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Parent company balance sheet

at 31 December 2007

  Note 2007
£ million
  2006
£ million
Assets        
Non-current assets:        
Investment in subsidiaries 8 5,589   5,589
Loans to subsidiaries 8 2,820   1,723
Deferred tax assets 2 2  
    8,411   7,312
Current assets:        
Derivative financial instruments   169   114
Other assets   165   146
Amounts due from subsidiaries 3 92   203
Cash and cash equivalents   58   1,213
    484   1,676
Total assets   8,895   8,988
Equity and liabilities        
Capital and reserves:        
Share capital 4 1,432   1,429
Share premium account 4 1,298   1,266
Retained profits 5 1,935   2,026
Total equity   4,665   4,721
Non-current liabilities:        
Subordinated liabilities 6 2,345   2,297
Debt securities in issue 7 50  
    2,395   2,297
Current liabilities:        
Debt securities in issue 7 1,694  
Current tax liabilities   28   43
Derivative financial instruments   29  
Amounts owed to subsidiaries     1,850
Other liabilities   84   77
    1,835   1,970
Total liabilities   4,230   4,267
Total equity and liabilities   8,895   8,988

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the parent company financial statements.

The directors approved the parent company financial statements on 21 February 2008.

Sir Victor Blank
Chairman

J Eric Daniels
Group Chief Executive

Helen A Weir
Group Finance Director