SCHEDULE 5OVERSEAS COMPANIES GROUP ACCOUNTS

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1

The interest of an undertaking in an associated undertaking, and the amount of profit or loss attributable to such an interest, shall be shown—

a

by the equity method of accounting, or

b

if the generally accepted accounting principles under which the accounts have been prepared allow it to be accounted for by another method, by that method.

2

If an interest is accounted for in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b), the method used must be disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

3

Where the associated undertaking is itself a parent undertaking, the net assets and profits or losses to be taken into account are those of the parent and its subsidiary undertakings (after making any consolidation adjustments).