Share-based payments

Orkla ASA Period End 31 December 2010

Orkla ASA Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1001
Company covered: 
Orkla ASA
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 04 October 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
Impairment of associate leads to loss for year as market value of associate treated as equivalent to impairment test result.
Change
Impairment assumptions disclosed for individual business units.
Change
Business presented as discontinued operation.
Change
Improved disaggregation of equity reserves.
Change
Significant impact foreseen from expected change to IFRS requirements on operating leases.
Restatement
Correction of misstated figures on share options.

Assa Abloy AB Period End 31 December 2010

Assa Abloy AB Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0903
Company covered: 
Assa Abloy AB
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 05 September 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Breakdown of executive team remuneration includes the cost of a newly established share-based payment plan.
Change
Changes related to other comprehensive income disclosed separately within the statement of changes in equity.
Change
Auditors' fees analysed by type of service.
Change
Country sales breakdown sees greater disaggregation.
Change
Comparatives not consistent with current year impairment presentation.

Bunzl plc Period End 31 December 2010

Bunzl plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0817
Company covered: 
Bunzl plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 26 August 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Accounting policy for goodwill changed following adoption of an IFRS.
Restatement
Prior year analysis of deferred tax across temporary differences restated without explanation.
Change
Cash-settled share options converted to equity-settled options.

Groupe Danone Period End 31 December 2010

Groupe Danone Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0815
Company covered: 
Groupe Danone
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 24 August 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Restatement
Goodwill eliminated as policy on previous put option liabilities brought into line with policy for options issued in current year, in line with local GAAP recommendation.
Change
Creation of combined business treated as a business combination with non-controlling interests arising.
Change
Grouping of significant items in 'other operating income and expenses' explained by reference to local GAAP recommendation issued in light of revised IAS 1 "Presentation of financial statements".
Change
End to offsetting of financial assets against financial debt on face of balance sheet.
Change
Cash flows from transactions with non-controlling interests classed together in financing activities.

Hammerson plc Period End 31 December 2010

Hammerson plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0804
Company covered: 
Hammerson plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 04 August 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Divergence
Future operating lease receipts restated without explanation
Divergence
New information on share-based plans indicates previous lack of adequate disclosure.
Change
Explanation of how figures recommended for disclosure by European Public Real Estate Association are calculated.
Change
Gain on sale of associate disclosed in note.

Swedbank AB Period End 31 December 2010

Swedbank AB Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0705
Company covered: 
Swedbank AB
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 12 July 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Restatement
Only cash and balances with central banks classed as cash and cash equivalents.
Divergence
Difference between nominal and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities described as "discount effect" in unusual presentation.
Change
Section on financial targets added to management commentary.
Change
General discussion of risk discloses enterprise risk management policy.
Change
Buy-out of minority interest accounted for through equity.
Change
New view of variable compensation disclosed and attributed to reflection on financial crisis.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc Period End 31 December 2010

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0615
Company covered: 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 27 June 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Inconsistent
Non-controlling interests that have waived voting rights not recognised.
Change
Acquisition-related costs and gains on revaluation of previously held interest in companies acquired classified as exceptional.
Change
New adjusted earnings per share measure provided.
Change
Depreciation rates on machinery disclosed.
Change
Simplified disclosure for share-based payment transactions.
Change
A previously disclosed dispute resolved to the relevant parties' "mutual satisfaction" but no financial effect indicated.

Nestlé SA Period End 31 December 2010

Nestlé SA Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0609
Company covered: 
Nestlé SA
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 14 June 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Improvements made to disclosures of share-based payment transactions.
Change
Table changed to show separately pension expenses relating to discontinued operations.

Barclays plc Period End 31 December 2010

Barclays plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0604
Company covered: 
Barclays plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 09 June 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
No figures for reported contingency that materialised two months after annual report issued with numbers reported in press shortly after.
Change
Adoption of new Code for Financial Reporting Disclosure contributes to greater focus and omission of immaterial information.
Change
New Code leads to new format for risk disclosures, as sovereign risk moves centre stage.
Change
Share-based payments disclosures streamlined and extra information given on awards granted.
Change
Presentation of tax in statement of comprehensive income shifts.
Change
Gains from 'own credit' that will be excluded from income statements under impending IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" reported separately.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Period End 31 December 2010

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0501
Company covered: 
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 03 May 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Divergence
Inadequate disclosure of lack of significant influence over 20.2% equity holding as investigation launched.
Change
Disclosure of very recent takeover bid.
Change
Changes in purchase commitment adjusted in equity.
Change
Share scheme performance conditions outlined.
Change
Improved disclosures on retirement benefits