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104<br />

<strong>Brambles</strong><br />

<strong>2006</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF<br />

THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued<br />

for the year ended 30 June <strong>2006</strong><br />

Note 7.<br />

Employment costs – continuing operations<br />

<strong>2006</strong><br />

US$m<br />

Wages and salaries 577.1 563.9<br />

Social security costs 62.1 51.1<br />

Share-based payment expense 16.2 14.2<br />

Pension costs:<br />

– Defined contribution plans 19.8 16.4<br />

– Defined benefit plans 7.1 10.5<br />

Other post-employment benefits 14.8 7.1<br />

2005<br />

US$m<br />

697.1 663.2<br />

<strong>2006</strong> 2005<br />

The average monthly number of employees in continuing operations was:<br />

CHEP 7,585 7,471<br />

Recall 4,506 4,208<br />

Corporate 158 134<br />

Note 8.<br />

Net finance costs<br />

12,249 11,813<br />

<strong>2006</strong><br />

US$m<br />

2005<br />

US$m<br />

Finance revenue<br />

Interest income 8.1 7.2<br />

Finance costs<br />

Interest expense:<br />

– Bank loans and other borrowings (116.5) (133.3)<br />

– Unwinding of discounts in provisions (3.4) (4.0)<br />

(119.9) (137.3)<br />

Net finance costs (111.8) (130.1)

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