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notes to the finanCial statements for the 52 weeks ended 26 april 2009 Continued<br />

7. operatinG profit Continued<br />

Services provided by the Group’s auditor<br />

For the 52 weeks ended 26 April 2009 the remuneration of the auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP and associated firms, was as detailed below:<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

26 april 2009<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

27 april 2008<br />

£’000 £’000<br />

Audit of the Company’s and the consolidated financial statements 140 140<br />

Audit of subsidiary companies’ financial statements 710 589<br />

Other services provided pursuant to legislation - -<br />

Other services relating to taxation 228 344<br />

Services relating to corporate finance transactions - 267<br />

All other services 32 21<br />

8. employee Costs<br />

<strong>The</strong> average monthly number of employees, including Executive <strong>Direct</strong>ors, employed by the Group during the period was:<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

26 april 2009<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

27 april 2008<br />

number number<br />

Retail stores 7,791 8,057<br />

Distribution, administration and other 2,609 2,917<br />

<strong>The</strong> aggregate payroll costs of the employees, including executive directors, were as follows:<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

26 april 2009<br />

10,400 10,974<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

27 april 2008<br />

£’000 £’000<br />

Wages and salaries 144,317 137,665<br />

Social security costs 10,874 10,332<br />

Pension costs 531 376<br />

Aggregate emoluments of the directors of the Company are summarised below.<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

26 april 2009<br />

155,722 148,373<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

27 april 2008<br />

£’000 £’000<br />

Aggregate emoluments 554 516<br />

Further details of directors’ remuneration are given in the <strong>Direct</strong>ors Remuneration report on pages 38 to 43.<br />

Details of certain key management remuneration are given in note 36.<br />

9. availaBle-for-sale finanCial assets<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

26 april 2009<br />

52 weeks ended<br />

27 april 2008<br />

£’000 £’000<br />

Loss/Profit on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets (Note 17) (1) 1,035 41,367<br />

Transfer of historic losses on available-for-sale financial assets (Note 17) (53,156) -<br />

Dividend income from investments 172 2,507<br />

(1) <strong>The</strong> profit for 2008 relates to the disposal of strategic stakes in Amer <strong>Sports</strong> Corp., adidas A.G and Umbro PLC.<br />

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Financial Statements

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