2009 Annual Report - CRH
2009 Annual Report - CRH
2009 Annual Report - CRH
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31. Commitments under Operating and Finance Leases<br />
Operating leases<br />
Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating leases at 31st December are as follows:<br />
112 <strong>CRH</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
€m €m<br />
Within one year 230 240<br />
After one year but not more than five years 506 548<br />
More than five years 358 396<br />
1,094 1,184<br />
Finance leases<br />
Future minimum lease payments under finance leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments are as follows:<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
Present<br />
2008<br />
Minimum value of Minimum<br />
payments payments payments<br />
Present<br />
value of<br />
payments<br />
€m €m €m €m<br />
Within one year 5 4 8 6<br />
After one year but not more than five years 8 6 10 8<br />
More than five years 4 3 5 5<br />
Total minimum lease payments 17 23<br />
Less: amounts allocated to future finance costs (4) (4)<br />
Present value of minimum lease payments 13 13 19 19<br />
32. Acquisition of Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures<br />
The principal acquisitions completed during the year ended 31st December <strong>2009</strong> by reportable segment, together with the completion dates, are detailed below;<br />
these transactions entailed the acquisition of a 100% stake where not indicated to the contrary:<br />
Europe Materials<br />
Poland: Increased stake in Grupa Silikaty to 73.2% (27th August); Portugal: Quimipedra quarry (23rd April).<br />
Europe Distribution<br />
Belgium: Creyns N.V. (8th January).<br />
Americas Materials<br />
Kansas: Holland Corporation (11th May); Kentucky: Cat Daddy (29th July); Missouri: Hilty Quarries (2nd November), selected assets of Lafarge (30th December); New<br />
Hampshire: Interstate 93 (26th March); New York: Cleason (30th July); Texas: Wheeler Companies (11th December); Utah: Backus Pit (10th July); Burdick Paving<br />
Corporation (24th December); West Virginia: certain assets of Appalachian Paving Products (5th March).<br />
Americas Distribution<br />
Utah: Warburton Acoustical Products (11th March).