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Financial liabilities - borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Financial liabilities - borrowings

18. Financial liabilities – borrowings

The Group’s current and non-current borrowings are as follows:

 

All figures in £ millions

   2018      2017  

Non-current

     

1.875% euro notes 2021 (nominal amount €250m; 2017 nominal amount €500m)

     233        463  

3.75% US dollar notes 2022 (nominal amount $117m)

     92        85  

3.25% US dollar notes 2023 (nominal amount $94m)

     74        69  

1.375% euro notes 2025 (nominal amount €300m; nominal amount €500m)

     273        445  

Finance lease liabilities

     2        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     674        1,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

     

Due within one year or on-demand:

     

Bank loans and overdrafts

     43        15  

Finance lease liabilities

     3        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     46        19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     720        1,085  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Included in the non-current borrowings above is £6m of accrued interest (2017: £10m). Included in the current borrowings above is £nil of accrued interest (2017: £nil).

The maturities of the Group’s non-current borrowings are as follows:

 

All figures in £ millions

   2018      2017  

Between one and two years

     1        3  

Between two and five years

     400        549  

Over five years

     273        514  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     674        1,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The carrying amounts and market values of borrowings are as follows:

 

     2018      2017  

All figures in £ millions

   Effective
interest rate
    Carrying
value
     Market
value
     Effective
interest rate
    Carrying
value
     Market
value
 

Bank loans and overdrafts

     n/a       43        43        n/a       15        15  

1.875% euro notes 2021

     2.04     233        233        2.04     463        467  

3.75% US dollar notes 2022

     3.94     92        91        3.94     85        87  

3.25% US dollar notes 2023

     3.36     74        71        3.36     69        67  

1.375% euro notes 2025

     1.44     273        266        1.44     445        445  

Finance lease liabilities

     n/a       5        5        n/a       8        8  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
       720        709          1,085        1,089  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The market values stated above are based on clean market prices at the year end or, where these are not available, on the quoted market prices of comparable debt issued by other companies. The effective interest rates above relate to the underlying debt instruments.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s borrowings before the effect of derivatives (see notes 16 and 19 for further information on the impact of derivatives) are denominated in the following currencies:

 

All figures in £ millions

   2018      2017  

US dollar

     188        172  

Sterling

     23        1  

Euro

     506        911  

Other

     3        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     720        1,085  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group has $1.75bn (£1.4bn) of undrawn capacity on its committed borrowing facilities as at 31 December 2018 (2017: $1.75bn (£1.3bn) undrawn). In addition, there are a number of short-term facilities that are utilised in the normal course of business. All of the Group’s borrowings are unsecured. In respect of finance lease obligations, the rights to the leased asset revert to the lessor in the event of default.

The maturity of the Group’s finance lease obligations is as follows:

 

All figures in £ millions

   2018      2017  

Finance lease liabilities – minimum lease payments

     

Not later than one year

     3        4  

Later than one year and not later than two years

     1        3  

Later than two years and not later than three years

     1        1  

Later than three years and not later than four years

     —          —    

Later than four years and not later than five years

     —          —    

Later than five years

     —          —    

Future finance charges on finance leases

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Present value of finance lease liabilities

         5        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The present value of the Group’s finance lease obligations is as follows:

 

All figures in £ millions

   2018      2017  

Not later than one year

     3        4  

Later than one year and not later than five years

     2        4  

Later than five years

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
         5        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The carrying amounts of the Group’s lease obligations approximate their fair value.