REUTERS GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999

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GlossaryTerm used in annual reportAdvance corporation taxAllottedAssociated undertakingsCalled-up share capitalCapital allowancesCash at bank and in handClass of businessCombined code of practiceCreditorsCreditors: Amounts falling due after morethan one yearCreditors: Amounts falling due within one yearDebtorsDestination (of revenue)Finance leaseFreeholdInterest receivableInterest in shares of Reuters Group PLCOrigin (of revenue)ProfitProfit and loss account (statement)Profit and loss account reserve(under ‘capital and reserves’)Profit attributable to ordinary shareholdersProposed dividendShare capitalShare premium accountShares in issueStocksTangible fixed assetsUS equivalent or brief descriptionNo direct US equivalent. Tax paid on company distributions recoverable from UK taxes due on incomeIssuedAffiliates accounted for under the equity methodOrdinary shares, issued and fully paidTax term equivalent to US tax depreciation allowancesCashIndustry segmentA set of corporate governance principles and detailed codes of practiceAccounts payableLong-term debtCurrent liabilitiesAccounts receivableThe geographical area to which goods or services are suppliedCapital leaseOwnership with absolute rights in perpetuityInterest incomeTreasury stockThe geographical area from which goods or services are supplied to a third party or another geographical areaIncomeIncome statementRetained earningsNet incomeDividend declared by directors but not yet approved by shareholdersOrdinary shares, capital stock or common stock issued and fully paidAdditional paid-in capital or paid-in surplus (not distributable)Shares outstandingInventoriesProperty and equipment88 Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 1999
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