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S&P Europe 350

J Sainsbury plc Period End 20 March 2010

Vehicle company used to create distributable reserves on a share issue
UK retailer J Sainsbury uses a vehicle company in a share issue and applies merger relief under the Companies Act 2006 to create £102 million distributable reserves, bypassing its requirement for application of share premium to a non-distributable reserve.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA Period End 31 December 2009

Impairment slices pre-tax profit by a third
French materials company Saint-Gobain recognises €215 million impairment on American assets, reducing pre-tax profit by 33% and disclosing that it has tested assets for impairment in both June and December 2009 with 2010 budget data replacing information from its business plan for the second test.

Johnson Matthey plc Period End 31 March 2010

Impairments reduce profit by 5.8%
UK metal products company Johnson Matthey records £14 million impairments, most of which relate to a US fine chemicals facility, that reduce pre-tax profit by 5.8%.

Hermès International SA Period End 31 December 2009

Adoption of an amended IAS leads to marginal reduction in prior year equity
French luxury goods company Hermès International adopts a revised IAS which clarifies the timing of recognising as expenses expenditures including advertising and promotional costs, that has minor impact.

The British Land Company plc Period End 31 March 2010

Earnings per share hurdle eliminated from long-term incentive plans
UK property company British Land changes focus from eps to like-for-like rental growth as a performance measure for directors’ schemes.

Equity Alert Johnson Matthey plc Period End 31 March 2010

Equity Alert Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA Period End 31 December 2009

Cap Gemini SA Period End 31 December 2009

Information on acquisitions strategy emerges in context of segmental disclosures
French IT services company Cap Gemini states that its acquisitions strategy is decided by geographical area, but this brief disclosure on its acquisitions strategy appears in the context of its segmental disclosures.

London Stock Exchange Group plc Period End 31 March 2010

Life expectancy assumptions reduced following change of tables used
London Stock Exchange changes the tables used for mortality assumptions resulting in lower life expectancies.

Equity Alert BT Group plc Period End 31 March 2010

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