BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen

104 The BOC Group plc Annual report and accounts 2005 Notes to the financial statements
8. Pensions and other retirement benefits continued
The assets in the schemes and the expected rates of return were:
Equities Bonds Other Total
Long-term rate of return expected at 30 September 2005
Europe 7.7% 4.6% 7.2% –
Americas 7.7% 3.9% 3.9% –
Africa 10.9% 6.4% 5.7% –
Asia/Pacific 7.7% 4.3% 4.9% –
Value at 30 September 2005 (£ million)
Europe 1,016.0 279.7 218.1 1,513.8
Americas 310.3 76.2 0.3 386.8
Africa 111.9 15.6 14.7 142.2
Asia/Pacific 154.8 8.8 51.7 215.3
Total 1,593.0 380.3 284.8 2,258.1
Long-term rate of return expected at 30 September 2004
Europe 8.5% 5.1% 7.5% –
Americas 9.5% 3.2% 3.5% –
Africa 13.5% 10.0% 9.0% –
Asia/Pacific 8.1% 4.6% 5.0% –
Value at 30 September 2004 (£ million)
Europe 870.3 260.5 106.9 1,237.7
Americas 292.7 76.1 0.3 369.1
Africa 93.8 17.5 6.9 118.2
Asia/Pacific 116.7 15.6 37.1 169.4
Total 1,373.5 369.7 151.2 1,894.4
Long-term rate of return expected at 30 September 2003
Europe 8.5% 5.0% 6.4% –
Americas 9.5% 4.1% – –
Africa 13.0% 10.0% 8.1% –
Asia/Pacific 8.5% 4.8% 5.2% –
Value at 30 September 2003 (£ million)
Europe 793.9 216.1 62.3 1,072.3
Americas 307.0 66.2 – 373.2
Africa 73.6 16.8 7.9 98.3
Asia/Pacific 105.6 15.1 25.2 145.9
Total 1,280.1 314.2 95.4 1,689.7