- 2 -OpinionIn our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, thefinancial position of Philippine Seven Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and2007, and their financial performance and their cash flows for each of the three years in the periodended December 31, 2008 in accordance with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards.SYCIP GORRES VELAYO & CO.Aldrin M. CerradoPartnerCPA Certificate No. 86735SEC Accreditation No. 0113-AR-1Tax Identification No. 129-433-783PTR No. 1566414, January 5, 2009, Makati CityFebruary 12, 2009
<strong>PHILIPPINE</strong> <strong>SEVEN</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong> AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE <strong>SHEET</strong>SDecember 312008 2007ASSETSCurrent AssetsCash and cash equivalents (Note 4) 314,880,357 308,873,944Receivables - net (Note 5) 145,854,513 73,086,463Inventories - at cost (Note 6) 339,556,385 323,973,849Prepayments and other current assets (Note 7) 117,947,178 66,685,102Total Current Assets 918,238,433 772,619,358Noncurrent AssetsProperty and equipment - net (Note 8) 1,072,041,329 852,458,158Deposits (Note 9) 132,695,470 110,462,198Deferred income tax assets - net (Note 27) 39,738,774 37,498,659Other noncurrent assets - net (Note 10) 101,471,945 105,669,803Total Noncurrent Assets 1,345,947,518 1,106,088,818TOTAL ASSETS 2,264,185,951 1,878,708,176LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYCurrent LiabilitiesBank loans (Note 11) 330,000,000 375,000,000Accounts payable and accrued expenses (Note 12) 848,043,767 583,305,153Income tax payable 25,898,866 2,770,870Other current liabilities (Note 13) 174,586,972 109,162,503Total Current Liabilities 1,378,529,605 1,070,238,526Noncurrent LiabilitiesDeposits payable 83,252,646 98,653,475Net retirement obligations (Note 24) 35,827,737 30,115,402Deferred income tax liability (Note 27) 1,384,241 1,614,948Cumulative redeemable preferred shares (Note 15) 6,000,000 6,000,000Deferred revenue - net of current portion (Note 16) 7,079,887 4,476,348Total Noncurrent Liabilities 133,544,511 140,860,173Total Liabilities 1,512,074,116 1,211,098,699(Forward)