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Annual Report and Financial Statements 2007 - Tesco PLC

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Note 13 Group entities<br />

Significant subsidiaries<br />

The Group consolidates its subsidiary undertakings; the principal subsidiaries are:<br />

Share of issued ordinary share Country of<br />

Business activity capital, <strong>and</strong> voting rights incorporation<br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Stores Limited* Retail 100% Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Distribution Limited* Distribution 100% Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Property Holdings Limited* Property 100% Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Insurance Limited* Self-insurance 100% Guernsey<br />

Valiant Insurance Company Limited Self-insurance 100% Republic of Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

One Stop Stores Limited Retail 100% Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong> Limited* Retail 100% Republic of Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Global Aruhazak Rt.* Retail 99% Hungary<br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Polska Sp. z o.o.* Retail 100% Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Stores Č R a.s.* Retail 100% Czech Republic<br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Stores S R a.s.* Retail 100% Slovakia<br />

Samsung <strong>Tesco</strong> Co. Limited* Retail 89% South Korea<br />

Ek-Chai Distribution System Co. Limited* Retail 99% Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd* Retail 70% Malaysia<br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Stores Hong Kong Limited* Purchasing 100% Hong Kong<br />

C Two-Network Co. Limited* Retail 100% Japan<br />

Hymall* Retail 90% Republic of China<br />

dunnhumby Limited* Data Analysis 84% Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Tesco</strong> Kipa A.S, . Retail 93% Turkey<br />

* Held by an intermediate subsidiary.<br />

All principal subsidiary undertakings operate in their country of incorporation.<br />

The accounting period ends of the subsidiary undertakings consolidated in these financial statements are on or around<br />

24 February <strong>2007</strong>, with the exception of Hymall which has an accounting period end of 31 December 2006 owing to its<br />

acquisition by the Group at the end of Hymall’s financial year.<br />

A full list of the Group’s subsidiary undertakings will be annexed to the next <strong>Annual</strong> Return filed at Companies House.<br />

There are no significant restrictions on the ability of subsidiary undertakings to transfer funds to the parent, other than those<br />

imposed by the Companies Act 1985.<br />

Interests in joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates<br />

The Group uses the equity method of accounting for joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates. The following table shows the aggregate<br />

movement in the Group’s investment in joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates:<br />

Joint ventures Associates Total<br />

£m £m £m<br />

At 26 February 2005 409 20 429<br />

Additions 35 1 36<br />

Effect of change in foreign exchange rates 19 1 20<br />

Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates 85* (2) 83*<br />

Income received from joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates (82) – (82)<br />

Transferred to non-current assets held for sale (10) – (10)<br />

At 25 February 2006 456 20 476<br />

Additions 47 3 50<br />

Effect of change in foreign exchange rates (14) – (14)<br />

Share of profit of joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates 104 2 106<br />

Income received from joint ventures <strong>and</strong> associates (123) (1) (124)<br />

Disposals (a) – (14) (14)<br />

Capital reduction (6) – (6)<br />

Transferred to subsidiary undertakings (b) (160) – (160)<br />

At 24 February <strong>2007</strong> 304 10 314<br />

* Includes £1m profit on the discontinued joint venture, Taiwan Charn Yang Developments Limited.<br />

71<br />

NOTES TO THE GROUP<br />

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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