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Financial statements
Notes on the accounts
261RBS Group Annual Report and Accounts 2009
3 Operating expenses Group
Restated
2009 2008 2007
£m £m £m
Wages, salaries and other staff costs 10,142 8,907 6,230
Social security costs 727 696 471
Share-based compensation 129 169 65
Pension costs
– defined benefit schemes (see Note 4) 659 490 489
– curtailment gains (see Note 4) (2,148) ——
– defined contribution schemes 126 148 83
Staff costs 9,635 10,410 7,338
Premises and equipment 3,087 2,593 1,703
Other administrative expenses 5,584 5,464 2,969
Property, plant and equipment (see Note 18) 1,616 1,584 1,297
Intangible assets (see Note 17) 1,193 1,570 635
Depreciation and amortisation 2,809 3,154 1,932
Write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets 363 32,581 —
21,478 54,202 13,942
Integration costs included in operating expenses comprise expenditure incurred in respect of cost reduction and revenue enhancement programmes
connected with acquisitions made by the Group.
Group
2009 2008 2007
£m £m £m
Staff costs 365 503 18
Premises and equipment 78 25 4
Other administrative expenses 398 486 26
Depreciation and amortisation 18 36 60
859 1,050 108
Restructuring costs included in operating expenses comprise:
2009 2008 2007
£m £m £m
Staff costs 328 251 —
Premises and equipment 48 15 —
Other administrative expenses 51 41 —
427 307 —