1st Quarter Results
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
26 May 2005
26 May 2005
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
First Quarter Results to 31 March 2005
Key Highlights
• Hotels operating profit increased from £46m to £65m, despite the typically weak Easter trading period falling
in March, versus April in 2004. This increase includes a £15m benefit from no depreciation being charged under
IFRS on assets held for sale.
• Hotels managed and franchised profit increased 9% from £53m to £58m.
• Group operating profit increased from £51m to £76m.
• Adjusted earnings per share increased from 5.7p to 7.5p.
• RevPAR increased 6.8% across the group. Americas and Asia Pacific saw strongest, primarily rate-driven,
growth.
• System size grew by 1,000 rooms with 8,500 rooms opened. 12,000 new rooms signed, taking pipeline to a record
85,300 rooms, 16% of current system size.
• Further progress on hotel assets disposals, including sale of Crowne Plaza United Nations for $34m announced
yesterday. Sale of UK estate completed and £960m further cash proceeds received, taking sales completed to
£1.8bn to date
Commenting on the results, Andrew Cosslett, Chief Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC said:
"We have made a positive start to the year. Our asset disposal programme is progressing well and RevPAR in each of
our regions is up year on year. We have seen many encouraging performances across our portfolio including Holiday
Inn in the UK, and InterContinental, Staybridge and Candlewood Suites in the US. Priority Club Rewards, our
loyalty scheme, continues to grow, as do bookings made through our reservations systems, increasing our delivery
to our owners and franchisees. I believe we have many further opportunities to build the business on this solid
base."
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
This is IHG's first accounting period under IFRS. Before significant non-trading items, IFRS earnings from
continuing operations for the quarter do not materially differ from earnings under UK GAAP. However, under IFRS no
depreciation is charged on assets held for sale. In the case of IHG's disposal programme this represents a £15m
saving in depreciation in the quarter.
Americas
RevPAR grew 7.6% in a strong market, mainly driven by rate growth. Corporate group business was particularly
strong. InterContinental and IHG's extended stay brands continued to outperform their market segments. The
Holiday Inn brand family maintained a significant RevPAR premium to their market segments in the period.
Operating profit increased 35% from $62m to $84m, including an IFRS $7m depreciation benefit from assets held for
sale. Improved profitability was driven by RevPAR and margin improvements across the business. InterContinental
properties performed well, particularly those hotels in New York, Miami and Buckhead, Atlanta, which opened in
November 2004 and is beating management expectations. Profit from managed hotels increased significantly, driven
largely by the performance of InterContinental, Staybridge and Candlewood Suites. Franchised business profit saw
gains through RevPAR increases and a higher level of fees from franchise sales, with 9,400 rooms signed in the
quarter versus 5,200 rooms in Q1 2004.
EMEA
RevPAR grew 3.1%, with performances varying across different markets. In the UK, Holiday Inn RevPAR grew 5.2%,
outperforming the market. Growth was driven by a higher level of business travel and a favourable guest response
to recent management initiatives. RevPAR in Continental Europe was flat, although the InterContinental brand
experienced some growth, led by InterContinental Le Grand Paris.
Operating profit increased 63% from £16m to £26m. This includes an IFRS £11m depreciation benefit from assets held
for sale offset by the negative impacts, totalling approximately £5m, from the refurbishment disruption at the
InterContinental London and the receipt of a lower level of liquidated damages than in Q1 2004.
Asia Pacific
RevPAR grew 8.0%, driven by rate. Strong demand in China and Hong Kong was a major driver of the growth.
Operating profit increased 33% from $12m to $16m, underpinned by the performance of the InterContinental Hong
Kong. Profits also grew at managed properties in the region, driven by continued strength in China, Australia and
New Zealand.
System and pipeline size
System size increased to 535,200 rooms from 534,200 at 31 December 2004. Net room additions were 3,200, but 2,200 room
exits from disposals without flag (400 rooms) and hotels permanently damaged by hurricanes in 2004 (1,800 rooms) reduced
the reported increase to 1,000 rooms. 8,500 rooms were added, and 5,300 rooms removed. Key openings in the quarter
included InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort in Cyprus, InterContinental Abu-Soma Resort in Egypt, Crowne Plaza
Helsinki and Crowne Plaza Acapulco.
A high level of pipeline activity was maintained with 12,000 room signings leading to a record pipeline size of 85,300.
75% of pipeline rooms are in IHG's key markets of US, UK and China.
Revenue delivery to IHG's hotel owners
Room nights booked through IHG's reservation channels increased from 35% to 37%, and those booked via Priority Club
Rewards from 28% to 29%. Bookings through the Internet have increased over the past year from 12% to 14%, and the
proportion of those through IHG's own websites from 74% to 81%. Priority Club Rewards membership increased by over a
million members in the quarter, and now stands at 24.8 million, the largest loyalty scheme in the hotel industry.
Asset sales
Good progress has been made, with 123 hotel disposals announced, including the $34m sale of the Crowne Plaza United
Nations announced yesterday morning. The UK estate disposal has been completed and £960m further cash proceeds received,
taking to £1.8bn the proceeds since separation.
Britvic
Operating profit increased 22% to £11m, as a result of management action to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce
costs. Net revenue increased 1% and branded volume 3%. The Ben Shaws acquisition has been integrated, with the Pennine
Spring water brand rolled out through Britvic's distribution channels. This acquisition gives Britvic its own spring
water brand in this fast growing market segment. The soft drinks market remains competitive, especially in carbonates,
though Pepsi has maintained market share in this challenging sector. Britvic's J2O brand continued to gain market share
over the last twelve months.
Current trading
While the first quarter delivered satisfactory trading, seasonally it is the smallest quarter. Although bookings are
ahead of the same time last year, booking lead times remain short. The US, UK and Asia continue to display strong
demand, whereas the outlook for Continental Europe remains unpredictable with low visibility.
Appendix 1: RevPAR performance, first quarter 2005
Jan Feb Mar Quarter 1 Apr YTD (Jan-Apr)
Americas
IC O&L comparable 11.1% 18.3% 10.9% 13.2% 24.6% 16.5%
CP NA (system) 6.7% 7.6% 4.4% 6.0% 17.2% 8.9%
HI NA (system) 6.7% 7.3% 5.5% 6.4% 10.1% 7.5%
EX NA (system) 9.6% 9.3% 9.6% 9.4% 11.3% 10.0%
EMEA
IC O&L comparable 7.3% 17.3% (2.4%) 6.4% 24.9% 11.3%
HI UK Regions 6.3% 10.3% (0.7%) 4.9% 18.8% 8.3%
HI UK London 12.2% 8.2% 0.4% 6.4% 17.4% 9.2%
Asia Pacific
IC O&L comparable 52.7% 13.7% 17.7% 26.8% 36.9% 29.5%
Appendix 2: Disposal programme detail
Number of hotels Proceeds Net book value Annual EBITDA Annual EBIT
forgone forgone
Disposed to date 123 £1.78bn £1.81bn Approximately Approximately
£160m
£110m
On the market 22 - £420m - -
Remaining hotels 52 - £1.45bn - -
For a full list please visit http:/www.ihgplc.com/investors
Appendix 3: Return of funds programme
Timing Total return Returned to date Still to be returned
£500m special dividend Paid December 2004 £501m £501m Nil
First £250m share Completed in 2004 £250m £250m Nil
buyback
Second £250m share Ongoing £250m £128m £122m
buyback
£1,000m capital return* By 8 July 2005 £1,000m* Nil £1,000m*
Total* £2,001m* £879m £1,122m*
*The actual capital return will depend on the number of shares in issue at the
record date, therefore the currently expected return is an approximation.
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Note to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental
Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,
more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and
territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and
respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne
Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn
Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel IndigoTM, and
also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R)
Rewards, with over 24 million members worldwide. In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two
leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all
its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club
Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.
For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press
Office at www.ihgplc.com/media.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements as defined under
US law (Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). These
forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate
to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such
as ' target', 'expect', 'intend', 'believe' or other words of similar meaning.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are inherently predictive,
speculative and involve risk and uncertainty. There are a number of factors that
could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
affect the business and the financial results are described in "Risk Factors" in
the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
UNAUDITED INCOME STATEMENT
For the three months ended 31 March 2005
3 months ended 31 March 2005 3 months ended 31 March 2004
Continuing Discontinuing Continuing Discontinuing
operations operations operations operations
Total Total
£m £m £m £m £m £m
Revenue (note 3) 404 129 533 389 147 536
Cost of sales (269) (97) (366) (266) (112) (378)
Administrative expenses (57) - (57) (55) - (55)
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
78 32 110 68 35 103
Depreciation and amortisation (34) -* (34) (30) (18) (48)
Other operating income & - - - (4)** - (4)
expenses
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Operating profit (note 4) 44 32 76 34 17 51
Net financing costs (11) - (11) (4) - (4)
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Profit before tax 33 32 65 30 17 47
Tax (note 8) (8) (11) (19) 20 (5) 15
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Profit after tax 25 21 46 50 12 62
Gain on sale of assets, net - 9 9 - 4 4
of tax
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Profit available for 55 66
shareholders
25 30 50 16
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of the 51 64
parent
Minority interest 4 2
____ ____
Profit for the period 55 66
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Earnings per ordinary share
(note 9):
Basic 4.1p 4.8p 8.9p 6.8p 2.1p 8.9p
Diluted 4.0p 4.7p 8.7p 6.7p 2.1p 8.8p
Adjusted 4.1p - 7.5p 4.1p - 5.7p
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* Under IFRS, no depreciation is charged on assets following classification as held for sale. Held for sale
operating results are included in discontinuing operations.
** Adjustment to market value of the Group's investment in FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. Following adoption of
IAS 39 at 1 January 2005 adjustments to market value are recorded directly in equity.
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
UNAUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
For the three months ended 31 March 2005
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
Cash from operations (note 10) 17 96
Interest paid (9) (2)
Tax paid (12) (30)
_____ _____
Net cash from operating activities (4) 64
_____ _____
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditure - Hotels (32) (28)
Disposal proceeds - Hotels 245 19
Capital expenditure - Soft Drinks (16) (21)
_____ _____
Net cash from investing activities 197 (30)
_____ _____
Cash from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of share capital 3 2
Repurchase of shares (47) (35)
Dividends paid (17) (17)
Borrowings movement (112) 27
_____ _____
Net cash from financing activities (173) (23)
_____ _____
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents in the period 20 11
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 72 411
Exchange rate effects (1) (1)
_____ _____
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 91 421
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UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the three months ended 31 March 2005
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
Movement in IHG shareholders' equity: ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
At 31 December 1,821 2,323
Adoption of IAS 39 (4) -
_____ _____
As restated at 1 January 2005 1,817 2,323
_____ _____
Net profit for the period (excluding minority interests of £4m (2004 51 64
£2m))
Exchange movement on foreign currency denominated net assets,
borrowings and currency swaps
6 (17)
Valuation losses taken to equity, net of tax (19) -
_____ _____
Total recognised income and expense for the period 38 47
Issue of ordinary shares 3 2
Purchase of own shares (67) (52)
Movement in shares in ESOP trust and Share schemes (1) 1
_____ _____
At 31 March 1,790 2,321
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEET
As at 31 March 2005
Unaudited Unaudited
2005 2004
31 March 31 December
£m £m
ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 1,915 1,926
Goodwill 154 152
Intangible assets 76 54
Investment in associates 42 42
Other financial assets 59 69
_____ _____
Total non-current assets 2,246 2,243
Inventories 46 42
Trade and other receivables 437 401
Current tax receivable 14 14
Cash and cash equivalents 91 72
Other financial assets 70 80
_____ _____
Total current assets 658 609
Non-current assets classified as held for sale 1,585 1,826
______ ______
Total assets 4,489 4,678
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LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (99) (32)
Trade and other payables (631) (628)
Current tax payable (280) (261)
_____ _____
Total current liabilities (1,010) (921)
Loans and other borrowings (969) (1,156)
Employee benefits (145) (173)
Provisions and other payables (106) (108)
Deferred tax payable (234) (234)
_____ _____
Total non-current liabilities (1,454) (1,671)
Liabilities classified as held for sale (132) (148)
_____ ______
Total liabilities (2,596) (2,740)
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Net assets 1,893 1,938
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EQUITY
IHG shareholders' equity 1,790 1,821
Minority equity interests 103 117
______ ______
Total equity and reserves 1,893 1,938
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of preparation
For all periods up to and including the year ended 31 December 2004, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
('IHG') prepared its financial statements in accordance with UK generally accepted accounting practice ('UK
GAAP'). From 1 January 2005 IHG is required to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as endorsed by the European Union ('EU').
Consequently, financial information for interim quarters of 2005 must be prepared on the basis of IFRS.
These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial
Reporting'. The unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended 31 March 2005 and the restatement of
financial information for the year ended 31 December 2004 and the quarter ended 31 March 2004 have been
prepared in accordance with IFRS expected to be endorsed by the EU and available for use by listed
European companies at 31 December 2005 (with the exception of IAS 32 'Financial Instruments: Disclosure
and Presentation' and IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement' (as amended) for the
2004 information). These International Financial Reporting Standards, Standing Interpretations Committee
('SIC') and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ('IFRIC') interpretations issued
by the International Accounting Standards Boards ('IASB') are subject to ongoing review and possible
amendment or interpretive guidance and are therefore still subject to change which may require further
adjustments to this information before it is included in the 2005 Annual Report and Financial Statements.
In the information for the year ended 31 December 2004 and the interim quarters of 2004 financial assets
and financial liabilities are accounted for on the basis of UK GAAP. The effect of adopting IAS 39 at 1
January 2005 is shown in the statement of changes in equity for 2005.
Details of the accounting policies applied in the quarter ended 31 March 2005 are set out in the
International Financial Reporting Information in IHG's Annual Report 2004. The policies assume that the
amendments to IAS 19 'Employee Benefits' published in December 2004 by the IASB, allowing actuarial gains
and losses to be recognised in full through reserves, will be endorsed by the EU.
These interim financial statements are unaudited and do not constitute statutory accounts of the Group
within the meaning of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2004 which contain an unqualified audit report have been filed with the
Registrar of Companies.
Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards
An explanatory note setting out IHG's accounting policies under IFRS, the major differences between UK
GAAP and IFRS for IHG, and reconciliations of UK GAAP to IFRS for the Income statement for the year ended
31 December 2004 and Balance sheets at 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004 is included within the 2004
Annual Report and Financial Statements. In addition, the reconciliations for the 2004 interim period
included in this report are set out below:
2004
3 months
ended 31 March
£m
Profit for the period under UK GAAP 65
Adjustments:
Goodwill amortisation 3
Pensions accounting adjustments (2)
____
Profit for the period under IFRS 66
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2004
31 March
£m
Shareholder's equity under UK GAAP 2,551
Adjustments:
Dividend accrual 70
Pension accounting adjustments (123)
Deferred tax adjustments (180)
Goodwill amortisation 3
_____
Shareholders' equity under IFRS 2,321
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2. Exchange rates
The results of overseas operations have been translated into sterling at the weighted average rates of
exchange for the period. In the case of the US dollar, the translation rate for the 3 months ended 31
March is £1= $1.90 (2004, £1 = $1.84).
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities have been translated into sterling at the rates of
exchange on the last day of the period. In the case of the US dollar, the translation rate is £1=$1.88
(2004 £1 = $1.83).
Revenue
3.
2005 2004
3 months* 3 months**
ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
Hotels
Americas (note 5) 115 115
EMEA (note 6) 183 190
Asia Pacific (note 7) 36 33
Central 10 10
____ ____
344 348
Soft Drinks 189 188
____ ____
533 536
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* Other than for Soft Drinks which reflects the 16 weeks ended 17 April 2005.
** Other than for Soft Drinks which reflects 16 weeks ended 10 April 2004.
4. Operating profit
2005 2004
3 months* 3 months**
ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
Operating profit
Americas (note 5) 44 33
EMEA (note 6) 26 16
Asia Pacific (note 7) 9 7
Central (14) (10)
____ ____
Hotels 65 46
Soft Drinks 11 9
____ ____
76 55
Other operating item - (4)
____ ____
Operating profit *** 76 51
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* Other than for Soft Drinks which reflects the 16 weeks ended 17 April 2005.
** Other than for Soft Drinks which reflects the 16 weeks ended 10 April 2004.
*** £32m of total operating profit relates to discontinuing operations (£17m in 2004).
All discontinuing relates to Hotels operations.
5 Americas
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
$m $m
Revenue
Owned & Leased 51 40
Managed 25 13
Franchised 85 79
____ ____
Continuing operations 161 132
Discontinuing operations - Owned & Leased
58 79
____ ____
Total $m 219 211
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Sterling equivalent £m 115 115
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Operating profit
Owned & Leased 3 -
Managed 8 -
Franchised 75 67
____ ____
Continuing operations 86 67
Discontinuing operations- Owned & Leased
14 6
____ ____
100 73
Regional overheads (16) (11)
____ ____
Total $m 84 62
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Sterling equivalent £m 44 33
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6. EMEA
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
Revenue
Owned & Leased 70 70
Managed 10 12
Franchised 6 5
____ ____
Continuing operations 86 87
Discontinuing operations - Owned & Leased
97 103
____ ____
Total 183 190
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Operating profit
Owned & Leased (4) (3)
Managed 6 8
Franchised 4 4
____ ____
Continuing operations 6 9
Discontinuing operations - Owned & Leased
25 14
____ ____
31 23
Regional overheads (5) (7)
____ ____
Total 26 16
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7. Asia Pacific
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
$m $m
Revenue
Owned & Leased 57 48
Managed 10 9
Franchised 1 1
____ ____
Continuing operations 68 58
Discontinuing operations - Owned & Leased
- 2
____ ____
Total $m 68 60
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Sterling equivalent £m 36 33
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Operating profit
Owned & Leased 11 8
Managed 8 6
Franchised 1 1
____ ____
Continuing operations 20 15
Regional overheads (4) (3)
____ ____
Total $m 16 12
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Sterling equivalent £m 9 7
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8. Tax
Tax on total profit before tax has been calculated using an estimated effective annual tax rate of 29%.
Excluding the effect of prior year items the effective tax rate on total profit before tax would be
approximately 36%. Prior year items have been treated as relating wholly to continuing operations. In
2005, the gain on sale of assets includes a tax credit of £1m. In 2004, the tax credit on continuing
operations included an exceptional tax credit of £24m.
9. Earnings per share
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
Continuing Total Continuing Total
Profit available for
shareholders (£m) 25 55 50 66
Basic weighted average number
of shares (millions) 617 617 737 737
Pence per share:
Basic earnings 4.1 8.9 6.8 8.9
Gain on sale of assets, less
tax thereon - (1.4) - (0.5)
Adjustment to market value of
the Group's investment in
FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. - - 0.5 0.5
Exceptional tax credit - - (3.2) (3.2)
____ --_____ ____ _____
Adjusted earnings 4.1 7.5 4.1 5.7
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Adjusted earnings per ordinary share is disclosed in order to show performance before significant
non-trading items.
Diluted earnings per ordinary share is calculated by adjusting basic earnings per ordinary share to
reflect the notional exercise of the weighted average number of dilutive ordinary share options
outstanding during the period. The resulting weighted average number of ordinary shares for the three
months to 31 March 2005 is 629m (3 months to 31 March 2004, 745m).
10. Cash from operations
2005 2004
3 months 3 months
ended 31 March ended 31 March
£m £m
Hotels 48 67
Soft Drinks (31) 29
____ ____
17 96
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Included in cash from operations are inflows of £32m (2004 £35m) of operating profit before interest and
depreciation and amortisation related to discontinuing operations. Included in cash from investing
activities are inflows of £233m (2004 £10m) related to discontinuing operations.
11. Net debt
2005 2004
31 March 31 December
£m £m
Cash and cash equivalents 91 72
Other borrowings:
Due within one year (99) (32)
Due after one year (969) (1,156)
_____ _____
(977) (1,116)
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12. Net assets
2005 2004
31 March 31 December
£m £m
Hotels 3,275 3,514
Soft Drinks 226 168
____ ____
3,501 3,682
Net debt (977) (1,116)
Other net non-operating liabilities (631) (628)
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1,893 1,938
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