Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2007
34. Minority interests
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-equity minority interests £mn |
Equity minority interests £mn |
Total £mn |
Non-equity minority interests £mn |
Equity minority interests £mn |
Total £mn |
|
| At 1 January | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 |
| Exchange translation adjustments | - | - | - | (1.4) | - | (1.4) |
| Additions (see notes 40 and 41) | 38.4 | 0.1 | 38.5 | 28.7 | - | 28.7 |
| Disposals (see note 41) | (19.4) | - | (19.4) | (40.1) | - | (40.1) |
| Profit retained for the year | 3.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 | (0.1) | 0.6 |
| Distributions made | - | (0.2) | (0.2) | - | - | - |
| At 31 December | 23.8 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Non-equity minority interests arise when funds previously classified as non-current assets held for sale are consolidated (see notes 21, 25 and 41) and where the Group holds less than 100 per cent. of the investment in those funds.





