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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED DISCLOSURES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED DISCLOSURES  
Schedule of financial instruments held at fair value by fair value hierarchy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

As at 30 June 2026

£m

£m

£m

£m

  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

Unlisted equity investments

69

69

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:

Held for trading derivatives that are not in a designated and effective hedging relationship

23

23

Cash and cash equivalents (money market funds)

173

173

Derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments:

- fair value hedge

2

2

- cash flow hedge

13

13

- net investment hedge

16

16

Total financial assets

173

54

69

296

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

As at 30 June 2026

£m

£m

£m

£m

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:

Held for trading derivatives that are not in a designated and effective hedging relationship

(5)

(5)

Derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments:

- fair value hedge

(42)

(42)

- cash flow hedge

(22)

(22)

- net investment hedge

(72)

(72)

Total financial liabilities

(141)

(141)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

As at 31 December 2025

£m

£m

£m

£m

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  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

Unlisted equity investments

67

67

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:

Held for trading derivatives that are not in a designated and effective hedging relationship

26

26

Cash and cash equivalents (money market funds)

608

608

Derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments:

- fair value hedge

3

3

- cash flow hedge

11

11

- net investment hedge

47

47

Total financial assets

608

87

67

762

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

As at 31 December 2025

£m

£m

£m

£m

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:

Held for trading derivatives that are not in a designated and effective hedging relationship

(3)

(3)

Derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments:

- fair value hedge

(24)

(24)

- cash flow hedge

(10)

(10)

- net investment hedge

(28)

(28)

Total financial liabilities

(65)

(65)

Schedule of carrying value and fair value of financial instruments

As at 30 June 2026

As at 31 December 2025

Carrying

Carrying

value

Fair value

value

Fair value

£m

£m

£m

£m

Bonds

7,380

6,987

8,102

7,730