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ii   Net income and shareholders’ equity reconciliation statements
The following statements summarise the material estimated adjustments, gross of their tax effect, which reconcile net income and shareholders’ equity from that reported under UK GAAP to that which would have been reported had US GAAP been applied.

Net income   2004   2003   2002  
Years ended 31 March   £m   £m   £m  







 
Net income applicable to shareholders under UK GAAP   1,417   2,686   995  
Adjustment for:              
  Sale and leaseback of properties   (85 ) (114 ) (1,178 )
  Pension costs   (428 ) (177 ) (106 )
  Redundancy charges   20     (140 )
  Capitalisation of interest, net of related depreciation   (23 ) (17 ) 398  
  Goodwill   12   (35 ) 11  
  Mobile licences, software and other intangible asset capitalisation and amortisation, net     (26 ) (32 )
  Financial instruments   (82 ) 731   23  
  Deferred gain       313  
  Impairment   (24 ) (24 ) 147  
  Employee share plans   (8 ) (11 ) (8 )
  Property rationalisation provision   (142 ) 147    
  Disposals of businesses     130   254  
  Deferred taxation   4   976   (1,320 )







 
      661   4,266   (643 )
  Tax effect of US GAAP adjustments   222   (132 ) (89 )







 
Net income (loss) as adjusted for US GAAP   883   4,134   (732 )







 
Basic earnings (loss) per American Depositary Share as adjusted for US GAAPa   £1.02   £4.80   £(0.88 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per American Depositary Share as adjusted for US GAAPa   £1.02   £4.77   £(0.88 )







 
a Each American Depositary Share is equivalent to ten ordinary shares.

In the 2004 and 2003 financial years all the adjustments relate to continuing operations (2002 – £2,009 million reduction in relation to discontinued operations). Net income from continuing operations was £883 million (2003 –  £4,134 million, 2002 – £1,680 million loss).
     The adjustments to net income relating to discontinued operations are £nil (2003 – £nil, 2002 –£282 million).

Shareholders’ equity 2004   2003  
At 31 March £m   £m  




 
Shareholders’ equity under UK GAAP 3,094   2,642  
Adjustment for:        
  Sale and leaseback of properties (1,377 ) (1,292 )
  Pension costs (5,714 ) (6,371 )
  Redundancy charges 20    
  Capitalisation of interest, net of related depreciation 195   225  
  Goodwill 124   113  
  Financial instruments (8 ) 86  
  Impairment 100   124  
  Property rationalisation provision 5   147  
  Deferred taxation (59 ) (63 )
  Dividend declared after the financial year end 454   366  




 
    (3,166 ) (4,023 )
  Tax effect of US GAAP adjustments 1,711   1,765  




 
Shareholders’ equity as adjusted for US GAAP (1,455 ) (2,258 )




 

 

 

 

 

 

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