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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

For the year ended December 31, 2010<br />

7 PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS<br />

Profit from operations is stated after crediting/charging the following:<br />

<strong>Alibaba</strong>.com Limited Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2010<br />

106<br />

2009 2010<br />

RMB’000 RMB’000<br />

Crediting:<br />

Gain on deemed disposal of <strong>Alibaba</strong> Japan (Note 6(iii)) 6,980 –<br />

Charging:<br />

Staff costs (Note 9) 1,698,147 2,371,719<br />

Depreciation expense of property and equipment (Note 15) 119,380 187,190<br />

Operating lease rentals 68,013 69,790<br />

Amortization of intangible assets (Note 16) 6,615 39,133<br />

Auditors’ remuneration 5,350 6,020<br />

Amortization of lease prepayment 587 587<br />

Losses on disposals of property and equipment, net 191 514<br />

8 FINANCE INCOME, NET<br />

2009 2010<br />

RMB’000 RMB’000<br />

Interest income, net 140,479 158,286<br />

Exchange gains, net 462 18,112<br />

Total 140,941 176,398<br />

9 STAFF COSTS (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS)<br />

2009 2010<br />

RMB’000 RMB’000<br />

Salaries, bonuses and sales commission 1,243,515 1,610,431<br />

Contributions to defined contribution plans (i) 204,416 313,328<br />

Discretionary employee benefits 49,831 106,989<br />

Share-based compensation expense (Note 27(c)) 200,385 340,971<br />

Total 1,698,147 2,371,719<br />

2009 2010<br />

Number of employees 11,716 13,674

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