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REG-T&F Informa PLC IFRS Statement
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T&F Informa PLC 
13 June 2005 
 
 
13 June 2005 
 
                                T&F INFORMA PLC 
 
       UPDATE ON ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS 
 
T&F Informa plc is preparing for the adoption of International Financial 
Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as its primary accounting basis for the year ending 
31 December 2005. As part of this transition, the Group is today presenting 
unaudited financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS for the year 
ended 31 December 2004(1). 
 
This press release explains how the Group's previously reported UK GAAP 
financial performance and position are reported under IFRS.  It provides 
reconciliations from UK GAAP to IFRS for the following: 
 
-  the Group's unaudited consolidated IFRS income statement for the year  
   ended 31 December 2004(2); and 
 
-  the Group's unaudited consolidated IFRS balance sheet at 31 December 2004(2). 
 
The principal changes to T&F Informa plc's reported financial information under 
UK GAAP arising from the adoption of IFRS are as a result of the: 
 
-   adoption of the acquisition accounting method, rather than merger  
    accounting, for the combination of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa 
    Group plc on 10 May 2004. Under IFRS 3, this results in the recognition of 
    significant additional intangible assets, goodwill and deferred taxation as  
    well as the exclusion of the results of Taylor & Francis Group plc for the 
    pre-acquisition period from 1 January 2004 to 10 May 2004. Certain costs, 
    treated as merger costs under UK GAAP, have been reclassified as costs of 
    acquisition and added to goodwill in the balance sheet. Informa Group plc 
   (subsequently renamed T&F Informa plc) is deemed to be the acquiring company; 
 
-   recognition of pension obligations; 
 
-   requirement not to amortise goodwill but instead only to amortise the  
    separately recognised intangible assets; 
 
-   recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets on all temporary  
    differences as opposed to just timing differences; 
 
-   inclusion of a "fair value" charge in relation to employee share options;  
    and 
 
-   write off of deferred promotional expenditure. 
 
 
(1) This information relates to T&F Informa plc and excludes the recently 
    announced acquisition of IIR Holdings Limited. 
 
(2) Attention is drawn to the fact that under IFRS, only a complete set of 
    financial statements comprising a balance sheet, income statement, statement  
    of changes in equity, cash flow statement, together with comparative  
    information and explanatory notes, can provide a fair presentation of the  
    company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. 
 
 
 
The consolidated IFRS income statement for the year ended 31 December 2004 and 
the consolidated IFRS balance sheet as at 31 December 2004 are prepared on the 
basis set out in "Basis of preparation" on pages 1 and 2 of the following 
statements. 
 
The financial information contained on pages 6 to 12, has been prepared in 
accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), 
including International Accounting Standards ("IAS") and interpretations issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and its committees. 
 
These standards are subject to ongoing amendment by the IASB and subsequent 
endorsement by the European Commission and are therefore subject to possible 
change. As a result, information contained within these statements may require 
updating for any subsequent amendments to IFRS required for "first time adoption 
" (IFRS 1) or any new IFRS standards that the Group may elect to adopt early. 
 
The financial information presented is unaudited and for illustration purposes 
only. 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
Anthony Foye, Finance Director 
T&F Informa plc                                          Tel:  +44 20 7017 5291 
 
Charles Palmer 
Tim Spratt 
Financial Dynamics                                       Tel:  +44 20 7831 3113 
 
 
 
 
Basis of preparation 
 
The financial information presented in this document has been prepared in 
accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), 
including International Accounting Standards ("IAS") and interpretations issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and its committees. 
These standards are subject to ongoing amendment by the IASB and subsequent 
endorsement by the European Commission and are therefore subject to possible 
change. As a result, information contained within these statements may require 
updating for any subsequent amendments to IFRS required for "first time adoption 
" (IFRS 1) or any new IFRS standards that the Group may elect to adopt early. 
 
In preparing this financial information, the Group has also assumed that the 
European Commission will endorse IFRS 2, "Share-based Payments" and the 
amendment to IAS 19, "Employee Benefits - Actuarial Gains and Losses, Group 
Plans and Disclosures". 
 
1.        IFRS 1 exemptions 
 
IFRS 1, "First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards" 
sets out the procedures that the Group must follow when it adopts IFRS for the 
first time as the basis for preparing its consolidated financial statements. The 
Group is required to establish its IFRS accounting policies as at 31 December 
2005 and, in general, apply these retrospectively to determine the IFRS opening 
balance sheet at its date of transition, 1 January 2004. 
 
This standard provides a number of optional exceptions to this general 
principle. The most significant of these are set out below, together with a 
description in each case of the exception adopted by the Group in these 
statements. 
 
a.             Business combinations that occurred before the opening IFRS 
balance sheet date (IFRS 3, "Business Combinations"). 
 
The Group has elected not to apply IFRS 3 retrospectively to business 
combinations that took place before the date of transition, 1 January 2004. As a 
result, goodwill arising from past business combinations has not been amortised 
during 2004 except for an impairment provision of £15.00m. 
 
All other business combinations since 1 January 2004 have been accounted for 
under IFRS 3. The most notable impact of this has been the reversal of the 
Merger accounting rules applied to the combination of Taylor & Francis Group plc 
and Informa Group plc on 10 May 2004 which has now been accounted for under the 
Acquisition accounting method. 
 
b.             Pensions and other similar employee benefits - actuarial gains 
and losses (IAS 19, "Employee Benefits") 
 
The Group has elected to recognise all cumulative actuarial gains and losses in 
relation to employee benefit schemes at the date of transition. The Group has 
recognised actuarial gains and losses in full in the period in which they occur 
in a statement of recognised income and expense in accordance with the amendment 
to IAS 19, issued on 16 December 2004 (note 7). 
 
c.             Share-based payments (IFRS 2, "Share-based Payment") 
 
The Group has elected to apply IFRS 2 to all relevant share based payment 
transactions granted after 7 November 2002 but not fully vested at 1 January 
2005. 
 
d.             Financial Instruments (IAS 32, "Financial Instruments: Disclosure 
and Presentation" and IAS 39, "Financial Instruments: Recognition and 
Measurement") 
 
The Group has not applied IAS 32 and IAS 39 for the period presented and has 
therefore taken advantage of the exemption in IFRS 1 that enables the Group to 
apply these standards from 1 January 2005. 
 
The application of IAS 32 and IAS 39 from 1 January 2005 will result in the 
recognition of interest rate swaps of £3.00m (liability) and foreign currency 
sale contracts of £1.50m (asset) on 1 January 2005. It is anticipated that the 
interest rate swaps will unwind over the next 5 years and the foreign currency 
sales will be recognised in the interim financial statements to 30 June 2005. 
 
2.         Presentation of financial information 
 
The primary statements within the financial information contained in this 
document have been presented in accordance with IAS 1, "Presentation of 
Financial Statements". However, this format and presentation may require 
modification in the event that further guidance is issued and as practice 
develops. 
 
Key impact analysis 
 
The analysis below sets out the most significant adjustments arising from the 
transition to IFRS. 
 
1.                   Presentation of Financial Statements 
 
The format of the Group's primary financial statements has been presented in 
accordance with IAS 1, "Presentation of Financial Statements". The combination 
of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa Group plc on 10 May 2004 has been 
accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting as required under IFRS 
3 which, together with other adjustments, adds £554.59m to Goodwill and 
Intangible Fixed Assets (note 3) compared to the previous merger accounting 
method.  In addition only the results post 10 May 2004 are included for Taylor & 
Francis Group plc resulting in a net reduction to Group turnover of £54.82m and 
an increase to profit after tax of £0.02m. 
 
2.                   Intangible Assets 
 
a.            Goodwill and acquired intangible assets amortisation 
 
IAS 38, "Intangible Assets" states that goodwill is not amortised. Instead 
goodwill is subject to an annual impairment review. As the Group has elected not 
to apply IFRS 3 retrospectively to business combinations prior to 1 January 
2004, the original UK GAAP goodwill balance at 1 January 2004 (£306.13m) has 
been included in the opening IFRS consolidated balance sheet and is no longer 
amortised, but continues to be subject to impairment reviews. 
 
Due to the adoption of the acquisition method of accounting for the combination 
of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa Group plc, an additional £554.59m 
(note 3) of goodwill and intangible assets has been recognised as at the date of 
the combination (10 May 2004). 
 
The goodwill amortisation charge previously calculated under UK GAAP has been 
credited to the profit and loss account. Under IAS 38 the group is required to 
amortise intangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The 
resultant net credit to the profit and loss account is £21.00m (note 3) for the 
year ended 31 December 2004. 
 
IFRS 1 requires that an annual impairment review of goodwill is conducted in 
accordance with IAS 36, "Impairment of Assets" at the date of transition 
irrespective of whether there is an indication of impairment.  No impairments 
other than the £15.00m previously reported in the UK Group results for the year 
to 31 December 2004 were necessary. 
 
b.            Computer Software 
 
Under UK GAAP, capitalised computer software is included within tangible fixed 
assets on the balance sheet as property, plant and equipment. Under IAS 38 only 
computer software that is integral to a related item of hardware can be included 
as property, plant and equipment. All other computer software is recorded as an 
intangible asset. 
 
Accordingly, a reclassification has been made in the opening balance sheet of 
£5.91m (net book value) from property, plant and equipment to intangible assets 
(note 3). 
 
3.                   Deferred and Current Taxes 
 
IAS 12, "Income Taxes" requires deferred tax to be provided on all temporary 
differences rather than just timing differences as under UK GAAP.  It also 
requires deferred tax to be provided in respect of the Group's liabilities under 
its post employment benefit arrangements and on other employee benefits such as 
share and share option schemes. The tax impact of these and other IFRS 
adjustments is quantified in the relevant section of this statement (note 4). 
 
"Tax on profit on ordinary activities" on the face of the consolidated income 
statement comprises the tax charge of the Company, its subsidiaries and its 
share of the tax charge of joint ventures. 
 
In particular the reader's attention is drawn to the requirement to provide a 
full deferred tax liability in respect of intangible assets, other than 
goodwill, which were recognised on the acquisition of Taylor and Francis Group 
plc to the extent that those assets exceed their tax base.  This liability will 
be amortised as the intangible assets are amortised.  The effect of this 
recognition has been to increase goodwill by £106.25m (note 3) and deferred tax 
by £106.25m. 
 
4.                   Share-based Payments 
 
IFRS 2, "Share-based Payments" states that an expense for equity instruments 
granted should be recognised in the financial statements based on their "fair 
value" at the date of grant. This expense, which is primarily in relation to 
employee option and performance share schemes, is then recognised over the 
vesting period of the relevant scheme. 
 
The Group has applied IFRS 2 to all instruments granted after 7 November 2002 
but not fully vested as at 1 January 2005 and has adopted the Binomial model for 
the purposes of computing "fair value". 
 
The charge arising from the adoption of IFRS 2 on the Group's income statement 
is £2.56m in the year ended 31 December 2004. 
 
Deferred tax is also provided based upon the expected future tax deductions 
relating to share-based payment transactions, and is recognised over the vesting 
period of the schemes concerned. The additional deferred tax credit in respect 
of the recognition of these share-based payment transactions was £0.77m for the 
year ended 31 December 2004. 
 
5.                   Post Employment Benefits 
 
The Group applied the provisions of SSAP 24 under UK GAAP and provided detailed 
disclosure under FRS 17 in accounting for pensions and other post-employment 
benefits. 
 
The Group has elected to adopt early the amendment to IAS 19, "Employee Benefits 
" issued by the IASB on 16 December 2004 which allows all actuarial gains and 
losses to be charged or credited to equity. 
 
The Group's IFRS balance sheet at 1 January 2004 reflects the assets and 
liabilities of the Group's defined benefit schemes totalling a liability gross 
of deferred tax of £13.89m. The transitional adjustment of £13.89m to opening 
reserves comprises the reversal of entries in relation to UK GAAP accounting 
under SSAP 24 less the recognition of the net liabilities of the Group's and 
associated undertakings' defined benefit schemes. In addition a further pension 
deficit of £4.88m (gross of deferred tax) has been recognised as a result of the 
adoption of acquisition accounting for the combination of Informa Group plc and 
Taylor & Francis Group plc.  The incremental charge, net of deferred tax arising 
from the adoption of IAS 19 on the Group's income statement is £0.58m in the 
year ended 31 December 2004. 
 
6.                   Deferred promotional expenditure 
 
IAS 38 "Intangible Assets" states that deferred promotional costs, which had 
previously been capitalised under inventory, must be written off as incurred. 
Accordingly, deferred promotional costs of £4.00m have been written off the 
opening balance sheet as at 1 January 2004, with a further £0.96m being written 
off in the year ending 31 December 2004. 
 
7.                   Post Balance Sheet Events & Dividends 
 
IAS 10, "Events after the Balance Sheet Date" requires that dividends declared 
after the balance sheet date should not be recognised as a liability at that 
balance sheet date as the liability does not represent a present obligation as 
defined by IAS 37, "Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets". 
 
The final dividend declared in April 2004 in relation to the financial year 
ended 31 December 2003 of £7.48m has been reversed in the opening balance sheet 
and charged to equity in the balance sheet as at 31 December 2004. An adjustment 
to reverse the final dividend declared in April 2005 (£15.87m) has also been 
made to the balance sheet as at 31 December 2004. 
 
The net effect of the above adjustment to dividends is a net credit of £8.39m to 
reserves in the year ended 31 December 2004. 
 
Performance measurement 
 
Income Statement 
 
The IASB and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") have 
established an international working group on performance reporting. This has 
been set up to help the Boards in their joint project to establish standards for 
the presentation of information in financial statements that would improve the 
usefulness of that information in assessing the financial performance of an 
entity. Given that this project has yet to reach final conclusions, the Group 
has provisionally defined a number of additional performance measures that it 
anticipates publishing under IFRS. 
 
-                    "Adjusted operating profit" defined as: 
 
"Operating profit from subsidiaries and the Group's share of the net result from 
equity accounted interests excluding items not related to underlying business 
performance". 
 
The items not relating to underlying business performance include the 
amortisation of intangible assets and those items which would have been 
classified as operating exceptional items under UK GAAP. 
 
-                    "Adjusted earnings per share" is measured using: 
 
"Net income attributable to equity shareholders, adjusted for: 
 
-              Non-operating income and expense; and 
 
-              Items not relating to underlying business performance." 
 
An analysis of adjusted operating profit and the adjusted earnings per share 
measure is provided in the notes to IFRS information (notes 1 and 2). 
 
Unaudited consolidated IFRS income statement 
for the year ended 31 December 2004 
 
                                                          Note          UK GAAP          IFRS          IFRS 
                                                                    IFRS format   adjustments   (unaudited)              
                                                                    (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
                                                                                   
                                                                          £'000         £'000         £'000 
 
Revenue                                                                 504,666      (54,821)       449,845 
Share of revenue of joint ventures                                        (441)           441             - 
Change in inventories of finished goods and work in                       1,042         3,405         4,447 
progress 
Raw materials and consumables used                                    (158,646)         8,618     (150,028) 
Employee benefit expense                                              (150,645)        10,691     (139,954) 
Depreciation expense                                                    (8,818)           920       (7,898) 
Amortisation and impairment expense                                    (49,741)        25,960      (23,781) 
Other expenses                                                         (88,507)        18,215      (70,292) 
Share of result of joint ventures                                         (271)           271             - 
 
Operating profit                                                         48,639        13,700        62,339 
 
Merger costs                                                           (15,703)        15,703             - 
Non operating income and expense                                        (1,118)             -       (1,118) 
Finance costs                                                          (20,551)         1,208      (19,343) 
Investment income                                                         1,117             -         1,117 
 
 
Profit before tax                                                        12,384        30,611        42,995 
 
Tax on profit on ordinary activities                       4           (12,284)         1,997      (10,287) 
 
Profit for the period from continuing operations                            100        32,608        32,708 
 
Profit for the year                                                         100        32,608        32,708 
 
Attributable to: 
- Minority interests                                                       (26)             -          (26) 
- Equity shareholders                                                       126        32,608        32,734 
 
                                                                            100        32,608        32,708 
 
 
Earnings per share 
 
Earnings per share: 
From continuing operations 
- Basic                                                    2              0.04p        13.31p        13.35p 
- Diluted                                                  2              0.04p        13.22p        13.26p 
 
 
 
Unaudited IFRS Consolidated balance sheet 
as at 31 December 2004 
 
                                                         Note           UK GAAP           IFRS          IFRS 
                                                                    IFRS format    adjustments   (unaudited)             
                                                                    (unaudited)    (unaudited) 
                                                                                    
                                                                          £'000          £'000         £'000 
Non-current assets 
Intangible assets                                         3               6,258        474,766       481,024 
Goodwill                                                  3             497,986        106,730       604,716 
Property, plant and equipment                                            33,400       (11,921)        21,479 
Other investments                                                        10,605              -        10,605 
Assets for resale                                                             -          5,924         5,924 
 
                                                                        548,249        575,499     1,123,748 
 
Current assets 
Inventory                                                                42,638        (7,938)        34,700 
Trade and other receivables                                              91,688          (640)        91,048 
Deferred tax asset                                                          414              -           414 
Cash and cash equivalents                                                19,126              -        19,126 
 
                                                                        153,866        (8,578)       145,288 
 
Total assets                                                            702,115        566,921     1,269,036 
 
Equity 
Called up share capital                                                  29,946              -        29,946 
Share premium account                                                   187,755        500,742       688,497 
Reserve for shares to be issued                                           1,267            380         1,647 
Other reserve                                                            37,398              -        37,398 
Merger reserve                                            6              34,540       (34,540)             - 
ESOP trust shares                                                       (3,641)        (1,090)       (4,731) 
Profit and Loss reserve                                               (156,078)             73     (156,005) 
 
Total equity shareholders' funds                                        131,187        465,565       596,752 
 
Minority interests                                                           53              -            53 
 
Total equity                                                            131,240        465,565       596,805 
 
Non-current liabilities 
Long-term borrowings                                                    305,721              -       305,721 
Deferred tax liabilities                                                  5,901         93,803        99,704 
Post employment benefits                                                      -         23,237        23,237 
Provisions for other liabilities and charges                                660              -           660 
Other payables                                                              465              -           465 
 
                                                                        312,747        117,040       429,787 
 
Current liabilities 
Short-term borrowings                                                    15,346              -        15,346 
Current taxation liabilities                                             22,420              -        22,420 
Trade payables and other payables                                        36,281       (15,684)        20,597 
Accruals and Deferred Income                                            184,081              -       184,081 
 
                                                                        258,128       (15,684)       242,444 
 
Total equity and liabilities                                            702,115        566,921     1,269,036 
 
 
 
 
Notes to IFRS financial information 
 
1.                   Adjusted operating profit 
                                                                                    Year ended 
                                                                                   31 December 
                                                                                          2004 
                                                                                         £'000 
 
Operating profit                                                                        62,339 
 
Items not related to underlying business performance: 
- Restructuring and reorganisation                                                       9,285 
- Goodwill impairment                                                                   15,000 
- Intangible amortisation                                                                8,781 
 
Adjusted operating profit                                                               95,405 
 
 
2.                    Adjusted earnings per share 
 
 
                                                                                             Year ended 
                                                                                            31 December 
                                                                                                   2004 
                                                                                                  £'000 
 
Earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing                                32,708 
operations 
Items not related to underlying business performance: 
- Restructuring and reorginisation costs                                                          9,285 
- Goodwill impairment                                                                            15,000 
- Loss on disposal of fixed assets                                                                  921 
- Profit on sale of business                                                                        (3) 
- Impairment of other investment                                                                    200 
- Bank facility fees written off                                                                  2,415 
- Intangible amortisation                                                                         8,781 
- Tax on items not related to underlying business performance                                   (6,188) 
 
Earnings for adjusted earnings per share                                                         63,119 
 
Weighted average number of shares for basic EPS (millions)                                          245 
Weighted average number of shares for diluted EPS (millions)                                        247 
 
Basic earnings per share                                                                         13.35p 
Diluted basic earnings per share                                                                 13.26p 
Adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations                                     25.77p 
Adjusted diluted basic earnings per share from continuing operations                             25.58p 
 
 
 
3.                   Reconciliation of goodwill and intangible assets from UK 
GAAP to IFRS 
                                                        Intangible 
                                                            Assets 
                                                                        Goodwill         Total 
                                                             £'000         £'000         £'000 
Net intangible assets - UK GAAP                              6,258       497,986       504,244 
 
Taylor & Francis Group plc pre combination goodwill        (6,258)     (259,429)     (265,687) 
derecognised under acquisition accouting 
Intangible assets created on acquisition accounting        483,645       217,333       700,978 
for combination with Taylor & Francis Group plc 
 
Deferred tax on intangible assets                                -       106,248       106,248 
Merger costs (net of deferred taxation)                          -        13,049        13,049 
                                                           477,387        77,201       554,588 
 
UK GAAP amortisation reversal (excluding                       247        29,529        29,776 
pre-acquisition) 
IFRS amortisation of intangible assets                     (8,781)             -       (8,781) 
                                                           (8,534)        29,529        20,995 
 
Reclassification of computer software                        5,913             -         5,913 
 
Net intangible assets and goodwill - IFRS                  481,024       604,716     1,085,740 
 
 
 
 
4.                   Reconciliation of taxation charge from UK GAAP to IFRS 
 
                                                         Corporation tax   Deferred tax          Total 
                                                                   £'000          £'000          £'000 
Taxation charge - UK GAAP                                          9,005          3,279         12,284 
Adjustment to tax charge under Acquisition Accouting             (1,528)              -        (1,528) 
Adjustment to tax charge for: 
Goodwill                                                               -        (1,749)        (1,749) 
Pensions                                                               -          (248)          (248) 
Merger costs capitalised                                           2,654              -          2,654 
Deferred promotional expenditure                                       -          (288)          (288) 
Share based and other employee payments                                -          (838)          (838) 
 
Taxation charge - IFRS                                            10,131            156         10,287 
 
 
 
 
5.            Reconciliation of deferred tax charge on intangible and goodwill 
amortisation 
                                                                                                 £'000 
Total goodwill amortisation reversal                                                            29,776 
Amortisation on goodwill where no tax deduction                                               (14,973) 
available 
 
Goodwill amortisation for which tax deduction available                                         14,803 
 
Deferred tax charge on tax deductable goodwill                                                   4,471 
Less already provided for deferred tax on US                                                   (3,243) 
amortisation 
Less deferred tax on intangible amortisation                                                   (2,977) 
 
Additional deferred tax charge resulting                                                       (1,749) 
 
 
 
 
6.            Basis of consolidation 
 
Under IFRS, the business combination of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa 
Group plc has been accounted for under 
 
the acquisition method and henceforth the merger reserve is not required. 
 
 
7. Effect of IFRS on income statement for the year ended 31 December 2004 
 
                                      In- 
                                 tangible 
                                   assets     Amort-                                                             
                                 reversal   isation                      Share             Deferred 
                             T&F       of        of                      based               promo-   Total 
                             pre goodwill       in-                        and               tional    IFRS 
                     acquisition   amort-  tangible           Merger  employee     Joint        ex-  adjust-        
   UK GAAP balances      results  isation    assets  Pensions  costs  payments  ventures  penditure    ments     IFRS    
     in IFRS format              
                                                         
               £'000       £'000    £'000     £'000     £'000   £'000    £'000     £'000      £'000    £'000    £'000 
 
Revenue      504,666     (54,821)       -         -         -       -        -         -          -  (54,821)  449,845 
Share of 
revenue of 
joint  
ventures        (441)          -        -         -         -       -        -       441          -      441         - 
Change in 
inventories  
of finished  
goods and  
work in 
progress       1,042       4,366        -         -         -       -        -         -       (961)   3,405     4,447 
Raw  
materials 
and 
consumables 
used        (158,646)      8,618        -         -         -       -       -          -           -   8,618  (150,028) 
Employee 
benefit 
expense     (150,645)     14,077        -         -       119       -  (2,793)      (712)          -  10,691  (139,954) 
Depreciation 
expense       (8,818)        920        -         -         -       -       -          -           -     920    (7,898) 
Amortisation 
and  
impairment 
expense      (49,741)      4,965   29,776    (8,781)        -       -       -          -           -  25,960   (23,781) 
Other  
expenses     (88,507)     18,215        -         -         -       -       -          -           -  18,215   (70,292) 
Share of 
result of 
joint  
ventures        (271)          -        -         -         -       -       -        271           -     271         - 
 
Operating 
profit        48,639      (3,660)  29,776    (8,781)      119       -  (2,793)         -        (961) 13,700    62,339 
 
Merger  
costs        (15,703)          -        -         -         -  15,703       -          -           -  15,703         - 
Non- 
operating 
income and 
expenditure   (1,118)          -        -         -         -       -       -          -           -       -    (1,118) 
                                                   
Finance      (20,551)      2,154        -         -      (946)      -       -          -           -   1,208   (19,343) 
costs 
Investment 
income         1,117           -        -         -         -       -       -          -           -       -     1,117 
 
Profit on 
ordinary 
activities 
before 
taxation      12,384      (1,506)  29,776    (8,781)     (827) 15,703   (2,793)        -        (961) 30,611    42,995 
 
Tax on Profit 
on ordinary 
activities   (12,284)      1,528   (1,228)    2,977       248  (2,654)    838          -         288   1,997   (10,287) 
 
Profit for  
the  
financial  
year             100          22   28,548    (5,804)     (579) 13,049   (1,955)        -        (673) 32,608    32,708 
 
Less:  
Minority 
interest          26           -        -         -         -       -       -          -           -       -        26 
 
Profit 
attributable 
to equity 
shareholders     126          22   28,548    (5,804)     (579) 13,049   (1,955)        -        (673) 32,608    32,734 
 
Statement of 
recognised 
income and 
expense 
Reconciliation 
from UK GAAP 
STRGL to IFRS 
statement     (9,691)      3,017        -         -    (2,054)      -       -          -           -     963    (8,728) 
 
 
 
8.         Effect of IFRS on balance sheet as at 31 December 2004 
 
                           Opening 
                           Balance  Acquis-    Def-                          Share           Fixed    Total 
                             Sheet    ition   erred                  Intan-  based          assets     IFRS 
   UK GAAP Balances        Adjust-  Accoun-  Promo-   Pens-   Divi-   gible  paym-   Taxa-     for   adjus- 
     in IFRS Format       ments(1)  ting(2)    tion    ions   dends  assets   ents    tion  resale   tments       IFRS 
 
 
                 £'000      £'000    £'000    £'000   £'000   £'000   £'000   £'000   £'000   £'000   £'000      £'000 
 
Non current 
assets 
Intangible  
assets           6,258      5,913  477,387       -       -       - (8,534)       -       -       -  474,766     481,024 
Goodwill       497,986          -   77,201       -       -       -  29,529       -       -       -  106,730     604,716 
Property,       33,400    (5,913)     (84)       -       -       -       -       -       - (5,924) (11,921)      21,479 
plant            
and equipment 
Other           10,605          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      10,605 
investments      
Fixed assets         -          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -   5,924    5,924       5,924 
held                  
for resale 
 
               548,249          -  554,504       -       -       -  20,995       -               -  575,499   1,123,748 
 
Current assets 
Inventory       42,638    (4,000)  (2,977)   (961)       -       -       -       -       -       -  (7,938)      34,700 
Trade and other 91,688          -    (640)       -       -       -       -       -       -       -    (640)      91,048 
receivables 
Deferred tax       414          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -         414 
assets 
Cash and cash   19,126          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      19,126 
equivalents 
 
               153,866    (4,000)  (3,617)   (961)       -       -       -       -       -       -  (8,578)     145,288 
 
Total assets   702,115    (4,000)  550,887   (961)       -       -  20,995       -       -       -  566,921   1,269,036 
 
Equity 
Called up       29,946          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      29,946 
share            
capital 
Share premium  187,755          -  500,742       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  500,742     688,497 
account 
Reserve for      1,267          -        -       -       -       -       -     380       -       -      380       1,647 
shares to be 
issued 
Other reserve   37,398          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      37,398 
Merger reserve  34,540          - (34,540)       -       -       -       -       -       -       - (34,540)           - 
ESOP trust     (3,641)          -  (3,269)       -       -       -       -   2,179       -       -  (1,090)     (4,731) 
shares          
Retained     (156,078)    (5,374) (19,444)   (673) (2,633)   8,389  18,860 (1,955)   3,243   (340)       73   (156,005) 
losses        
 
Total equity  131,187    (5,374)  443,489   (673) (2,633)   8,389  18,860     604   3,243   (340)  465,565     596,752 
shareholders' 
funds 
 
Minority           53          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -          53 
interests 
 
Non-current 
liabilities 
Long term     305,721          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -     305,721 
borrowings 
Deferred tax    5,901    (5,508)  102,334   (288) (1,129)       -   2,135   (838) (3,243)     340   93,803      99,704 
liabilities 
Post employment     -     14,362    4,879       -   3,762       -       -     234       -       -   23,237      23,237 
benefits 
Provisions for    660          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -         660 
liabilities and 
charges 
Other payable     465          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -         465 
 
              312,747      8,854  107,213   (288)   2,633       -   2,135   (604) (3,243)     340  117,040     429,787 
 
Current 
liabilities 
Short term     15,346          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      15,346 
borrowings 
Current tax    22,420          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -      22,420 
liabilities 
Trade payable  36,281    (7,480)      185       -       - (8,389)       -       -       -       - (15,684)      20,597 
and             
other payables 
Accruals and  184,081          -        -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -        -     184,081 
Deferred income 
 
              258,128    (7,480)      185       -       - (8,389)       -       -       -       - (15,684)     242,444 
 
Total equity  702,115    (4,000)  550,887   (961)       -       -  20,995       -       -       -  566,921   1,269,036 
and            
liabilities 
 
 
 
 
1 Adjustments to the opening balance sheet comprise the reclassificiation of 
computer software from fixed to intangible assets of £5.91m, the write off of 
deferred promotional expenditure of £4.00m, an decrease in deferred tax 
liabilities of £5.51m, an increase in post employment benefit liabilities of 
£14.36m (comprising of a pension deficit of £13.89m and a holiday pay accrual of 
£0.47m), and the elimination of the dividend accrual of £7.48m. 
 
2 Under UK GAAP, the combination of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa Group 
plc was accounted under Merger Accounting. In accordance with IFRS the 
combination has been accounted for under Acquisition Accouting. 
 
 
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