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Notes on the accounts continued
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3Operating expenses
Group
2008 2007 2006
£m £m £m
Wages, salaries and other staff costs 8,907 6,230 5,652
Social security costs 696 471 389
Share-based compensation — 65 65
Pension costs
– defined benefit schemes (see Note 4) 490 489 580
– defined contribution schemes 148 83 37
Staff costs 10,241 7,338 6,723
Premises and equipment 2,593 1,703 1,421
Other administrative expenses 5,464 2,969 2,658
Property, plant and equipment (see Note 18) 1,584 1,297 1,293
Intangible assets (see Note 17) 1,570 635 385
Depreciation and amortisation 3,154 1,932 1,678
Write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets 32,581 ——
54,033 13,942 12,480
Integration costs included in operating expenses comprise expenditure incurred in respect of cost reduction and revenue enhancement programmes
set in connection with the various acquisitions made by the Group.
Group
2008 2007 2006
£m £m £m
Staff costs 503 18 76
Premises and equipment 25 4 10
Other administrative expenses 486 26 32
Depreciation and amortisation 36 60 16
1,050 108 134
Restructuring costs included in operating expenses comprise:
2008
£m
Staff costs 251
Premises and equipment 15
Other administrative expenses 41
307
No restructuring costs were incurred in 2007 and 2006.