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Punch Taverns plc 2007 Annual Report and Financial Statements

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<strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Taverns</strong> <strong>plc</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 1013<br />

Operating result<br />

Profit after deducting all operating expenses including<br />

depreciation <strong>and</strong> amortisation.<br />

Over-hedge<br />

An over-hedge occurs when the notional principal amount of<br />

the hedging instrument is greater than that of the hedged item.<br />

Net debt<br />

Loans, convertible bonds <strong>and</strong> finance leases net of other interest<br />

bearing deposits <strong>and</strong> cash <strong>and</strong> cash equivalents.<br />

Exceptional items<br />

Items which management consider will distort comparability,<br />

either due to their significant non-recurring nature or as a result<br />

of specific accounting treatments. These are separately identified<br />

in order to provide a trend measure of underlying performance.<br />

PBT<br />

Profit before tax<br />

Projected unit credit method<br />

The accounting method used to calculate provisions for pensions.<br />

It includes not only the pensions <strong>and</strong> vested interests accrued at<br />

the date of calculation, but also anticipated increases in salaries<br />

<strong>and</strong> pensions.<br />

Securitisation<br />

The process of raising finance by creating a financial instrument<br />

secured by pooling other financial assets to back the instrument.<br />

Segmental reporting<br />

Information regarding the financial position <strong>and</strong> results of<br />

operations in different business areas.<br />

Total Shareholder Return (TSR)<br />

The growth in value of a shareholding over a specific period, assuming<br />

that dividends are reinvested to purchase additional shares.<br />

UK GAAP<br />

UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles<br />

Working capital<br />

Short-term disposable capital used to finance day-to-day<br />

operations. It is calculated as current assets less current liabilities.

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