Significant terms and conditions
Bank loans are unsecured and are repayable on maturity in October 2011. Bank loans bear interest at the relevant interbank reference rate plus a margin. The consolidated entity has entered into interest rate swap contracts to manage the exposure to interest rates. This has resulted in a weighted average interest rate on bank loans of 5.8% (2009: 7.1%) Finance lease liabilities are secured over the assets leased.
Customer deposits relate to security deposits lodged with certain subsidiaries of the consolidated entity by gas and electricity customers. Deposits are normally held by the consolidated entity for periods of either one or two years. Other gas deposits are held until such time as the customers cease to be customers of the consolidated entity and all outstanding amounts are either paid or deducted from the security deposits.
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