REUTERS GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999

Notes on the consolidated balance sheet13. Segmental analysisThe tables below show total assets and non-interest bearing net assets by division and by location on a basis consistent with the segmental analysis of profit in note1. For the reasons discussed in that note, the assets in any location are not matched with the revenue earned in that location.NON-INTEREST BEARINGTOTAL ASSETSNET ASSETS1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997By division £M £M £M £M £M £MReuters Information 613 680 532 276 298 169Reuters Trading Systems 313 360 316 154 202 176Instinet 656 368 461 214 92 314Reuters Ventures 162 86 74 110 28 19TIBCO Software Inc. – 24 21 – 16 8Central 908 1,187 1,509 (194) (241) (291)Total assets/non-interest bearing net assets 2,652 2,705 2,913 560 395 395Interest bearing net assets/(liabilities) 41 (6) 1,284601 389 1,679TOTAL ASSETSNON-INTEREST BEARINGNET ASSETS1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997By location £M £M £M £M £M £MEurope, Middle East and Africa 1,419 710 727 503 242 322Asia/Pacific 194 241 242 66 96 101The Americas 530 754 633 196 127 152Central 509 1,000 1,311 (205) (70) (180)Total assets/non-interest bearing net assets 2,652 2,705 2,913 560 395 395Fixed assets 1,205 1,098 1,046Current assets 1,447 1,607 1,8672,652 2,705 2,913Central total assets by division consist principally of all cash and short-term investments plus interests in own shares, joint ventures and associates. Central totalassets by location consist principally of those assets held by head office operations together with unamortised goodwill.14. Intangible assets: GoodwillNET BOOKCOST AMORTISATION AMOUNT£M £M £M31 December 1998 526 (322) 204Additions (see note 32) 31 – 31Charged in year – (47) (47)Reclassification (18) 7 (11)31 December 1999 539 (362) 177The reclassification comprises goodwill of TIBCO Software Inc. which became an associated undertaking in July 1999 (see note 16).58 Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 1999