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Net debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Net debt.  
Net debt

C2. Net debt

Closing net debt comprises:

2022

2021

    

Notes

    

£m

    

£m

Current

Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

C3

 

2,170

 

668

Other investments

 

C4

 

1

 

2

Fair value of debt-related derivatives

 

 

1

Bank and other short-term borrowings1

 

(1,355)

 

(459)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(135)

 

(78)

Non-current

Fair value of debt-related derivatives

 

(71)

 

(24)

Bank and other long-term borrowings2

 

(3,574)

 

(1,256)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(332)

 

(139)

Total net debt

 

(3,296)

 

(1,285)

1.

Bank and other short-term borrowings consists of £1,291m overdraft (2021: £426m), £24m overseas loans (2021: £30m) and £40m bond accruals (2021: £3m).

2.

Bank and other long-term borrowings consists of £2,987m bond debt (2021: £1,254m) and £587m loans (2021: £2m).

The currency split and cash flows of bank, other borrowings and debt-related derivatives are as follows:

    

2022

    

2021

£m

£m

Pound sterling

 

1,727

 

48

Euro

 

927

 

856

US dollar

 

2,322

 

783

Other currencies

 

24

 

51

Carrying value

 

5,000

 

1,738

Fair value component of derivatives and interest

 

567

 

9

Undiscounted value

 

5,567

 

1,747

Analysis of undiscounted cash flows of bank and other borrowings:

 

 

Less than one year

1,435

450

Between one and five years

 

3,075

 

788

More than five years

 

1,057

 

509

Future minimum payments

 

5,567

 

1,747

Reconciliation of net change in cash and cash equivalents to net debt:

Non-cash

Non-cash

(fair value

(foreign

changes,

exchange,

Opening

Cash

accruals and

additions

Closing

2022

flows

acquisitions)

and other)

2022

    

Notes

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

Bank and other short-term borrowings

(459)

(121)

(771)

(4)

(1,355)

Bank and other long-term borrowings

 

(1,256)

 

(2,257)

 

 

(61)

 

(3,574)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(217)

 

114

 

(225)

 

(139)

 

(467)

Other investments

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Fair value of debt-related derivatives

 

(22)

 

(7)

 

19

 

(61)

 

(71)

Gross debt

 

(1,953)

 

(2,271)

 

(977)

 

(265)

 

(5,466)

Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

668

 

1,591

 

 

(89)

 

2,170

Net debt

 

(1,285)

 

(680)

 

(977)

 

(354)

 

(3,296)

Non-cash

Non-cash

(fair value

(foreign

changes,

exchange,

Opening

Cash

accruals and

additions

Closing

2021

flows

acquisitions)

and other)

2021

    

Notes

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

Bank and other short-term borrowings

(1,591)

1,135

(12)

9

(459)

Bank and other long-term borrowings

 

(1,338)

 

15

 

(12)

 

79

 

(1,256)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(215)

 

94

 

(5)

 

(91)

 

(217)

Other investments

 

  

 

172

 

(171)

 

 

 

1

Fair value of debt-related derivatives

 

  

 

7

 

31

 

(3)

 

(57)

 

(22)

Gross debt

 

  

 

(2,965)

 

1,104

 

(32)

 

(60)

 

(1,953)

Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

  

 

1,950

 

(1,267)

 

 

(15)

 

668

Net debt

 

  

 

(1,015)

 

(163)

 

(32)

 

(75)

 

(1,285)

The foreign exchange loss on debt and derivatives amounted to £74m (2021: £30m gain). The loss primarily resulted from a strengthening of the euro by 6 cents and a strengthening of the US dollar by 14 cents. Included within the net decrease in cash and cash equivalents is £4m cash paid on debt-related foreign exchange forward contracts (which is included within financing activities in the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement) (2021: £19m).

The total borrowings cash increase of £2,378m (2021: decrease of £1,149m) includes £2,383m proceeds from new debt (2021: £5m) (included in financing activities) and £865m increase in overdraft (2021: £972m decrease), offset by £844m debt repayment (included in financing activities) (2021: £167m) and £26m settlement of interest accrued (included within operating activities) (2021: £15m).

The derivatives cash increase of £7m (2021: £31m decrease) includes £26m inflow (2021: £19m outflow) of cash paid on debt-related foreign exchange swaps (included in financing activities) and £19m (2021: £12m) interest paid (included in operating activities).

The cash outflow of £114m from leases liabilities (2021: £94m) includes £104m capital paid (included within financing activities) (2021: £88m) and £10m interest paid (included in operating activities) (2021: £6m).

Fair value is equal to carrying value for all elements of net debt with the exception of bond debt, which has a carrying value of £2,987m (2021: £1,254m) and a fair value of £2,826m (2021: £1,272m).

The Group operates notional pooling arrangements whereby cash balances and overdrafts held within the same bank have a legal right of offset. The following table shows the effect of offsetting in the balance sheet due to financial instruments subject to enforceable netting arrangements:

Amount

Gross

subject to

amounts set

Net amounts

master

Gross

off in the

presented in the

netting

amount

balance sheet

balance sheet

arrangement

Net amount

2022

2022

2022

2022

2022

    

Notes

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

 

C3

 

2,170

 

 

2,170

 

(1,291)

 

879

Trade and other receivables

 

A3

 

843

 

 

843

 

 

843

Other financial assets

 

C4

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments

 

C6

 

21

 

 

21

 

(21)

 

Total

 

  

 

3,035

 

 

3,035

 

(1,312)

 

1,723

Financial liabilities

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

A5

 

(896)

 

 

(896)

 

 

(896)

Borrowings

 

C2

 

(4,929)

 

 

(4,929)

 

1,291

 

(3,638)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(467)

 

 

(467)

 

 

(467)

Derivative financial instruments

 

C6

 

(92)

 

 

(92)

 

21

 

(71)

Total

 

  

 

(6,384)

 

 

(6,384)

 

1,312

 

(5,072)

Gross

Amount

amounts set

subject to

off in the

Net amounts

master

Gross

balance

presented in the

netting

amount

sheet

balance sheet

arrangement

Net amount

2021

2021

2021

2021

2021

    

Notes

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

    

£m

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

 

C3

 

668

 

 

668

 

(423)

 

245

Trade and other receivables1

 

A3

 

506

 

 

506

 

 

506

Other financial assets

 

C4

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

Derivative financial instruments

 

C6

 

12

 

 

12

 

(8)

 

4

Total

 

1,188

 

 

1,188

 

(431)

 

757

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables2

 

A5

 

(597)

 

 

(597)

 

 

(597)

Borrowings

 

C2

 

(1,715)

 

 

(1,715)

 

423

 

(1,292)

Lease liabilities

 

B4

 

(217)

 

 

(217)

 

 

(217)

Derivative financial instruments

 

C6

 

(35)

 

 

(35)

 

8

 

(27)

Total

 

(2,564)

 

 

(2,564)

 

431

 

(2,133)

1.

Trade and other receivables have been restated in 2021 due to a correction to exclude prepayments of £35m.

2.

Trade and other payables have been restated in 2021 due to a correction to exclude social security and other taxes of £72m and contract liabilities of £167m.