PEARSON PLC | CIK:0000938323 | 3

  • Filed: 4/4/2018
  • Entity registrant name: PEARSON PLC (CIK: 0000938323)
  • Generator: Donnelley Financial Solutions
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  • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesExplanatory

    The Group has the following material associates

         Principal
    place of
    business
         Ownership
    interest
        Nature of
    relationship
         Measurement
    method
     

    Penguin Random House Ltd

         UK/Global        25 %      See below        Equity  

    Penguin Random House LLC

         US        25 %      See below        Equity

     

    The summarised financial information of the material associate is detailed below:
         2017     2016  

    All figures in £ millions

       Penguin
    Random
    House
        Penguin
    Random
    House
     

    Assets

        

    Non-current assets

         1,048       1,267  

    Current assets

         1,758       1,587  

    Liabilities

        

    Non-current liabilities

         (859 )      (394 ) 

    Current liabilities

         (1,579 )      (1,074 ) 
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Net assets

         368       1,386  
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Sales

         2,693       2,620  
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Profit for the year

         171       209  

    Other comprehensive expense

         (60 )      (14 ) 
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Total comprehensive income

         111       195  
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Dividends received from associate in relation to profits

         146       131  

    Re-capitalisation dividends received from associate

         312    

    A reconciliation of the summarised financial information to the carrying value of the material associate is shown below: 

     

       2017     2016  

    All figures in £ millions

       Penguin
    Random
    House
        Penguin
    Random
    House
     

    Opening net assets

         1,386       1,206  

    Exchange differences

         (18 )      179  

    Profit for the year

         171       209  

    Other comprehensive expense

         (60 )      (14 ) 

    Dividends, net of tax paid

         (1,167 )      (194 ) 

    Tax adjustments in relation to disposals

         56       —  
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Closing net assets

         368       1,386  

    Share of net assets

         92       651  

    Goodwill

         296       589  
      

     

     

       

     

     

     

    Carrying value of associate

         388       1,240