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Please find page 110 of the 2013 Vodafone annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.10. Intangible assets
Our statement of nancial position contains signicant intangible assets, mainly in relation to goodwill. Goodwill
arises when we acquire a business and pay a higher amount than the fair value of the net assets of that business
primarily due to the synergies we expect to gain from the acquisition. Goodwill is not amortised but is subject
to annual impairment reviews. We also spend a signicant amount on licences and spectrum which is usually
amortised over the life of the licence. Refer to “Critical accounting estimates” on pages 86 and 87 for further
information on how we calculate the carrying value of our goodwill and intangible assets and our processes for
impairment testing.
Licences and Computer
Goodwill spectrum software Other Total
£m £m £m £m £m
Cost:
1 April 2011 103,900 30,159 9,949 3,269 147,277
Exchange movements (6,398) (1,804) (539) (306) (9,047)
Arising on acquisition 87 – 19 33 139
Additions – 1,263 1,653 10 2,926
Disposals – – (653) (18) (671)
Disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures (358) (139) (52) (24) (573)
Other – – 81 32 113
31 March 2012 97,231 29,479 10,458 2,996 140,164
Exchange movements 712 (15) 100 (207) 590
Arising on acquisition 59 28 63 335 485
Additions – 2,440 1,578 – 4,018
Disposals – (9) (603) – (612)
Disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures – – (4) – (4)
Other (25) (5) – (11) (41)
31 March 2013 97,977 31,918 11,592 3,113 144,600
Accumulated impairment losses and amortisation:
1 April 2011 58,664 10,623 7,135 2,297 78,719
Exchange movements (3,601) (645) (371) (220) (4,837)
Amortisation charge for the year – 1,891 1,298 307 3,496
Impairment losses 3,818 121 – – 3,939
Disposals – – (634) (16) (650)
Disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures – (34) (23) (20) (77)
Other – – 55 5 60
31 March 2012 58,881 11,956 7,460 2,353 80,650
Exchange movements 1,024 53 81 (145) 1,013
Amortisation charge for the year – 1,782 1,399 266 3,447
Impairment losses 7,700 – – – 7,700
Disposals – (5) (589) – (594)
Disposals of subsidiaries and joint ventures – – (3) – (3)
Other – – – (10) (10)
31 March 2013 67,605 13,786 8,348 2,464 92,203
Net book value:
31 March 2012 38,350 17,523 2,998 643 59,514
31 March 2013 30,372 18,132 3,244 649 52,397
For licences and spectrum and other intangible assets, amortisation is included within the cost of sales line within the consolidated income
statement. Licences and spectrum with a net book value of £2,702 million (2012: £2,991 million) have been pledged as security against borrowings.
The net book value and expiry dates of the most signicant licences are as follows:
2013 2012
Expiry date £m £m
Germany December 2020/2025 4,329 4,778
UK December 2021/March 2033 3,782 3,250
India December 2026/September 2030 1,493 1,455
Qatar June 2028 1,111 1,125
Italy December 2021/2029 1,717 1,771
Netherlands December 2016/February 2030/May 2030 1,329 234
The remaining amortisation period for each of the licences in the table above corresponds to the expiry date of the respective licence. A summary
of the Group’s most signicant mobile licences can be found on page 178.
Notes to the consolidated nancial statements (continued)
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