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Financial statements Report of the Auditors We have audited the parent Company Financial statements of Inchcape plc for the year ended 31 December 2009 which comprise the Company balance sheet, the accounting policies and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Respective responsibilities of Directors and auditors As explained more fully in the statement of Directors’ responsibilities, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the parent Company Financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit the parent Company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors. This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Company’s members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing. Scope of the audit of the financial statements An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the Financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the Financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the parent Company’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Directors; and the overall presentation of the Financial statements. Matters on which we are required to report by exception We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: • adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or • the parent Company Financial statements and the part of the Directors’ remuneration report to be audited are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or • certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or • we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. Other matter We have reported separately on the Group Financial statements of Inchcape plc for the year ended 31 December 2009. Paul Cragg (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors London 9 March 2010 Opinion on financial statements In our opinion the parent Company financial statements: • give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2009; • have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and • have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion: • the part of the Directors’ remuneration report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and • the information given in the Directors’ report for the financial year for which the parent Company Financial statements are prepared is consistent with the parent Company financial statements. 144 Inchcape plc ¦ Annual Report and Accounts 2009
Section Four Shareholder information Shareholder information company details Registered office Inchcape plc 22a St James’s Square London SW1Y 5LP Tel: +44 (0) 20 7546 0022 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7546 0010 Registered number 609782 Advisors Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Share registrars Computershare Investor Services PLC Registrar’s Department,The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 7NH Tel: +44 (0) 870 707 1076 Solicitors Slaughter and May Corporate brokers Investec JP Morgan Cazenove Inchcape PEPs Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) replaced Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) as the vehicle for tax efficient savings. Existing PEPs may be retained. Inchcape PEPs are managed by The Share Centre Ltd, who can be contacted at PO Box 2000, Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8ZB Tel: +44 (0) 1296 414144 Inchcape ISA Inchcape has established a Corporate Individual Savings Account (ISA). This is managed by Equiniti Financial Services Limited,Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing,West Sussex BN99 6DA Tel: 0870 300 0430 International callers: +44 121 441 7560 More information is available at www.shareview.com Financial calendar Annual General Meeting 13 May 2010 Announcement of 2010 interim results July 2010 This Report is printed on Hello Silk paper. This paper has been independently certified as meeting the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and was manufactured at a mill that is certified to the ISO14001 and EMAS environmental standards.The inks used are all vegetable oil based. Brand partner information www.audi.com www.kia.com www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com www.bmw.com www.landrover.com www.scion.com www.chevrolet.com www.lexus.com www.smart.com www.daihatsu.com www.mazda.com www.subaru.com www.ford.com www.mercedes.com www.suzuki.com www.hino.com www.mini.com www.toyota.com www.honda.com www.mitsubishi.com www.volkswagen.com www.hyundai.com www.peugeot.com www.volvo.com www.isuzu.com www.porsche.com www.jaguar.com www.renault.com Design and production by Black Sun Plc
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