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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

4. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and comprise:

	March 31,	December 31,
	2012	2011
	$’M	$’M
	____________	____________
Finished goods	99.5	99.9
Work-in-progress	185.8	162.6
Raw materials	83.4	77.6
	____________	____________
	368.7	340.1
	____________	____________

At March 31, 2012 inventories included $7.2 million (December 31, 2011: $22.7 million) of costs capitalized prior to regulatory approval of the relevant manufacturing facilities.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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