Ardagh Glass Finance plc - Irish Stock Exchange

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
(v) Restricted cash
Restricted cash comprises cash held by the Group but which is ring fenced or used as security for
specific financing arrangements, and to which the Group does not have unfettered access. Restricted
cash is measured at amortised cost.
(vi) Borrowings
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are
subsequently stated at amortised cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs)
and the redemption value is recognised in the Group Income Statement over the period of the
borrowings using the effective interest method.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer
settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
(vii) Securitised assets
The Group has entered into a series of securitisation transactions involving certain of its trade
receivables. The securitised assets continue to be recognised on the Group balance sheet until all of the
rights to the cash-flows from those assets have expired or have been fully transferred outside the
Group, or until substantially all of the related risks, rewards and control of the related assets have been
transferred to a third party.
(viii) Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at
amortised cost using the effective interest method.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Pension obligations
Group companies operate various pension schemes. The schemes are generally funded through
payments to insurance companies or trustee-administered funds, determined by periodic actuarial
calculations. The Group has both defined benefit, defined contribution and other long term employee
benefit plans. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Group pays fixed
contributions into a separate entity. The Group has no legal or constructive obligations to pay further
contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to
employee service in the current and prior periods. A defined benefit plan is a pension plan that is not a
defined contribution plan. Typically, defined benefit plans define an amount of pension benefit that an
employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors such as age, years of
service and compensation.
The liability recognised in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the
present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date less the fair value of plan
assets, together with adjustments for unrecognised actuarial gains or losses and past service costs. The
defined benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit
credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the
estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that are
denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid and that have terms to maturity
approximating to the terms of the related pension liability. Surpluses on defined benefit plans are
recognised to the extent that they are fully recoverable.
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