英语翻译
Thekeyassumptionsusedincalculatingthevalueinuseareasfollows:
discountrate–thepre-taxrateusedtodiscounttheoperatingprofitprojectionsinrespectofInmarsatCore1andCIPwere10.5%
and10.5%respectively;
operatingprofitprojectionsarederivedfromrecentlyapproved5yearforecastsandhaveassumedterminalgrowthratesfor
InmarsatCore1andCIPof3.0%and3.0%respectively.
Usingthevalueinuseasameasure,noimpairmenttothecarryingvalueofgoodwillwasrecognised.IntheopinionoftheDirectors,
therehavebeennochangesinthebusinessstrategythatwouldresultinthecarryingvalueofgoodwillexceedingitsrecoverable
amount.FortheBroadbandsegmentthediscountratewouldneedtoincreaseto11.23%,beforethecarryingvaluewouldexceed
thevalueinuseandresultinanimpairmentchargebeingrecognisedintheIncomeStatement.
(b)Pensionarrangementsandpost-retirementhealthcarebenefitsassumptions
InmarsatCore1hasappliedarateofreturnonassetsof7.77%p.a.(2007:7.40%p.a.)whichrepresentstheexpectedreturnonasset
holdingsinthefuture.Thediscountrateusedtocalculatethepensionandpost-retirementhealthcarebenefitsliabilitieswas6.10%.