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Notes on The Accounts (Continued)

13. CURRENT LIABILITIES

The group

The company

1996

1995

1996

1995

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

Creditors and accruals

73,710

73,945

73,536

73,771

Taxation (note 6(b))

5,525

4,211

5,359

4,08.5

Proposed dividends

157,774

60,611

157,774

60,611

237,009

138,767

236,669

138,467

14. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorised:

50,000,000 ordinary shares of $2 each

Issued and fully paid:

46,268,256 ordinary shares of $2 each

15. RESERVES

Group

Balance at 1st July, 1995

Transfer from/(to) profit & loss account

Balance at 30th June, 1996

Company

Balance at 1st July, 1995

Transfer from/(to) profit & loss account

Balance at 30th June, 1996

1996

1995

$000's

$000's

100,000

100,000

92,537

92,537

General

reserve

Retained profits

Total

$000's

$000's

$000's

180,000 908,391

10,000 (122,510)

190,000

1,088,391

(112,510)

785,881

975,881

180,000 553,980

733,980

10,000 (33,775)

(23,775)

190,000 520,205

710,205

year

The directors consider that $43,785,000 (1995: $43,785,000) of the company's retained profits are not distributable since such profits arose from an intra group sale of property which was disposed of to a wholly-owned subsidiary during the ended 30th June, 1994 and which was subsequently sold during the year ended 30th June, 1995 to an associated company in which the group has a 50% shareholding.

The directors consider that all of the general reserve and $476,420,000 (1995: $510,195,000) of the retained profits of the company, totalling $666,420,000 (1995: $690,195,000), are distributable.

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