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Annual report and accounts 2006

29 Operating and finance leases

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Operating leases
Leases as lessee – non-cancellable operating lease rentals are payable as follows:
  2006
£m
2005
£m
Within one year 78 82
Between one and five years 213 270
After five years 106 134
  397 486
Leases as lessor – non-cancellable operating lease rentals are receivable as follows:
  2006
£m
2005
£m
Within one year 8 14
Between one and five years 13 23
After five years 4 7
  25 44

The Group acts as lessee and lessor for both land and buildings and gas turbine engines, and acts as lessee for some plant and machinery.

  • Sublease payments of £23m (2005 £16m) and sublease receipts of £11m (2005 £15m) were recognised in the income statement in the period.
  • Purchase options exist on aero engines with the period to the purchase option date varying between 3-7 years.
  • Escalation clauses exist on some leases and are linked to LIBOR.
  • The total future minimum sublease payments expected to be made is £23m (2005 £16m) and sublease receipts expected to be received is £5m (2005 £2m).
Finance leases
Finance lease liabilities are payable as follows:
      2006     2005
  Payments
£m
Interest
£m
Principal
£m
Payments
£m
Interest
£m
Principal
£m
Within one year 9 2 7 10 2 8
Between one and five years 8 2 6 17 4 13
After five years 1 — 1 1 — 1
  18 4 14 28 6 22

There were no contingent rents recognised as an expense in the period (2005 £nil).

Future minimum sublease receipts of £nil (2005 £nil) are expected under non-cancellable subleases.

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