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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.