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Notes to the accounts<br />

13 Investment in subsidiaries<br />

The Company’s principal subsidiaries are: Share of ordinary Country of<br />

allotted capital registration or<br />

and voting rights incorporation<br />

<strong>Sainsbury</strong>’s Supermarkets Ltd (Food retailing) 100% England<br />

Savacentre Limited* (Food retailing) 100% England<br />

Homebase Limited* (DIY retailing) 100% England<br />

Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.* (Food retailing) 100% USA<br />

<strong>Sainsbury</strong>’s Bank <strong>plc</strong> (Banking) 55% England<br />

* Shares are held by other subsidiaries.<br />

All subsidiaries operate in the countries of their registration or incorporation. <strong>Sainsbury</strong>’s Bank <strong>plc</strong>’s audited accounts are drawn up to<br />

28 February 1999 to conform with the Bank of Scotland (the 45 per cent shareholder). Management accounts have been used to include<br />

<strong>Sainsbury</strong>’s Bank <strong>plc</strong>’s results up to 31 March 1999. All other principal subsidiaries have been included up to 3 April 1999.<br />

Summary of movements – Company<br />

46 J <strong>Sainsbury</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual report and accounts 1999<br />

Long-term capital Total net<br />

Shares advances investment<br />

£m £m £m<br />

At 8 March 1998 3,734 1,269 5,003<br />

Net movement 579 116 695<br />

At 3 April 1999 4,313 1,385 5,698<br />

On 22 February 1999 the Company transferred all the shares in its subsidiary J <strong>Sainsbury</strong> (USA) Inc. to a wholly-owned subsidiary,<br />

JS USA Holdings Inc., for a consideration of £745 million satisfied by the issue of shares by JS USA Holdings Inc..<br />

14 Investment in Associated Undertakings<br />

The Company’s principal Associated Undertakings are:<br />

Share of Country of<br />

ordinary registration or<br />

Year-end allotted capital incorporation<br />

Associates<br />

Hampden Group PLC (DIY retailing – UK and Eire)<br />

Ordinary shares 2 January 29.2% England<br />

Egyptian Distribution Group SAE (Food retailing – Egypt)<br />

Ordinary shares 31 December 25.1% Egypt<br />

Joint venture<br />

Hedge End Park Limited (Property investment – UK)<br />

Ordinary shares (other shareholder Marks & Spencer p.l.c.) 3 April 50% England<br />

The Company’s share of the gross assets of its joint venture amounted to £25 million at 3 April 1999 (1998: £27 million) and its share<br />

of the gross liabilities of its joint venture amounted to £11 million at 3 April 1999 (1998: £14 million). The investments in Hedge End<br />

Park Limited and Egyptian Distribution Group SAE are held directly by the Company. The investment in Hampden Group PLC is held<br />

by a subsidiary.

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