 18 IAS 16 IFRS 2 IAS 21 IFRS 3 IFRS 5 IAS 28 IFRS 1 IAS 12 Other £M UK (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) GAAP IFRS NON-CURRENT ASSETS PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT - Fleet 6,748 - - (6) - 207 - (5) - - - - 6,944 - Property 959 - - - - 42 - (1) - - - - 1,000 - Equipment 445 - - - - - (60) - - - - - 385 8,152 - - (6) - 249 (60) (6) - - - - 8,329 INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill 88 - - - - - (16) - - - - - 72 - Landing Rights 102 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 122 - Other - - - - - - 60 - - - - - 60 190 - - - - - 64 - - - - - 254 Investment in associates 120 - - - - - 1 - (54) 59 - - 126 Long term investments (trade 30 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 investments) Employee benefit assets - 137 - - - - - - - - - - 137 Deferred tax receivable - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other financial assets - - - - - - - - - - - 38 38 - TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 8,492 137 - (6) - 249 5 (6) (54) 59 - 38 8,914 ASSETS HELD FOR SALE - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 5 CURRENT ASSETS AND RECEIVABLES - Expendable spares and other 84 - - - - - - - - - - - 84 inventories - Trade receivables and other 2,683 (54) - - - - - - - - - (509) 2,120 debtors - Cash and cash equivalents 77 - - - - - - - - - - 471 548 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS AND 2,844 (54) - - - - - - - - - (38) 2,752 RECEIVABLES TOTAL ASSETS 11,336 83 - (6) - 249 5 (1) (54) 59 - - 11,671 SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS, MINORITY INTERESTS & LIABILITIES SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Issued share capital 271 - - - - - - - - - - - 271 - Treasury shares (26) - - - - - - - - - - - (26) - Other reserves 2,220 (1,177) (189) (7) 2 168 (1) (1) (54) 59 (80) - 940 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 2,465 (1,177) (189) (7) 2 168 (1) (1) (54) 59 (80) - 1,185 Equity minority interest 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 Non-equity minority interest 207 - - - - (7) - - - - - - 200 MINORITY INTERESTS 219 - - - - (7) - - - - - - 212 PROVISIONS - Employee benefit - 1,820 - - - - - - - - - - 1,820 obligations - Provisions for deferred tax 1,243 (503) (81) (2) (2) 75 6 - - - 80 - 816 - Other provisions 83 (49) - - - - - - - - - - 34 1,326 1,268 (81) (2) (2) 75 6 - - - 80 - 2,670 LONG TERM LIABILITIES - Interest bearing long term 4,045 - - - - - - - - - - - 4,045 borrowings - Convertible long term - - - - - - - - - - - - - borrowings - Other long term liabilities 301 (8) - - - 13 - - - - - - 306 4,346 (8) - - - 13 - - - - - - 4,351 CURRENT LIABILITIES - Current portion of long 447 - - - - - - - - - - - 447 term borrowings - Trade and other payables 2,385 - 270 3 - - - - - - - - 2,658 - Current tax payable 36 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 - Convertible long term 112 - - - - - - - - - - 112 borrowings 2,980 - 270 3 - - - - - - - - 3,253 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS, 11,336 83 - (6) - 249 5 (1) (54) 59 - - 11,671 MINORITY INTERESTS & LIABILITIES Memo - Net Assets 2,684 1,397 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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