2009 Annual Report - CRH

2. Financial Assets
The Company’s investment in its subsidiaries is as follows:
118 CRH
2009
Shares (i) Other Total
€m €m €m
At 1st January 2009 at cost/valuation 377 83 460
Capital contribution in respect of share-based payments - 34 34
Impairment (3) - (3)
At 31st December 2009 at cost/valuation 374 117 491
The equivalent disclosure for the prior year is as follows:
2008
Shares (i) Other Total
€m €m €m
At 1st January 2008 at cost/valuation 251 60 311
Additions 126 - 126
Capital contribution in respect of share-based payments - 23 23
At 31st December 2008 at cost/valuation 377 83 460
(i) The Company’s investment in shares in its subsidiaries was revalued at 31st December 1980 to reflect the surplus on
revaluation of certain property, plant and equipment (land and buildings) of subsidiaries. The original historical cost of
the shares equated to approximately €9 million. The analysis of the closing balance between amounts carried at
valuation and at cost is as follows:
2009 2008
€m €m
At valuation 31st December 1980 47 47
At cost post 31st December 1980 327 330
Total 374 377
3. Debtors
2009 2008
€m €m
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings 7,922 5,683
4. Trade and Other Creditors
2009 2008
€m €m
Amounts falling due within one year
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings 2,814 1,636
5. Dividends Proposed (Memorandum Disclosure)
Details in respect of dividends proposed of €307 million (2008: €258 million) are presented in the dividends note (note 11)
on page 83 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
6. Called-up Share Capital
Details in respect of called-up share capital, Treasury Shares and own shares are presented in the share capital and reserves
note (note 30) on pages 109 to 111 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.