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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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10,400 10,974<br />
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£’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 />
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155,722 148,373<br />
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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